no sound

[Guest tmm5899]

i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest Jud Hendrix]

Re: no sound

 

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 19:58:00 -0700, tmm5899

<tmm5899@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

 

First of all, you are most likely not in the right newsgroup ;-)

 

But to help you get started, have a look under the Device Manager under the

"Sound, video & game controllers" section, to see if the card is listed in

there. If not, and you see device somewhere with a big yellow

question-mark, that might be the sound-card then, not being recognised by

Windows. So, being it's your mate, download the drivers for him on your

computer, burn them on a disk, and install them on his computer.

 

jud

[Guest Carlos]

RE: no sound

 

Does your friend have the computer manual?

What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

Carlos

 

"tmm5899" wrote:

> i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

> in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

> sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

> professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

> anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

> need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest tmm5899]

RE: no sound

 

i don't uderstand either answer the computer was built and had windows

already on it i have no idea how to tell where the sound card is can anyone

tell me some names of sound cards or how to check for it what do i do i know

nothing about the set up of windows xp

 

"Carlos" wrote:

> Does your friend have the computer manual?

> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

> Carlos

>

> "tmm5899" wrote:

>

> > i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

> > in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

> > sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

> > professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

> > anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

> > need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest Theo]

Re: no sound

 

Read the computer's manual!

 

Many 'sound cards' are built into the motherboard.

 

You need to Read The Friendly Manual (R.T.F.M.) to discover

the information you need!!!

 

 

tmm5899 wrote:

> i don't uderstand either answer the computer was built and had windows

> already on it i have no idea how to tell where the sound card is can anyone

> tell me some names of sound cards or how to check for it what do i do i know

> nothing about the set up of windows xp

>

> "Carlos" wrote:

>

>> Does your friend have the computer manual?

>> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

>> Carlos

>>

>> "tmm5899" wrote:

>>

>>> i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

>>> in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

>>> sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

>>> professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

>>> anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

>>> need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest tmm5899]

Re: no sound

 

how do i know the name of the sound card what would it say and where can i

get drivers for it

 

"Jud Hendrix" wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 19:58:00 -0700, tmm5899

> <tmm5899@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> First of all, you are most likely not in the right newsgroup ;-)

>

> But to help you get started, have a look under the Device Manager under the

> "Sound, video & game controllers" section, to see if the card is listed in

> there. If not, and you see device somewhere with a big yellow

> question-mark, that might be the sound-card then, not being recognised by

> Windows. So, being it's your mate, download the drivers for him on your

> computer, burn them on a disk, and install them on his computer.

>

> jud

>

[Guest tmm5899]

RE: no sound

 

no the computer was given to him

 

"Carlos" wrote:

> Does your friend have the computer manual?

> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

> Carlos

>

> "tmm5899" wrote:

>

> > i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

> > in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

> > sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

> > professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

> > anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

> > need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest R. C. White]

Re: no sound

 

Hi, tmm5899.

 

You've posted 4 messages so far and STILL have not told us the make and

model of the computer - or anything else that might help us help you and

your friend. All we know is that your friend has "a computer". ;>(

 

RC

--

R. C. White, CPA

San Marcos, TX

rc@grandecom.net

Microsoft Windows MVP

(Running Windows Live Mail beta 2 in Vista Ultimate x64)

 

"tmm5899" <tmm5899@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F1912D95-CE63-4387-AE67-5A50A8426BA1@microsoft.com...

> no the computer was given to him

>

> "Carlos" wrote:

>

>> Does your friend have the computer manual?

>> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

>> Carlos

>>

>> "tmm5899" wrote:

>>

>> > i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he

>> > plugs

>> > in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if

>> > a

>> > sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

>> > professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to

>> > download

>> > anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers

>> > so i

>> > need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest John Barnes]

Re: no sound

 

Find the make and model number if it isn't home constructed and go to the

web page and you should be able to find what sound card is built in. If you

can't figure out how to do it, post the make and model number here and

someone will look it up for you.

If it is home constructed give us the make and model of the motherboard

which you can get by looking at your motherboard or displayed during POST.

You really should post in the microsoft.public.windowsxp.general group

Many motherboards have Realtek sound built in.

 

"tmm5899" <tmm5899@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F1912D95-CE63-4387-AE67-5A50A8426BA1@microsoft.com...

> no the computer was given to him

>

> "Carlos" wrote:

>

>> Does your friend have the computer manual?

>> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

>> Carlos

>>

>> "tmm5899" wrote:

>>

>> > i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he

>> > plugs

>> > in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if

>> > a

>> > sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

>> > professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to

>> > download

>> > anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers

>> > so i

>> > need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest Theo]

Re: no sound

 

Read the computer's manual!

 

Many 'sound cards' are built into the motherboard.

 

You need to Read The Friendly Manual (R.T.F.M.) to discover

the information you need!!!

 

 

tmm5899 wrote:

> how do i know the name of the sound card what would it say and where can i

> get drivers for it

>

> "Jud Hendrix" wrote:

>

>> On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 19:58:00 -0700, tmm5899

>> <tmm5899@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>> First of all, you are most likely not in the right newsgroup ;-)

>>

>> But to help you get started, have a look under the Device Manager under the

>> "Sound, video & game controllers" section, to see if the card is listed in

>> there. If not, and you see device somewhere with a big yellow

>> question-mark, that might be the sound-card then, not being recognised by

>> Windows. So, being it's your mate, download the drivers for him on your

>> computer, burn them on a disk, and install them on his computer.

>>

>> jud

>>

[Guest Theo]

Re: no sound

 

Read the computer's manual!

 

Many 'sound cards' are built into the motherboard.

 

You need to Read The Friendly Manual (R.T.F.M.) to discover

the information you need!!!

 

 

tmm5899 wrote:

> no the computer was given to him

>

> "Carlos" wrote:

>

>> Does your friend have the computer manual?

>> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

>> Carlos

>>

>> "tmm5899" wrote:

>>

>>> i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

>>> in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

>>> sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

>>> professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

>>> anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

>>> need something that i can understand what to do.

[Guest tmm5899]

Re: no sound

 

the computer was built by someone and my friend does not have the manual how

can i find the sound card and how can i tell if it just needs drivers if i

knew how to find the make or model of the sound card i would have given it in

my post please help me i know nothing about windows xp professional

 

"Theo" wrote:

> Read the computer's manual!

>

> Many 'sound cards' are built into the motherboard.

>

> You need to Read The Friendly Manual (R.T.F.M.) to discover

> the information you need!!!

>

>

> tmm5899 wrote:

> > no the computer was given to him

> >

> > "Carlos" wrote:

> >

> >> Does your friend have the computer manual?

> >> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

> >> Carlos

> >>

> >> "tmm5899" wrote:

> >>

> >>> i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

> >>> in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

> >>> sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

> >>> professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

> >>> anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

> >>> need something that i can understand what to do.

>

[Guest Theo]

Re: no sound

 

Then I strongly suggest you find someone who knows their way

around computers.

 

This forum is not a tutorial for troubleshooting computer

problems.

 

This particular forum is intended for 64-bit Windows

operating system problems, and it appears your are not using

64-bit windows.

 

 

tmm5899 wrote:

> the computer was built by someone and my friend does not have the manual how

> can i find the sound card and how can i tell if it just needs drivers if i

> knew how to find the make or model of the sound card i would have given it in

> my post please help me i know nothing about windows xp professional

>

> "Theo" wrote:

>

>> Read the computer's manual!

>>

>> Many 'sound cards' are built into the motherboard.

>>

>> You need to Read The Friendly Manual (R.T.F.M.) to discover

>> the information you need!!!

>>

>>

>> tmm5899 wrote:

>>> no the computer was given to him

>>>

>>> "Carlos" wrote:

>>>

>>>> Does your friend have the computer manual?

>>>> What does it say about the sound capabilities and connections?

>>>> Carlos

>>>>

>>>> "tmm5899" wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> i don't know what the problem is my friend has a computer and when he plugs

>>>>> in his headphones he gets no sound from his computer how can he tell if a

>>>>> sound card is connected or even in his computer. he has windows xp

>>>>> professional installed on the computer and has no internet access to download

>>>>> anything. i need help i am not familiar with windows xp and computers so i

>>>>> need something that i can understand what to do.