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"Speakers not working"

Formatted computer, speakers aren't working, no idea how to sort them.

Add and Remove Hardware doesn't work, says This device cannot start.

Worked fine before, not fiddled with any wires.

Ideas?

When I right-click My Computer and click Properties, there is no Sound Tab.

I'm using Windows XP? Maybe that's it?

The Volume tab is from Control Panel > Sounds Speech and Audio Devices > Sound and Audio Devices

Well that's getting somewhere.

Atleast it doesn't think that everything's alright.

Infact, I;ve had the exact same problem before. And here's the thing...
















...I forgot how I fixed it.
:(

Volume tab?

Riiiight. I've lost you. If you right click my computer > properties > sound, blah, blah, blah... do you not get a window with General, Driver or Resource at the top?

Can't be bothered looking for headphones, but I don't think it's that, because when I go to the Sounds Tab, and try to play one of the Windows sounds, an error message comes up saying

"Windows cannot play _______. Your Sound Card may be in use."

When I go to Sound and Audio Devices properties, under the Volume tab it says No Audio Device.

Under the Audio Tab the Default device for sound playback is Modem #0 Line Playback which is the only option in the dropdown menu.

For Midi Music play-back the Default Device is MPU-401 which is the only thing on the dropdown menu.

down wrote:
> Don't have any other speakers :(

Shame. Headphones?

> I think it is the soundcard, but I dunno what to do about it.

If it wasn't recognising the soundcard, then the onboard sound card would kick in. So I struggle to see why you're not getting anything at all.

> down wrote:
> Device
> Name: Modem #0 Line Playback (emulated) .... EH?

My set up has that (emulated) stuff as well, so I doubt it has anything to do with the problem.

Have you tried checking via My Computer > Properties > Sound, etc. to see if anything looks odd there, or if the driver isn't installed and recognised?

Don't have any other speakers :(

I think it is the soundcard, but I dunno what to do about it.

down wrote:

> Then when I did add new hardware, it installed everything fine apart
> from the C-Media AC97 Audio Device, where it said this device cannot
> start.

Just by the sounds of it, that sounds like a pretty important thing.

Look at the second point...