Some things to try:
1. Chords. Sounds too simple but it never hurts
to ask :), Have you checked the chords on your
headset or speakers to make sure nothing got unplugged or even half unplugged?
2. Mute: Do you have a mute button on your
keyboard's multi-media section or headset line
volume that might have gotten pressed? Or perhaps
just the volume turned down to the lowest setting
there? This has happened to me on the line volume of my headset once.
3. Had you tried an alternative headset or
speakers to see if your's just didn't give up the ghost?
4. I haven't used XP in a little bit but had you
checked your Volume control properties/settings
to see the card you intended to use is still set
to correct volumes and setting? Some computers
have in-board sound cards plus an actual sound
card installed, it'd be good to check there to
see all is set correct to use the one you wish and volumes are up and all.
5. USB. Are you using a USB headset? If so, try
using something else in that slot to make sure it
works. It could be a connection inside the case
came loose on that panel of USB's.
6. You can check your device manager to see your
sound card did not get disabled somehow. Perhaps
along with the updates an updated driver was
installed and didn't agree. I believe you can
roll back just the driver in device manager. But
I'd not do that unless you see it disabled and cannot enable it manually.
7. You could try rolling back your computer to
prior to the updates. , if the update for some
reason had an issue, which I'd think an Office
update really wouldn't but in any case, a roll
back would let you know, you can always undo the
roll back. I'd create a restore point prior to
that just to make sure you have a place to go
back to the way it is right now. It ought do one
on it's own but I always set one manually anyway to be sure.
Hope this is of some help.
Brad
On 12/1/2011 03:35 AM Mich Verrier said...
Hi all. tonight I was listening to a book in
winamp and then I re started my pc and now there
is no sound coming up. I hear no windows start
up sounds and no jaws. what can I do to get my
sounds back? I am running jaws 12 windows xp and
the last thing I did before re booting was stop
the book and re boot the pc. I have tried
shutting it down using the power button and the
power bar and each time I re started it I don't
hear the windows start up sound and there is no
jaws. it is not grinding away or anything it is
just sitting there and I can't even get narrator
to open or nvda. The last install I did was a ms
high priority update I think it was office 2007
or maybe 2010 and when I was dun downloading the
update it said that I had to re start the pc and
I said no that I would start it later and when I
re started tonight this is what happened. many
thanks for any help that any one can give me
with this. It could also be that my sounds got
muted some how as well. well I hope some one hear can help. from Mich.
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