question????

ok, after reinstalling Windows ME, i have no sound. i have
no clue when it comes to this thing as i have posted here
before.. i got a friend help me with getting this thing
cleaned out and reformated. but know i have no sound..i
have a cd that is called ATI installation cd. what is that?
and how do i get my sound back? please help.. thanks candy

As far as I know, ATI don't make sound cards - they make video cards (and
you may find that using that disk will improve your display).

For your sound problem, try this....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Sound &Multimedia devices
Remove ALL error-flagged devices
Remove ALL entries in the 'Other Devices' branch - if present
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers,
hopefully curing your problem.(report back with the EXACT text of any error
messages you get)

If that doesn't work, then you need to find out what make.model of sound
card you have - download and run the Belarc Advisor from www.belarc.com, and
see what it reports.

Don't forget that since you've reinstalled ME from clean, you need to
reinstall all the Windows Update patches - or at least the Critical ones!!



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"candy" wrote in message
...
ok, after reinstalling Windows ME, i have no sound. i have
no clue when it comes to this thing as i have posted here
before.. i got a friend help me with getting this thing
cleaned out and reformated. but know i have no sound..i
have a cd that is called ATI installation cd. what is that?
and how do i get my sound back? please help.. thanks candy

well when i go to the device manager there is no
multimedia.there is no flagged devices,or errors that i
see.there is no 'other devices' branch. i have looked all
over this thing. how i know what sound card is in this
thing?i have lost my paper work.
-----Original Message-----
As far as I know, ATI don't make sound cards - they make
video cards (and
you may find that using that disk will improve your
display).

For your sound problem, try this....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Sound &Multimedia devices
Remove ALL error-flagged devices
Remove ALL entries in the 'Other Devices' branch - if
present
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the
required drivers,
hopefully curing your problem.(report back with the EXACT
text of any error
messages you get)

If that doesn't work, then you need to find out what
make.model of sound
card you have - download and run the Belarc Advisor from
www.belarc.com, and
see what it reports.

Don't forget that since you've reinstalled ME from clean,
you need to
reinstall all the Windows Update patches - or at least
the Critical ones!!



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

"candy" wrote in
message
...
ok, after reinstalling Windows ME, i have no sound. i
have
no clue when it comes to this thing as i have posted
here
before.. i got a friend help me with getting this thing
cleaned out and reformated. but know i have no sound..i
have a cd that is called ATI installation cd. what is
that?
and how do i get my sound back? please help.. thanks
candy


.

Did you look while in Safe Mode??

If there's no Sounds & Multimedia branch (make sure you're using the View by
Type option!) then you have no sound card installed at all - it's either
been switched off in BIOS (if an onboard chip) or the card isn't being
recognised for some reason.

Reboot to Normal Mode
Use Add New Hardware and see if that finds the card - if not then you'll
have to open the case and check the connections, and/or check that the chip
is enabled in the BIOS


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
well when i go to the device manager there is no
multimedia.there is no flagged devices,or errors that i
see.there is no 'other devices' branch. i have looked all
over this thing. how i know what sound card is in this
thing?i have lost my paper work.
-----Original Message-----
As far as I know, ATI don't make sound cards - they make
video cards (and
you may find that using that disk will improve your
display).

For your sound problem, try this....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Sound &Multimedia devices
Remove ALL error-flagged devices
Remove ALL entries in the 'Other Devices' branch - if
present
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the
required drivers,
hopefully curing your problem.(report back with the EXACT
text of any error
messages you get)

If that doesn't work, then you need to find out what
make.model of sound
card you have - download and run the Belarc Advisor from
www.belarc.com, and
see what it reports.

Don't forget that since you've reinstalled ME from clean,
you need to
reinstall all the Windows Update patches - or at least
the Critical ones!!



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

"candy" wrote in
message
...
ok, after reinstalling Windows ME, i have no sound. i
have
no clue when it comes to this thing as i have posted
here
before.. i got a friend help me with getting this thing
cleaned out and reformated. but know i have no sound..i
have a cd that is called ATI installation cd. what is
that?
and how do i get my sound back? please help.. thanks
candy


.

in the Device Manager the sound device thing is not only
for sound.. it reads.. Sound,Video and Game
Controllers.and there's a bunch of stuff listed under
there.just want to make sure before i go Removing
everything out of there.it's not going to mess up my puter
if i remove them is it? i just got it running good!!!!!you
guys helped me with getting it running good so i am sure
you'll help me with my sound. candy
-----Original Message-----
Did you look while in Safe Mode??

If there's no Sounds & Multimedia branch (make sure
you're using the View by
Type option!) then you have no sound card installed at
all - it's either
been switched off in BIOS (if an onboard chip) or the
card isn't being
recognised for some reason.

Reboot to Normal Mode
Use Add New Hardware and see if that finds the card - if
not then you'll
have to open the case and check the connections, and/or
check that the chip
is enabled in the BIOS


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
well when i go to the device manager there is no
multimedia.there is no flagged devices,or errors that i
see.there is no 'other devices' branch. i have looked
all
over this thing. how i know what sound card is in this
thing?i have lost my paper work.
-----Original Message-----
As far as I know, ATI don't make sound cards - they make
video cards (and
you may find that using that disk will improve your
display).

For your sound problem, try this....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Sound &Multimedia devices
Remove ALL error-flagged devices
Remove ALL entries in the 'Other Devices' branch - if
present
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the
required drivers,
hopefully curing your problem.(report back with the
EXACT
text of any error
messages you get)

If that doesn't work, then you need to find out what
make.model of sound
card you have - download and run the Belarc Advisor from
www.belarc.com, and
see what it reports.

Don't forget that since you've reinstalled ME from
clean,
you need to
reinstall all the Windows Update patches - or at least
the Critical ones!!



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

"candy" wrote in
message
.. .
ok, after reinstalling Windows ME, i have no sound. i
have
no clue when it comes to this thing as i have posted
here
before.. i got a friend help me with getting this
thing
cleaned out and reformated. but know i have no
sound..i
have a cd that is called ATI installation cd. what is
that?
and how do i get my sound back? please help.. thanks
candy


.



.

Almost all the devices in that list are controlled by your Sound card - and
any others will be reinstalled on the reboot.
Do the removal, (after making a not of the entries, reboot, and see what
gets reinstalled - then post back with the list of any missing entries
(remember that you'll only see most of them while in Safe Mode - but you
MUST reboot to normal mode to reinstall the drivers properly!)



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
in the Device Manager the sound device thing is not only
for sound.. it reads.. Sound,Video and Game
Controllers.and there's a bunch of stuff listed under
there.just want to make sure before i go Removing
everything out of there.it's not going to mess up my puter
if i remove them is it? i just got it running good!!!!!you
guys helped me with getting it running good so i am sure
you'll help me with my sound. candy
-----Original Message-----
Did you look while in Safe Mode??

If there's no Sounds & Multimedia branch (make sure
you're using the View by
Type option!) then you have no sound card installed at
all - it's either
been switched off in BIOS (if an onboard chip) or the
card isn't being
recognised for some reason.

Reboot to Normal Mode
Use Add New Hardware and see if that finds the card - if
not then you'll
have to open the case and check the connections, and/or
check that the chip
is enabled in the BIOS


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
well when i go to the device manager there is no
multimedia.there is no flagged devices,or errors that i
see.there is no 'other devices' branch. i have looked
all
over this thing. how i know what sound card is in this
thing?i have lost my paper work.
-----Original Message-----
As far as I know, ATI don't make sound cards - they make
video cards (and
you may find that using that disk will improve your
display).

For your sound problem, try this....
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Sound &Multimedia devices
Remove ALL error-flagged devices
Remove ALL entries in the 'Other Devices' branch - if
present
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the
required drivers,
hopefully curing your problem.(report back with the
EXACT
text of any error
messages you get)

If that doesn't work, then you need to find out what
make.model of sound
card you have - download and run the Belarc Advisor from
www.belarc.com, and
see what it reports.

Don't forget that since you've reinstalled ME from
clean,
you need to
reinstall all the Windows Update patches - or at least
the Critical ones!!



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

"candy" wrote in
message
. ..
ok, after reinstalling Windows ME, i have no sound. i
have
no clue when it comes to this thing as i have posted
here
before.. i got a friend help me with getting this
thing
cleaned out and reformated. but know i have no
sound..i
have a cd that is called ATI installation cd. what is
that?
and how do i get my sound back? please help.. thanks
candy


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