If you insist... I am assuming that by saying "device driver" you really mean "Device Manager". What do you see if you expand "Sound, video and game controllers" section? Also, do you see any devices listed with an exclamation point in a yellow circle? If you do, uninstall them and restart.
I would not have reinstalled your sound card without proper pre-reinstallation items done beforehand.
Identifying your sound card.
Locating drivers either on a CD that came with the system or on the internet.
Going through System Resotre.
Going through countless other things that could be muting the sound.
Identifying your sound card.
Locating drivers either on a CD that came with the system or on the internet.
Going through System Resotre.
Going through countless other things that could be muting the sound.
Data - he probably cannot find the proper driver for the internal sound card. The computer has identified it but does not have the driver it needs to activate it properly. It really doesn't matter if he is having problems in the device manager or the device driver. They essentialy go to - and are found in the same place.
Repeatedly uninstalling items with the yellow exlamation mark and restarting the computer will not fix the issue at all. That's not how the system works unless this is a driver found automatically inside the default windows system files. Uninstalling something with an exlamation mark does not do anything but leave the issue present.
Original drivers need to be inserted and then pointed to the proper device that is trying to be found. Sometimes these are not done automatically - and have to be correctly pointed to in the wizard.
Original drivers need to be inserted and then pointed to the proper device that is trying to be found. Sometimes these are not done automatically - and have to be correctly pointed to in the wizard.
I'm not sure what being old or young has to with anything. Being older or younger doesn't make anyone wiser or less experienced with these issues. This isn't a contest about how birthday's either one of us has seen. The fact is - if you have a basic problem, alla no sound coming from a system, the proper next step is not to go straight to uninstalling the sound card and all of its drivers. It's absurd to troubleshoot in that fashion. When my computer monitor does not display the correct resolution would you suggest uninstalling the graphics card? I would certaintly hope not.
Again, you said it yourself. Sound cards rarely go out. So uninstalling the drivers for it without figuring out if you have the ability to properly reinstall it is pointless. That's taking zero steps forward and two steps back.
Again, you said it yourself. Sound cards rarely go out. So uninstalling the drivers for it without figuring out if you have the ability to properly reinstall it is pointless. That's taking zero steps forward and two steps back.
I'm going to pass on taking this any further. If you can't be congnicent of other's opinions then you are in the wrong line of work or actually still using Windows 95. Fact is, you should open up a little and understand that for said issues, such as this, you really don't need to start from scratch to fix it. Could you? Yes. But it doesn't make it any more practical.
You see, among other things, I provide tech support to people who provide tech support. I know from the experience that 95% of tech support people are not good at what they do. Whenever I hear their "opinions" on some technical issues I become more and more misanthropic.
You seem to be a good hearted person but you fall into category that consist of advanced users and junior desktop support people. Again, I hope you are young and will technically evolve. Or, better yet, if you are smart enough, do not waste your time with this crap at all.
