Computer Speakers

[Gloria]

Hey guys, I'm having a bit of trouble with the speakers on my computer. Whenever i try to play any songs or sound files in WMP or whichever program i am using this comes up

Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be functioning properly.

My speakers are on (the little red light comes up!)and they are installed. I've tried using different speakers aswell and it just tells me the same thing. Any help would be great!!

Thanks!

[BoOsTeD_MaCoO]

umm it could be your sound drivers are fcuked up trying updating them or get new one

[AzN_RaVeN]

Use your control panel and look for "add new hardware" the computer might not have detected that you have speakers :-s

[Tommy 'O' Groove]

JUst use another music program like WinAMP or Real PLayer :)

[Gloria]

Lol whats a sound driver? Tommy o Groove, no program works! Ive tried heaps!

[Tommy 'O' Groove]

Lol whats a sound driver? Tommy o Groove, no program works! Ive tried heaps!

Then what ever program you used to download the song it has lost it, try finding it in the files folder of that music program:S

[BoOsTeD_MaCoO]

lol sound drivers are the thing that makes ur sound card work lol like sorta software yer go to control panel and chck add new hardware and see if ur speakers are being detected or into system info and check sound drivers are installed

[Gloria]

Tommony O Groove its not that, i had that problem ages ago and this is different but thanks anyway. I tried adding new hardware thing and that didn't really work, though i didnt really know what i was doing! lol but thanks heaps guys!

[BoOsTeD_MaCoO]

wait till either dj_stick or gabbo comes on they know more then us they might have ur answer

[Miss_Ines]

Ill get stick to have a look at this thread, im sure he can help you.

[Nsonic]

Hey guys, I'm having a bit of trouble with the speakers on my computer. Whenever i try to play any songs or sound files in WMP or whichever program i am using this comes up

Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be functioning properly.

My speakers are on (the little red light comes up!)and they are installed. I've tried using different speakers aswell and it just tells me the same thing. Any help would be great!!

Thanks!
Dunno if this'll work, but its worth a shot.
Control Panel --> Sounds & Audio Devices --> 'Audio' tab.

Under 'Sound Playback' it should be listing the device/driver its using. try selecting another one if there IS another one

or..

COntrol Panel --> System --> 'Hardware' tab --> Device Manager
go down to Sound, video and game controllers. nothing should have an exclamation mark on it (if it does, try right clicking it, then 'disable', then right click and enable it again).

EDIT>
And if that doesnt work, and stick or gabbo cant help you, then try

Google (http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%22There+might+not+be+a+sound+device+installed+on+your+com puter%22&meta=)

theres usually at least 100 people out there with the same problem, and lots of solutions.

[Gloria]

Nsonic - Under the Audio Tab the Sound Playback was like faded or something and i couldnt click on anything but it did say that there were no sound devices (would that mean my speaker arn't actually installed?).

[BoOsTeD_MaCoO]

yerr there not if its like that try re-installing ur drivers for the sound card

[Gabbo]

You're sound card drivers are fucked. If you've got an onboard ac'97 sound card it's either made by realtek or c-media I believe.

Goto the website for your motherboard, Ie; if it's an asus board www.asus.com.tw. Find the model number of your board, goto the downloads section of the site, look for your motherboard and then download the latest drivers and install.

Restart, sound should work. It has nothing to do with your speakers or the software you are using to play media files.

[dj_stick]

You're sound card drivers are fucked. If you've got an onboard ac'97 sound card it's either made by realtek or c-media I believe.

Goto the website for your motherboard, Ie; if it's an asus board www.asus.com.tw. Find the model number of your board, goto the downloads section of the site, look for your motherboard and then download the latest drivers and install.

Restart, sound should work. It has nothing to do with your speakers or the software you are using to play media files.
alternatively you could find the driver CD that was bundled with your motherboard/computer and install the drivers from that

[MaCo_BoY]

yeh probz best thing 2 do is re install ur dound drivers or download updated versions of it :)

[dj_stick]

yeh probz best thing 2 do is re install ur dound drivers or download updated versions of it :)
if you have nothing to add to the conversation, keep quiet and don't repeat what's already been said

btw hasn't one of your other accounts been banned? in which case this accout will also be banned soon

[Gabbo]

alternatively you could find the driver CD that was bundled with your motherboard/computer and install the drivers from that
Always better to have up to date drivers.

[BoOsTeD_MaCoO]

if you have nothing to add to the conversation, keep quiet and don't repeat what's already been said

btw hasn't one of your other accounts been banned? in which case this accout will also be banned soon

umm btw thats my bro's account not mine :) just thought i'll let use know

[Teknoboy]

Man what's with these mod's where's the respect for Dragi, his new to this site and you already want to ban him, what's up with you guys, there is absolutely nothing that he has done that is wrong, and the mods and admins say that we ruin threads, the topic is sound not banning Chris, Relax:)

[Nsonic]

Man what's with these mod's where's the respect for Dragi, his new to this site and you already want to ban him, what's up with you guys, there is absolutely nothing that he has done that is wrong, and the mods and admins say that we ruin threads, the topic is sound not banning Chris, Relax:)
You relax. Chris was just under the impression that the account was just a new account for an already banned member, but that has been cleared up.

[dj_stick]

Always better to have up to date drivers.
that's true, but using the driver CD solves the problem of which motherboard and which soundcard, which can take a while to find out - and from that the updated drivers can be located more easily, and pleasantly while you listen to music through the sound card

[sxy_grk_star]

I have a problem with my speakers that may be similar to this situation but I am not sure. I can't hear anything on my speakers when im using programs or playing music but when i do this thing to check if my speakers are working i can hear the music for a split second( like maybe 2 tenths of a second) and then i can't hear it again. I tried using differnt speakers and also tried with my headphones but they dont seam to help. I was thinking that it was either my sound card or sound drive (I am not as avdanced with computer's as you guys so I would appreciate ther constructive critisicm) :D
Thanks guys

[Gabbo]

Have you tried uninstalling then reinstalling the drivers?

[m_i(t)]

i had this sort of thing with my old crap box and the problem was that there was no accutal sound card on the motherboard.. now almost all new mobo's have intergrated sound which means the sound card is built into the mobo..

but however if u don't have this i you could most probably pick up a a sound card for <$10 and i hav seen a 4.1 sound card for $19 at msy

[Gabbo]

Well, I don't think people who have had sound come out of their speakers before, have the same problem as you.