Upgrated to windows XP, now sound doesn't work

wilmac247 · 05-15-2005, 01:15 PM

I have upgrated from windows 98 se to windows xp. At first I could hear no sounds. After downloading a new driver from gateway I can hear system sounds but I can't play anything using windows media player 10. I even downloaded real player gold and it does not play any sounds. I can play a cd using windows media player, but no mp3's that I downloaded from the internet. Everything worked fine before I upgraded. The new driver I downloaded is supposed to work with windows xp. After I downloaded this driver is when I could start hearing system files. Does anyone have any recommendations. I do not get an error message I just don't hear anything, and it seems to be trying to play. Sound Card: Sound Blaster 16 PCI 64 D

dai · 05-15-2005, 01:28 PM

check the sound is not muted
c/panel/sounds

wilmac247 · 05-15-2005, 03:38 PM

None of the sounds are muted. System sounds work, I can play a CD using windows media player but I cannot play MP3's.

**uripyores** · 05-15-2005, 09:25 PM

It seems you may need to get the codecs for the MP3's. Do you not get a message saying exactly that , when you try to play them on WMP?

dai · 05-16-2005, 02:22 AM

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...yererrors.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...10/errors.aspx
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start...4679823&e=7370
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start...ec.html&e=7370

wilmac247 · 05-17-2005, 08:23 PM

When I downloaded Windows Media Player 10, Should it not contain all of the codecs I need for MP3's.

dai · 05-18-2005, 10:47 AM

http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start...ve.html&e=7370

**uripyores** · 05-18-2005, 02:03 PM

Elementary my dear Watson.
Good one Dai.

05-15-2005, 01:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
wilmac247 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Upgrated to windows XP, now sound doesn't work I have upgrated from windows 98 se to windows xp. At first I could hear no sounds. After downloading a new driver from gateway I can hear system sounds but I can't play anything using windows media player 10. I even downloaded real player gold and it does not play any sounds. I can play a cd using windows media player, but no mp3's that I downloaded from the internet. Everything worked fine before I upgraded. The new driver I downloaded is supposed to work with windows xp. After I downloaded this driver is when I could start hearing system files. Does anyone have any recommendations. I do not get an error message I just don't hear anything, and it seems to be trying to play. Sound Card: Sound Blaster 16 PCI 64 D Last edited by wilmac247; 05-15-2005 at 01:19 PM.

05-15-2005, 01:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check the sound is not muted c/panel/sounds __________________

05-16-2005, 02:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...yererrors.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...10/errors.aspx http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start...4679823&e=7370 http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start...ec.html&e=7370 __________________

05-18-2005, 10:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start...ve.html&e=7370 __________________

05-15-2005, 03:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
wilmac247 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5 OS: XP	None of the sounds are muted. System sounds work, I can play a CD using windows media player but I cannot play MP3's.

05-15-2005, 09:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
uripyores Mush Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Durham UK Posts: 724 OS: XP Home/Pro [SP3]	It seems you may need to get the codecs for the MP3's. Do you not get a message saying exactly that , when you try to play them on WMP?

05-17-2005, 08:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
wilmac247 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5 OS: XP	When I downloaded Windows Media Player 10, Should it not contain all of the codecs I need for MP3's.

05-18-2005, 02:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
uripyores Mush Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Durham UK Posts: 724 OS: XP Home/Pro [SP3]	Elementary my dear Watson. Good one Dai.