[nafets]

I do not get any sound, for instance, when Windows boots. The device manager shows no problems. When I test the speakers using the sound manager utility that came with the sound card, they do work. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[spunk.funk]

If I understand you correctly, you have sound out of your computer (ex) you can play a music file, or go to YouTube and play a video and have sound. But you do not have any of the Windows Sounds?
Go to Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices/General/Volume/Advanced make sure there the volumes are all the way up and that there are none of them are muted. Now go to the Sounds tab. All the incidents with a speaker icon nest to them are the Windows sounds, choose one and press the Play button at the bottom to test the sound. Do you hear sound?