hi im new, and ive been trying for weeks, with no avail, to get sound to play on my computer after formatting my HD.
if somebody doesnt mind i would appreciate a little help in finding the driver for my sound card, as you lot know the best sites etc.

i get this message from win media player

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

and i printed these screens for you to see





and these are the relevant the results from the H-W scan

my computer is a packard bell i- extreme

OS Information:
PropertyValue
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n2
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS

Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product MS-6786
Serial Number
Version

Sound Card:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Microsoft
Description Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Device ID MODEMWAVE\0\{23E9A62B-2320-486A-BD7A-B2816E059C1A}

Modem:
PropertyValue
Model Smart Link 56K Voice Modem
Name Smart Link 56K Voice Modem



as i said any help would be much appreciated as im at a loose end

cheers all

doug

i also did a driver scan on driveragent.com which unfortuantly charges you to download the drivers and these were the results

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../prtscrnb3.jpg

TA

erm, i don't wanna sound ****y, but have you tried plugging your speakers into each of the different sound outputs? i make that mistake all too often, confuses me for minutes

Originally Posted by doug

i also did a driver scan on driveragent.com which unfortuantly charges you to download the drivers and these were the results

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../prtscrnb3.jpg

TA

have you a disc that came with the PC with drivers on?

If you do not have the disk the best source for your drivers would be Packard Bell.

http://support.packardbell.com/fi/it...i=menu_desktop

Input your exact i extreme model and look for audio drivers.

The Microsoft Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device is only for your modem.

You need the drivers for your board chip.

solved it, went on the packard bell site, and downloaded a random driver and it happened to be the right one, im so happy im blaring my fav song out!!

cheers guys

oh and if anyone else has exactly the same problem heres the driver

http://support.packardbell.com/uk/it...danube_ixtreme

Glad you're all sorted

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