Hello, i'm new here and my english isn't very good.Now my problem is that my old computer was full of viruses and spyware so i let my step dads co-worker reinstall the windows again. and he installed Windows xp service pack 3. now i didn't have no problem with the sound when i had the old service pack 2. but now i have no sound what so ever. i tried installing drivers but still no sound. everything looks like it should work. in the device manager it says everything is working and installed, but still i have no sound. everything is plugged in correctly. i have a realtek AC97 or smth like that. Ive really tried almost everything i don't understand wtf is going on. Any advice what should i do``??

Is the device enabled in the BIOS setup menu?

"in the device manager it says everything is working and installed, but still i have no sound."

If Device Manager shows the device, it's enabled in the bios.

The first thing to try is to remove/delete the device in Device Manager, then reboot the machine. If everything is present, the setup will assign the proper settings again.

Ok now i uninstalled the audio driver. The uninstall seemed to go well. My computer rebooted after the uninstall and later when i went to device manager, the device is still there!!! Im going out of my mind here

"later when i went to device manager, the device is still there!"

Because Windows found and reinstalled it.

If it's again listed with "no problems", double check all cables/connections. If it still doesn't work,,,,

Download, install, and run Everest Home Edition on this machine.
(Clean FreeWare) Once it's finished loading and running, look under (Sound) Multimedia, or, under Multimedia, PCI / PnP Audio. This will tell you what sound devices you have available on your system. Post that information.

under multimedia PCI/PnP Audio it says i have a VIA VT1616i @ VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller PCI

This driver package should work;

GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - Driver - 8VM533M-RZ

Dl'd and installed but still no audio.
More information about my pc:
Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 08/19/2004-KT600-8237-6A6LYA1GC-17
Motherboard Name Abit KV7

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 169 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 339 MHz
Bandwidth 2711 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 1:1
Real Clock 169 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 339 MHz
Bandwidth [ TRIAL VERSION ] MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type VIA V-Link
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 68 MHz (ODR)
Effective Clock 542 MHz
Bandwidth 542 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
Expansion Slots [ TRIAL VERSION ]
RAM Slots 3 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, LAN
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 190 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset KT600
Extra Features [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name ABIT Computer Corporation
Product Information Universal abit > Motherboard, Digital Speakers, iDome, AirPace, Multimedia[/url]
BIOS Download ?pFILE_TYPE=Bios]Universal abit > Motherboard, Digital Speakers, iDome, AirPace, Multimedia[/url]

Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Type AMD Sempron, 2033 MHz (12 x 169) 2800+
CPU Alias Thorton
CPU Stepping A2
Instruction Set x86, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE
L1 Code Cache 64 KB
L1 Data Cache [ TRIAL VERSION ]
L2 Cache 256 KB (On-Die, Full-Speed)

CPU Physical Info
Package Type 453 Pin PGA
Package Size 4.95 cm x 4.95 cm
Transistors [ TRIAL VERSION ] million
Process Technology 6Mi, 0.13 um, CMOS, Cu
Die Size [ TRIAL VERSION ] mm2

CPU Manufacturer
Company Name Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product Information

CPU Utilization
CPU #1 0 %

Removed the links.

This is the info required: Integrated Devices Audio (See my #5 post.)

"Download, install, and run Everest Home Edition on this machine.
(Clean FreeWare)

Once it's finished loading and running, look under Multimedia, or, under Multimedia, PCI / PnP Audio. This will tell you what sound devices you have available on your system.

Post that information please."

Well, i have everest but it is corporate edition. Is that ok?

Windows audio:
Device Identifier Device Description
midi-out.0 0001 0066 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
mixer.0 FFFF FFFF Realtek AC97 Audio
wave-in.0 FFFF FFFF Realtek AC97 Audio
wave-out.0 FFFF FFFF Realtek AC97 Audio

multimedia PCI/PnP Audio
VIA VT1616i @ VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller PCI

But if i download that driver package then should i uninstall my old drivers and codecs?