sound on me

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jane barton

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can u please help
i have no sound on system
if i upgrade from ME to Windows 2000 will this give me sound back to play windows media play and down load music
thanks :confused:
 
roadworker

roadworker

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That depends on the fact if windows 2000 recognises your soundchip automaticly..if not,you will still have the same problem as with your ME installation....
On the other hand,if you install a fresh XP,your chances to get a working driver for your chip,are much greater than with any other windows operating system...:)
 
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scarecrow

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Win2000 is not much better than ME when coming to hardware recognition- it is just light years better as an OS... and still the best OS Microsoft has ever issued. XP is not bad either (in fact it is a damn GOOD OS), but you have to do a lot of tweaking to get rid of its unneeded stuff- while on 2000 you get-what-you-want almost right after finishing installation.
 
ging

ging

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is it on-board sound or a seperate card? try and find out who makes the card/ audio chip by looking inside the pc.

write down all the numbers and letters you can find on them and have a look at www.driverguide.com (user: drivers, pass:all).

windows 2000 is a better O/S overall but dont forget that most hardware requires different drivers for win2000. make sure you have all these before you upgrade.

good luck

ging :)
 
crater

crater

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I had somewhat of the same prob. turned out that I needed amplified speakers. I borrowed a set from a friend to find out this. So if you don't have a set of amplified speakers allready, try to locate a set from a friend first before you spend $$ trying the "replace it method" even for the OS, as RoadWorker said win2000 may not find or reconize your sound device either.
post your stats here ie: sound card or chip set if you have integrated sound, maybe someone has a driver for you. I know that drivers are sometimes hard to find especially if this is a old box, because manufactures change hands or fold up, therefor haveing no support.
anyway good luck
crater
 
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