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samsalgado

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    I have no sound, please help
    « on: July 25, 2012, 12:05:36 PM »
    Hi recently the other day I was deleting some programs off my PC and I accidently removed Soundmax and it would be grateful if someone please help me with this issue. I tried system restore, deleting all soundmax files, also clicking run and and device managers, still nothing. Even downloading a driver from dell my PC is a windows XP home edition 2002 and when I re installed soundmax it said "no audio codec installed". help I have tried everything I possibly could think of so now I am desperate for getting sound on my computer back.

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    Re: I have no sound, please help
    « Reply #1 on: July 25, 2012, 04:54:51 PM »
    what else did you uninstall?

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    Re: I have no sound, please help
    « Reply #2 on: July 25, 2012, 06:25:38 PM »
    Good evening samsalgado and welcome to CH

    I do have a couple of questions for you just like "TheWaffle"

    #1... Your OS (operating system) is XP? correct
    #2... What programs did you remove and did you remove them from windows "add / remove" or were you finding files / programs that you didn't want and just hit the "delete" button?
    #3...If you look in the "device manager" is there any yellow ! or any that are greyed out or disabled?
    #4... Do you know what SP (service pack) you have if you are not sure what one you have just "right click my computer icon" and choose properties and on the general tab it will say windows xp service pack 3 etc? 

    When you have a minute Please check the above items and let us know how you are making out, Mike   

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    Re: I have no sound, please help
    « Reply #3 on: July 25, 2012, 06:54:33 PM »
    If you uninstalled Soundmax why would you expect the sound to keep working ? ?

    P.S. The best codec package out there is K-Lite...however you could just use VLC player...Free.
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      Re: I have no sound, please help
      « Reply #4 on: July 28, 2012, 01:02:06 PM »
      You should contact to the nearest computer repair shop about your computer.


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      Re: I have no sound, please help
      « Reply #5 on: July 28, 2012, 01:05:46 PM »
      Ignore the above post.

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        Re: I have no sound, please help
        « Reply #6 on: July 31, 2012, 02:59:09 AM »
        try to search over the net for sound driver compatible to your motherboard.go to command prompt and type dxdiag