No mixer devices? My sound isn't working...

When i click on volume control it says 'no mixer devices' or something along those lines. I dont know what this means but my sound worked fine yesterday and I think I was getting those errors then also but now for some reason sound has stopped working altogether. I don't know what to do I don't know if I need to reinstall my sound card or what? I dont think I still have the disc. I got new speakers and they didnt come with a disc so Im really confused. What do i do? Im going crazy the only solution I can think of is buying a new computer but I cant really afford that. Please someone help me..........please.

If you fill in your profile then we will know what hardware you are using. It looks like you need to reinstall your sound drivers but without knowing what sound card or on-board sound you have we are unable to tell you where to download them from.

Hope that helps. Rik.

ok I have a soundblaster - Creative PCI 16 or something. I like upgraded the drivers last night but its still not working. Im not sure on what else to do. My computer is about 6 yrs old but ive been getting it upgraded and stuff so its still fast and good. But yea i upgraded my drivers so i duno if thats the problem.

If you download the free Everest programme from HERE It will give you lots of info about your system, including what soundcard you have.

If you`ve got onboard sound, then you can get the drivers from your mobo manufacturers website.

If on the other hand, you`ve got a separate soundcard, then you can get the drivers from the soundcard manufacturers website.

Regards Howard

I have the Creative 16 pci sound card. does that sound right? i went to the website and downloaded stuff. I think I downloaded the right things. and then i restarted my computer. do i have to like apply the downloads or something? cuz it still isnt working.

ok i just downloaded that everest thing and it says i have a sb pci 128 blaster. what do i do now ? its still creative.

You can get your sound drivers from HERE

Click on soundblaster, then others, and then 16 pci and click next.

Select your language/OS/File type I.E driver, and click go.

It`s the file at the top of the list you require. Just click download.

Once you`ve downloaded the correct driver, just double click on it to install it.

Regards Howard

when i click on sound in control panel it says there are no sound devices. why isnt it recognizing my speakers? it says pci bus 0 device 15 function 0 . i dont know what that means but it says that next to location when i click on the hardware tab.

In that case just click on the soundblaster pci 128, and download that driver instead of the one I suggested earlier.

Regards Howard

Thanks howard but thats what I Did and it told me to restart computer and I Did that and it still isnt working?

there r two downloads available but the 2nd one doesnt sound like anythingi'd need and even when i try downloading it i get an error about sending an error report or something. in other words it wont let me download the 2nd download.

In that case, take out the soundcard, and try putting it in a different pci slot.

If it still doesn`t work, then maybe your soundcard has gone bad.

Regards Howard

take out my sound card how do i do that ? im at college i dont have any like tools or anything to take apart my computer

All you need is a screwdriver.

Make sure your computer is unplugged from the mains. Open the side panel.

Unscrew the screw that is attached to the soundcard bracket, and then carefully pull the soundcard out of the pci slot.

Put it into another pci slot. You may need to remove one of the case backplates for the new pci slot.

Pop your card into the new pci slot and screw the soundcard bracket back on your case.

Regards Howard

ok i put my sound card into a different slot but its as if nothing changed at ALL. wouldnt it say like something that it noticed my sound card changed ors omething? like some type of message? does it sound like my sound card is just shot? Man this is so annoying

If you can, try your soundcard in another computer.

This will tell you for definite whether your soundcard is working or not.

Regards Howard :grinthumb

if it works in another computer and not in mine then what does that mean? how do i know my computer is recognizing the sound card? beacuse sound settings it says theres no audio device what does that mean?

my friend says I need a resource CD? IM confused whats that? I dont have that do i ?

I`m not sure what a resource cd is

Do you have any other pci devices in your computer, and if so are they working ok?

If you don`t have any other pci devices. Can you borrow one from a friend perhaps just to test you pci slots are working ok?

Regards Howard

i dont even know what a pci device is Do u think i should just buy a new sound card?