No Sound After Re-Installing Windows...HELP!?

Question

I had to uninstall and reinstall windows on my computer because of a virus that just wouldn't die. So after re-installing it, I discover that I don't have any sound on my computer.

I know that I just need to find the right drivers in order to have sound again but the thing is...my computer is a custom built. The store I got it from is about an hour from my home and I don't have time to go up there for them to keep my computer overnight just to install the driver.

They can't tell me what I have on here without seeing it because they don't keep records of the towers that they build. They told me to open up the side panel and look for the part number but the only one I see is for the 56k modem part from Gateway.

Here's the Belarc Advisor profile for my computer:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

Processor: 1.85 gigahertz AMD Sempron

128 kilobyte primary memory cache

256 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Drives: 299.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity

296.34 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LG CD-RW CED-8080B [CD-ROM drive]

MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8582 [CD-ROM drive]

3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 4A300J0 [Hard drive] (300.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n A825VARE, rev RAMB1TV0, SMART Status: Healthy

System Model: VIA Technologies, Inc. KM400-8237

Enclosure Type: Desktop

Main Circuit Board: Board: KM400-8237

Bus Clock: 166 megahertz

BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 03/08/2005

Memory Modules: 192 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 256 MB

Slot 'A1' is Empty

Slot 'A2' is Empty

Local Drive Volumes:

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 299.99 GB 296.34 GB free

Controllers: Standard floppy disk controller

Primary IDE Channel [Controller]

Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]

VIA Bus Master IDE Controller

Bus Adapters: VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)

VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller

Other Devices: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Compatible Mouse

USB Root Hub (5x)

I know this computer has sound! I got it about 2 years ago and the sound worked the whole time. This is the first time I had to re-install my Windows.

Thank you for all the help in advance!

Answer 1

All these informations you gave are not necessary in your case. Your machine brand is the most important thing. click start, all programs, accessories, system tools, click system information and take notice of your brand, model of machine.

Your sound driver has been removed when you reinstalled, all you have to do now is, incase you donot know the site to your machine brand/model, use www.google.com to search for it, download sound driver and install on your machine.

This should work out for you. Take not of this, make sure you download a sound driver that suits your machine (xp service pack 2 or so on).

Hope this is cuul for ya.