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My laptop has been getting more and more slow/freezing etc. It wouldn't let me defragment due to come corrupted files and I've downloaded loads of programs etc which I've then deleted and generally filled it up with junk. Anyway I thought the solution would be reformat and re-install XP, a shiney "as new" HD just waiting for me to fill it with junk again. I dutyfully backed everything up onto my external HD and then commenced.
I was feeling very smug after changing settings in the BIOS, working out which format it is in (NTFS) and wiping the HD then re-installing XP. I also re-installed all the drivers disks etc which it came with. Everything was going swimmingly, nice and fast again with no freezing when I noticed something missing. No sound. When I go into the control panel it says "no audio device".
How do I get sound back again? (particularly as I want to re-install itunes which is what finally took it over the edge last time).
I would appreciate any thoughts. :teeth:
Mary
I was feeling very smug after changing settings in the BIOS, working out which format it is in (NTFS) and wiping the HD then re-installing XP. I also re-installed all the drivers disks etc which it came with. Everything was going swimmingly, nice and fast again with no freezing when I noticed something missing. No sound. When I go into the control panel it says "no audio device".
How do I get sound back again? (particularly as I want to re-install itunes which is what finally took it over the edge last time).
I would appreciate any thoughts. :teeth:
Mary