never really thought about this, but my computer has no sound!
it doesn't seem to have external speakers, but wen I stuck my eadphones into the outlet, I still get nothing???
My slightly more technical younger brother has suggested something about a soundcard???
all this is about as much use as a chocolate teapot to me - so any suggestions???
- kev (serves me right for buying some dodgy 2nd and computer!)

oh yeah - can you PM me your email address ed, so I can send you a burnout shot for my avatar please?
cheers! - kev

you can email me by clicking on the email button underneath my posts Kev

Regarding your sound problem, there could be one of two things causing the problem.

1. As your bro says there may not be a sound card in your computer. If this is the case the only course of action there is to BUY A SOUND CARD
2. (and this is more likely) you do not have the correct drivers for the sound card installed in your computer. To find out here's what to do:

1. Right Click on MY COMPUTER, Choose Properties then Device Manager, then Click on Audio, if you see any yellow Question Marks, you have drivers missing.
2. Do this then let me know the outcome.

"Ed"

Hi ed - following option 2 (much apreciated btw!) - I go into device manager, then there is no 'audio' option, there is however a 'sound, video & game controllers ' bit, which I go into, and it gives me a long list of 6 different things:
audio codecs
legacy audio drivers
leagcy video capture devices
media control devices
video codecs
vinyl AC'97codec combo driver (WDM)

- each with a little speaker symbol to the left of it - which one of these do I select??? - all of them???
help!
- kev

I've checked all of the above options and they all say 'device is working correctly' - with not a yellow question mark in sight!

- is there a way of checking if I have a sound card installed???
- and more important - are they expensive to buy?!?!?
- kev

Ok, if there are no question marks by any of them, it could mean that either A. You have no sound card or B. You do have one but you need to configure it in Windows.
Sound cards should you need one are not hugely expensive, and I can fit it for you FOC
Go into CONTROL PANEL and check that nothing is MUTED.

After that it's time for a bit of fettling in your computer

right ed, back to this problem, as it is actively annoying me now!!
(heard a song in a film, wanted to find out who it was, found it on youtube, but of course - no sound!!)
- how do I configure my soundcard in windows??
- kev

ok - sorted!!
quite amazingly for me - electrics and kev don't mix!!!
the problem was.... I had my headphones plugged into the wrong port - apparently there is one on the front, and one on the back....
guess which one I was using......
- kev

There's only one thing to say about that:

DOH!

got some speakers from argos - plush - cheers for all your help ed!
I hate technology!!
- kev
almost feel confident enough now to try a cd player into the hunter, now where's my fire extiguisher....