#WINDOWS XP SOUNDS MICROSOFT SUPPORT DRIVERS#
Lastly, if you have a Sound Blaster card, I know that Windows XP (and Windows Update) come with some faulty drivers that cause them to mute after about 5 minutes - go to the Creative Labs website and update to the latest version. As there are many, I can't really advise further - but if you give more details of your machine, I can try to find where you need to go.
#WINDOWS XP SOUNDS MICROSOFT SUPPORT DRIVER#
Either look at the website either of the manufacturer of either the system (if off the shelf) or motherboard (if self built or from a small builder).Īlternatively, you may want to look at the audio chip makers website for the driver direct. Free Download Free Trial Subscribe to IObit: V 9.0.1 25.5 MB: Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP. After spending 3 1/2 hours with Microsoft Windows 7 support, it was determined that if your multi-media audio controller is Sigma Tel STAC 975X AC97, and the operating system was XP, then it is not compatable. For instance, the following example launches the fourth tab in the System item on Windows XP and the third tab on Windows Vista. If you see any, it means that something does not have a driver installed. Due to the addition and removal of certain tabs in some Windows Vista Control Panel items, the numbering of the tabs might have changed from that in Windows XP. Now If the above fails, First check that the drivers are installed:Įxpand Device Manager and look for any yellow triangles. This is especially true if they have been working in the past but recently suddenly stopped. Windows XP uses the device driver for the sound card to record audio via microphone and output sound through speakers or headphones. Make sure speakers work - if you have any known working headphones or other known working speakers, try them. Speakers are plugged in to the correct port (Usually the green and/or middle one if there are three, but it can be different).
If you simply mean you tried to increase the volume but did not have the controls, it sounds (no pun) to me like as you said, the drivers are not installed.įirst things first, if you did have the controls but you meant that it didn't do anything, make sure: