Colleen Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I just noticed my speakers aren't working ~ out of the blue. Particularly since my some of my guys use the speakers for language acquisition programs/classes, this is an Issue. Any idea what might cause this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runninmommy Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 It was because my children unplugged them. Seems simple but one time I was about to throw the comp. out the window b/c the speakers would not work. Kids are fun :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 If you're running windows you can check the sound control on the control panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Mine do that occasionally. I don't know what causes it. Usually turn everything completely off and restart. The times that doesn't work I fiddle with all the sound settings (there are quite a few) until I get something. Sorry that isn't very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 It was because my children unplugged them. These aren't separate speakers, just on the monitor itself. Everything's plugged in, so no problems there. One does have to check all that, though, especially with children in the house!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 If you're running windows you can check the sound control on the control panel. I did that. Sound control/speaker volume settings are all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Here's a long shot. Try head phones. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Mine do that occasionally. I don't know what causes it. Usually turn everything completely off and restart. The times that doesn't work I fiddle with all the sound settings (there are quite a few) until I get something. Sorry that isn't very helpful. Sometimes there doesn't seem to be an explanation, does there? I did turn off and restart, to no avail. Bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I am at work so I can't see how to do this step by step on my system but I may be able to give you enough information to try something. Go into control panel, then into your speaker icon. When you click on the speaker icon, it should bring up a new box of windows (if you don't get this new box by clicking left clicking, try right clicking and the choose properties). In one of the tabs of the new box, there maybe a little box you can check that says "restore to factory defalts" or something similar. Click the box, apply, and then restart the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I kid you not, dh has been trying to figure out how to fix ours all day. The only difference is that our speakers aren't in the monitor, they are external speakers. And what's odd is that they work for everything BUT what's on the Internet. When we run the speaker test, they work fine. If we try to play a video, or listen to music, they don't work. It just started a couple of days ago out of the blue. Hope you find the solution to your problem, and if anyone wants to take a stab at what's wrong with ours, that would be wonderful, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I can't relate... this is such a Window/PC thing. I shudder at the very thought. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 If restoring to default settings, restarting, etc has not worked then I would suggest maybe your sound card has stopped working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paula j Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Well, this did actually happen to me once and it was because my scottie puppy chewed through the wires.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Did someone check the mute button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 No, it's not the sound card because there is sound for *non* Internet things. We did do system restore and that didn't change anything. We just switched out the speakers on the computer we were having the problems with, with the speakers on the kids' computer. The speakers work fine, and dh is in the process of checking the "bad" speakers on the kids' computer now. It's so weird that it's only in relation to the Internet. Oh, well at least these different speakers are working. Colleen, if you're reading, have you tried a system restore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 This is so frustrating.:confused: The last thing I have time to do right now is deal with computer @(*#$&, but I need to get this straightened out so the sound works by the time we start school. I've tried everything suggested here (short of buying a Mac ~ which isn't perfect either, I might add;)) and am thinking maybe Mrs. Mungo is right and the sound card isn't working. In my case, unlike Janna's, the sound is out for everything. How would I actually go about figuring out if it's the sound card, though? And if it is, how do I replace that? Anyone, anyone? Bueller?:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 This is so frustrating.:confused: The last thing I have time to do right now is deal with computer @(*#$&, but I need to get this straightened out so the sound works by the time we start school. I've tried everything suggested here (short of buying a Mac ~ which isn't perfect either, I might add;)) and am thinking maybe Mrs. Mungo is right and the sound card isn't working. In my case, unlike Janna's, the sound is out for everything. How would I actually go about figuring out if it's the sound card, though? And if it is, how do I replace that? Anyone, anyone? Bueller?:tongue_smilie: Do you have the drivers for the sound card? They should be on the CDroms that you got when you bought the computer. Alternatively, you can sometimes download drivers from the internet. Go to your control panel and see if your sound card is showing up. (Well, first go under sounds and audio and see if your speakers are showing a "working" status.) Look under Device Manager, then click on Sounds. It'll read SoundPro 3.4 or RealTek or some such. Usually you can see the status. You might have an "update driver" that you can go online and find. I'm not sure this will help. You might need Bueller, actually. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMominTX Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 or somehow the device driver for your speakers was deleted. You can usually find new and/or updated drivers on the manfacturers websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 so I can't view a YouTube Video with audio. I can, however, hear when I download something to Realplayer or some other software. . .like a podcast. Dh says it is our sound card. Maybe you should try the later and see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Sorry you're having computer problems, too. This is beyond aggravating. Why can't things just work like they're supposed to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 You can buy a new sound card at Best Buy or whatever. Write down the make and model of your computer and the employees should be able to figure out what you need. It's then just a matter of opening up your computer, unplugging and pulling out the old one and putting in the new one. It's easier than it sounds. I've had to replace the power supply and the graphics card in my computer and neither was too difficult. http://www.fonerbooks.com/r_sound.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I just noticed my speakers aren't working ~ out of the blue. Particularly since my some of my guys use the speakers for language acquisition programs/classes, this is an Issue. Any idea what might cause this? Thanks! Are you by chance running Rosetta Stone version 3 with the USB headphones? I've found that I have to go to the control panel after using RS in order to change the default speakers back to the the main speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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