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Computer has lost sound

by Norma Holt
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Everything else is fine and virus scan takes place daily and yet my computer has no sound now. Happened 2 days ago. Any ideas?

Norma
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Murphy
    I had that happen recently. I was using Firefox and realized it was the flash plugin that was causing it. I just turned it off, then back on and the sound came back on.

    Check to see if it is all computer sound that is not working, or only sound through your browser.

    Dennis
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Murphy
    Norma,

    In the Menu bar at the top of the browser, go to:

    Tools > Addons > Plugins

    I had Shockwave Flash installed, so I clicked on that Plugin, clicked Disable, then Enable.

    I then closed out all Firefox windows and restarted Firefox. Once I did that, my sound was restored.

    You might try disabling then re-enabling your plugins, because the updates sometimes alter settings.

    Dennis
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      A while back I went through test after test to try to restore my sound - only to find my speakers were bad!
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    • Profile picture of the author Norma Holt
      Originally Posted by Dennis Murphy View Post

      Norma,

      In the Menu bar at the top of the browser, go to:

      Tools > Addons > Plugins

      I had Shockwave Flash installed, so I clicked on that Plugin, clicked Disable, then Enable.

      I then closed out all Firefox windows and restarted Firefox. Once I did that, my sound was restored.

      You might try disabling then re-enabling your plugins, because the updates sometimes alter settings.

      Dennis
      Thank you Dennis. It worked! Amazing what people know in this place. The help and support is unsurpassed. Thanks to everyone else for their contributions as well. All appreciated deeply.

      God bless

      Norma
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  • Profile picture of the author Rick McCombs
    Norma,

    You might check the wires to see if they have been chewed on. I had a similar problem and found where one of my cats had chewed one of the wires. Simple way to stop the wire chewing is to rub dish soap on the wires and let dry. Works great!
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      Originally Posted by Rick McCombs View Post

      Norma,

      You might check the wires to see if they have been chewed on. I had a similar problem and found where one of my cats had chewed one of the wires. Simple way to stop the wire chewing is to rub dish soap on the wires and let dry. Works great!
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    control panel , audio & sound devices , check silent isnt ticked .
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  • Profile picture of the author gareth
    You see at the bottom of the screen there is a little yellow speaker symbol - that is the volume control.

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  • Profile picture of the author KAINSMONEY
    Your welcome Norma , something happened to me too , is just , something changed it the silent to on and , out of nowhere , i dont hear any sound .
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    There are a lot of reasons sound can go out. I use Windows XP
    so that is what I know about - but a couple of times I've had it
    happen. Sometimes it has to do with some new software you've installed.

    On XP go to accessories/entertainment/volume control and make
    sure your audio isn't muted or turned all the way down.

    If you are using a laptop test it with external speakers to determine
    if your onboard speakers aren't broken. Headphone jacks can go
    bad too.

    As a last resort you can uninstall your sound driver, boot your
    computer in diagnostic mode, and have it use the "legacy driver"
    to make tones. This will tell you if it's a hardware problem or
    a software problem.

    This is a very sketchy description -troubleshooting these issues
    is something to read and understand for yourself if you need to
    do it. I am not proficient enough to give accurate information on
    the topic - so I'm just sketching out a few of the major solutions.
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