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I am running Win XP Pro, I have had sound before, but since I put in a new modem, I have no sound, It says I have no active mixer loaded, ??? and When I go to sound, it shows my modem as default?? What do I do, Ive tried all I know!

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by thechas

While not as common as it used to be, it is not un-heard of for a new device driver to 'blow-away' the sound card driver.

I had 1 sound card where I had to re-install the driver after every software install!

First, check for and download the latest driver for your sound card / device.

Go to device manager, and remove the sound card / multi-media device.

Close device manager, and re-start your PC.

When Windows finds the sound card, direct the wizard to use the files that you downloaded.
(you may need to extract the files from an archive first)

That should take care of things.

If not, there may be remnants from your old modem getting in the way.

Check in Control Panel / Modems.
If the old modem is listed, remove it.

Chas

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