Hi Karen,

Sounds like you need to install a sound card driver from the manufacturer of
the system or of the sound card.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Karen" <Karen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I plugged my speakers in and have really low sound for cd and no windows
> sound. (start up sounds etc. there is nothing) please help. I've checked
> the
> volume controls in the control panel and they are all at %100