"abby" <abby@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FE531B52-6175-470A-9A03-27E6CACE9468@xxxxxx
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> Hi,
>
> i have Dell inspiron 1420 laptop, with windows vista home basic OS.
> Inspite of trying all the alternatives to troubleshoot the problem, my
> speakers are still not working.
> Thogh the headphones are absolutely fine.
> but only problem is with the main speakers.
> By going thru Control Panel-->Sound-->Audio Devices, I cud see tat
> everything was fine. The Speaker tab opened shhowing the message "This
> device
> is working properly".
> But still the speakers are not working.
> Also checked the sound drivers, it was also not showing any yellow
> question
> mark.
> So i guess there is no problem with the drivers as well.
> Also i checked all the possible volume options besides the clock and the
> media player volumes , increased the volume to the amx limit, but still
> the
> speakers are not functioning.
>
> Kindly guide as soon as possible.
>
> Thanks.
Try Control Panel>Hardware and Sound and choose the Manage Audio Devices
option under Sound. Choose the Speakers applet and then the Configure
button. See if you can get the speakers to work there.