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    My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Hi,

    I'm using my desktop and all of a sudden I can't hear a video. Then I notice the sound icon has a read line through it. I open it up and remove the 'mute' line, but a little later it does it again. It just seems to happen. I don't do it. Any thoughts?


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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Go to search by the start button
    Type device manager
    In device manger look for the sound driver, update. If any small yellow markers update those too.

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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Thanks.

    I went to Device Manager & then to Sound, Video & Game Controllers (that's the only thing I saw with the word Sound in it). I didn't see any thing with small yellow markers but I did update the 2 drivers there. However, both said the most updated driver was already installed.

    I then went to the Gateway home page to see if there were any new drivers that might deal w/audio issues. There were 2 of them but when I tried to save them my harddrive had them already.

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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Uninstall lthe old ones and then go to the website and try again.

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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Go to Device Manager
    Go to Sound, Video & Game Controllers
    Under that listed will be the Sound Drivers for the computer.
    Right click on the Drivers and uninstall it(Note: Confirmation Window will have Delete Driver Check Box::: Do not check it)
    On Deletion Restart the computer
    On Restart Go to Manufacturer's Website and download the latest sound driver

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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    How about you just unmute it.

    That's usually what te red line through the taskbar icon means

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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Thanks for the suggestions. I will try uninstalling the sound drivers & then reinstalling the audio drivers from the Gateway page.

    I could just 'unmute' it each time, but it happens constantly without warning or cause.

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    We wish you luck, report back

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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Definitely. I'll be at it (work computer) on Monday/Tuesday.

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    Re: My Sound Icon Has a Red Line Through It

    Didn't really help so I did a Sytem Restore. We'll see if that takes.

    I'll let you know. Thanks.

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