Thanks so much mate much appreciated, thanks again.

"Byte" wrote:

> Its not your speakers, it is your soundcard. Go to:
> Start>Run>type "devmgmt.msc" and press OK
> Scroll down to "Sound, Video and Game Controllers"
> and see if it has either a question (?) mark on it or
> a quote (!) mark annotating that you have a problem
> with it. Check your utility disks that came with your PC
> to reinstall the drivers or go to the manufacturers website
> to download them.
> --
> XP-WNP
> Today is the first day of the
> rest of your life.
>
>
> "Dale" wrote:
>
> > I recently reset windows on my pc, stupid i know, but now when i try to play
> > music it says, "cannot playback the audio stream: no audio hardware is
> > available, or the hardware is not responding". I have my speakers plugged in
> > but this comes up, can anyone help please? Many thanks in advance.