Problem was an MS Update for an NVidia driver (how trustworthy is that?). I
rolled the driver back, reinstalled the "Real Good" audio driver and VOLIA!

Cheers.

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Wiley
Credo: Let people think you're a fool, rather than open mouth and remove all
doubt!



"Wiley Coyote" <wiley@mentorits.com> wrote in message
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> G'day to all.
>
> I have a Nvidia audio chip set. I've installed all the appropriate drivers
> (Driver Manager reports evrything is fine - in other words no Red Xess,
> Question Marks or Exclamation Marks).
>
> BUT, I have no sound! I've checked with different speakers, head sets and the
> like. Interestingly enuff, when in Control Panel, all my options are grayed
> out (i.e. disabled).
>
> I've talked with Nvidia and we've gone thru lots of things (even replaced
> Nvidia Graphics card, tried different drivers). Nada. I then spent about 2
> hours with HP (it's a Pavillian 522C) - still NADA.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> OH BTW: Windows XP Home, Latest SP etc. No viruses, Trojans or related
> Spyware. Hmmm
>
> --
> Wiley
> Credo: Let people think you're a fool, rather than open mouth and remove all
> doubt!
>
>
>
>