Hi

I am running Windows XP Home and I had to format the computer due to
virus/worm that could not be removed otherwised.

When I installed Windows XP again everything seemed to be fine apart from
sound. When I tried to play tracks I got following message:


"There is no sound card
You either do not have a sound card installed on your computer or it is not
functioning properly. If you do not have a sound card installed, you must
install one before you can listen to audio in a digital media file. If you do
have a sound card installed, refer to its documentation to troubleshoot the
problem.

Error ID = 0x80040256, Remedy ID = 0x00000000 "

I opened Device Manager and I found that there's something wrong with
C-Media AC97 Audio Device. When I open it it says the following

"This device cannot start. (Code 10)

Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device."

Troubleshoot suggest that I uninstall and install the driver again but I am
not sure about that as I dont think that I have backup on CD.

Could anyone help me to solve this issue?

Alex Boromisa

Alex Boromisa wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am running Windows XP Home and I had to format the computer due to
> virus/worm that could not be removed otherwised.
>
> When I installed Windows XP again everything seemed to be fine apart from
> sound. When I tried to play tracks I got following message:
>
>
> "There is no sound card
> You either do not have a sound card installed on your computer or it is not
> functioning properly. If you do not have a sound card installed, you must
> install one before you can listen to audio in a digital media file. If you do
> have a sound card installed, refer to its documentation to troubleshoot the
> problem.
>
> Error ID = 0x80040256, Remedy ID = 0x00000000 "
>
> I opened Device Manager and I found that there's something wrong with
> C-Media AC97 Audio Device. When I open it it says the following
>
> "This device cannot start. (Code 10)
>
> Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device."
>
> Troubleshoot suggest that I uninstall and install the driver again but I am
> not sure about that as I dont think that I have backup on CD.
>
> Could anyone help me to solve this issue?
>
> Alex Boromisa

Re-installation of Windows using just the Windows XP cdrom
does not guarantee that all of the required drivers are also
re-installed. Typically, drivers for peripherals are on the
cdrom discs or floppy diskettes that accompany them. Look for
the one for the sound system. If the sound card is integrated
into the motherboard, the audio drivers is in an utility cdrom
for the motherboard.