chicagofan wrote:
My speakers are working, and I have no idea where to look to see what
has changed in WMP, because I haven't used it in several months.

I have no intention of upgrading to WinX, and after weeks of MS changing
descriptions of updates from Optional, to Recommended, to Important,
and/or dropping any useful descriptions ... I got tired of spending my
days chasing info on them and stopped them altogether.

I know the security risks, etc., but I'm wondering if I had already
installed some updates affecting WMP? Anyone have any suggestions on
what I should check and or anything I can do to restore WMP on my Win7 pc?

If MS has succeeded in disabling my WMP use, they are just moving me
closer to the date I switch to Linux or Apple.

Barbara

My recommendation for sound issues, is to start with the
sound icon in the tray. It has separate parts for
"record" and "playback".

http://i43.tinypic.com/rj1owi.jpg

It also has selectors to redirect output to "digital audio",
which might attempt to travel over your HDMI cable. If you
re-installed a video driver for example, one with a
digital sound driver package inside the same folder, it can
reinstall digital sound, and "grab" audio from the existing setup.
Looking in the Sound icon and all those sub-menus, would be a way
to sort it out. The speakers you're using right now,
might well be on the analog audio choice.

Paul