no active mixer?

i have a home built system and this happens every time i do a fresh install.
i have no sound but the system sounds beep. i have uptodate drivers every
thing is working fine but when i go to the sound control under control panel
it says i have no active mixer. how do i get 1 or fix this problem?

ty

That indicates a problem with the audio drivers.
Make sure you are using the latest Windows XP audio drivers.
If not, get them form the manufacturers web site.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Rent-A-Pig" wrote in message
...
i have a home built system and this happens every time i do a fresh
install.
i have no sound but the system sounds beep. i have uptodate drivers every
thing is working fine but when i go to the sound control under control
panel
it says i have no active mixer. how do i get 1 or fix this problem?

ty

theres only 1 problem when i try and update the drivers it says my sound card
is not there but when i check in the drvice manger it says it is there. i
have had this problem even befor i got the sound card i think my comp has a
onboard sound card as well case i had sound befor i instaled the now crative
sound card. my bro some how figuerd it out when i first got the computer and
im trying to fig out how he fixed it the first time.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

That indicates a problem with the audio drivers.
Make sure you are using the latest Windows XP audio drivers.
If not, get them form the manufacturers web site.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Rent-A-Pig" wrote in message
...
i have a home built system and this happens every time i do a fresh
install.
i have no sound but the system sounds beep. i have uptodate drivers every
thing is working fine but when i go to the sound control under control
panel
it says i have no active mixer. how do i get 1 or fix this problem?

ty

You may need to disable the on board audio in the BIOS, but this was most
likely already done if it worked before.
Check your manual and/or contact the motherboard manufacturer for details.
Make sure you are updating the correct driver and not the on board which you
are not intending to use.

Download the correct drivers.
It may be an executable you can install by double-clicking and following
prompts.
Otherwise open Device Manager after downloading drivers.
Double click your sound card.
Click Driver tab
Click Update driver.
Follow prompts.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Rent-A-Pig" wrote in message
...
theres only 1 problem when i try and update the drivers it says my sound
card
is not there but when i check in the drvice manger it says it is there. i
have had this problem even befor i got the sound card i think my comp has
a
onboard sound card as well case i had sound befor i instaled the now
crative
sound card. my bro some how figuerd it out when i first got the computer
and
im trying to fig out how he fixed it the first time.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

That indicates a problem with the audio drivers.
Make sure you are using the latest Windows XP audio drivers.
If not, get them form the manufacturers web site.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Rent-A-Pig" wrote in message
...
i have a home built system and this happens every time i do a fresh
install.
i have no sound but the system sounds beep. i have uptodate drivers
every
thing is working fine but when i go to the sound control under control
panel
it says i have no active mixer. how do i get 1 or fix this problem?

ty