Last night however I found my Cyberlink Power DVD disk and re-installed that. Now I have no audio whatsoever. when I try to open volume control it says
There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Add Hardware.
This program will now close
I have done this and Cannot find any new hardware. In device manager under sound/video and game controllers there is a yellow asterix beside "Microsoft WINMM WMD Audio Compatability Driver" and when I look at properties it says
A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing this functionality. (Code 32)
Windows media when trying to play anything says
Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be functioning properly.
I have also gone to the windows update website and have downloaded an update called "realtek high definition audio" which appears to have had no effect.
Help!!!