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How do I enable speakers on Windows XP?

How do I enable speakers on Windows XP?

Windows XP – How to set up speakers and microphone

  1. Click on Control Panel in the Start menu.
  2. The Control Panel window will appear.
  3. Select Sounds and Audio Devices.
  4. The Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window will appear.
  5. Select the Audio tab in the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window.

How do I reinstall my audio driver for Windows XP?

Windows XP

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
  2. Click the Hardware tab.
  3. Expand Sound, video, and game controllers.
  4. Double-click the sound card, and then click the Driver tab.
  5. Click Update Driver.
  6. Follow the Hardware Update Wizard to update the sound card driver.

How do I find Device Manager in Windows XP?

Windows XP

  1. From the. Windows. desktop, click. Start. > Control Panel. . If using the Classic Start menu, click. Start.
  2. Click. Performance and Maintenance. . If the options differ from the following example, continue with the. step-by-step. instructions for Classic View.
  3. Click. System. .
  4. From the Hardware tab, click. Device Manager. .

How do I test Sound on Windows XP?

Click the “Sounds and Audio Devices” icon. Click the Voice tab. Click the “Test hardware…” button. In the Sound Hardware Test Wizard window, click the Next button.

How do I lower the volume on Windows XP?

Finding the volume controls

  1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner.
  2. Click the Control Panel option.
  3. Select the Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices category from the Control Panel menu,.
  4. Select Adjust the System Volume.

How do I add the volume icon to my taskbar in Windows XP?

To display the volume control icon in the notification area:

  1. Open Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel.
  2. On the Volume tab, under Device volume, select the Place volume icon in the taskbar notification area check box.

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