How to Repair Audio in Windows XP

The audio in your Windows XP computer is controlled by a sound card. This can be either a physical PCI card on the computer, or a built-in sound card chip on the system motherboard. Repairing the audio subsystem of your XP computer is necessary if you notice that the sound quality is impaired or corrupted. Accomplish this by reinstalling a fresh copy of the sound card files on the operating system.

Things You'll Need

• Sound card driver CD (that shipped with your PC)

Instructions

1. Insert the driver CD into the computer.

2. Click "Start," then "Control Panel" and "Device Manager."

3. Click "Sound Controllers."

4. Click your sound card, select "Driver" and click "Update Driver."

5. Select the drive containing the driver CD to reinstall the files, repairing your audio system.

References

• Computer Hope: Sound Card Drivers