Hey all, me and my computer are back with yet another problem!
This time around for some unexplicable reason, i cant hear any sound on the internet on both IE and Firefox

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hi there,
What type of file are you trying to listen on the internet? Is it streaming media like a film or music?

Basically its all videos and all music, even small sound files.

Ok.
Presumably Windows sounds all work ok? eg: when starting up and shutting down Windows. Also, can you play music and video files which are actually resident on your computer?

Yep, all of those work fine, wich is the part thats really confusing me

hello Azza1988,

No Sound in Internet Explorer

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Author: Soumitra Sengupta MVP
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Article ID:555474Last Review:October 11, 2005Revision:1.0
SUMMARY

There is no sound when using internet explorer
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Tips

No Sound in Internet Explorer

Resolution:-
1.Open Control Panel.
2.Double Click to open Sounds and Audio Devices.
3.Click Sounds tab.
4.Scroll down to Windows Explorer, which is present under the Programs events.
5.Select Complete Navigation and Start Navigation.
Click OK/Apply.

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~ Joseph
Desktop Support Analyst
MCSA, CCNA, A+ Certified.

if that doesnt work...

on IE go to internet option>advanced and then click on restore defaults.

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Desktop Support Analyst
MCSA, CCNA, A+ Certified.

Nope, Still no sound

BTW, im primarily using Firefox, so any instructions regading FF would be grand

give this a shot...

1. Click "Start".
2. Select "Run".
3. Type: sndvol32
4. Click "OK".
5. Make sure the following are not muted and the volume is up for "Volume Control" and "Wave".

__________________
~ Joseph
Desktop Support Analyst
MCSA, CCNA, A+ Certified.

Yep, all those are hunky dory, still no internet sound

Another thing to try:
Right-click the volume icon in your taskbar and selcting 'Open Volume Control'. If there is an 'AUX' volume slider, ensure 'Mute' is not checked and that the volume is up.


Also, have you checked that your Shockwave and Java are updated?

how do i go about checking that?

Shockwave Download / Update: Adobe Shockwave Download Center

Sun Java Download / update : Download Java software from Sun Microsystems

Worth a shot
even if they don't help, it's always good to be up to date