Speakers don't really ever show in device manager. The sound device does
that. You are saying you don't see the sound device. If not, it's
disconnected, or broken.

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"Brandias" <Brandias@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Yeah, I thought so too. But the speakers are fine, working well on a
> different machine. I unplugged and then plugged them back in...but even
> if
> they didn't work, shouldn't they be listed?
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> No listing in devmgmt means the device is not connected at all, not that
>> the
>> driver is bad. If Windows does not see the sound device, it's
>> disconnected
>> or broken.
>>
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>> "Brandias" <Brandias@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> > I had the standard issues with downgrading to XP from Vista with sound
>> > and
>> > the realtek HD drivers. I finally got those installed and resolved the
>> > conflicts in my device manager. Everything seems to be working just
>> > fine,
>> > except I have no sound and no audio devices listed. Not under Sound or
>> > the
>> > Device manger. I don't know what to do anymore. There are no further
>> > updates for me to get, so I am thinking that somewhere I missed a
>> > driver
>> > that
>> > isn't important enough to tell me it's missing. Can someone help?
>>