HELP!! My sound stopped working after I reinstalled Windows!! I can't hear anything at all. Why won't they work?? That was the frantic phone call from my sister, who is learning slowly to reformat her computers and reinstall the things the kids break.. Chances are the answer is that when you wiped out the computer, you didn't realize that the mainboard drivers weren't saved to be put back... more.

No matter how careful you are, there will come a time when you lose a  computer driver of one kind or another. Most generally you will accidentally uninstall it, the cat will step on the keyboard at a strategic time or the kids will wonder exactly what that file does and check it out. Don't laugh. Every single one of those thngs has happened to me. While windows of all flavors offer a lo... more.