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It says it does, but there is still no trace of it I can't get rid of SP3 because the uninstall files cannot be found.

I have reinstalled the Chipset drivers and all other drivers, to no avail.Īt this point I have tried everything I can think of, plus every hint I have found online. I get an error "Could not start the Windows Audio service on Local Computer. I have tried Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Component Services>Services (Local)>Windows Audio, and clicked Start (it showed stopped). I cannot get rid of it, and I cannot reinstall it. I have done this and everything else several times. However, it still does not show up in the Add/Remove list, and the uninstall file still cannot be found. I tried reinstalling the full SP3 (downloaded to disk) so that I could then uninstall it, and it says it was successfully installed. Tried to restore to an earlier time, but the earliest restore point did not change anything. It is not in the Add/Remove Programs, the uninstall folder cannot be found - either by Start/Run or by the Recovery Console. I have tried the Microsoft fixes at, but nothing works. But no, as soon as I reboot I have no soundĪnd My Computer right-click shows SP3 again. I did a "repair" install of XP with my original XP SP2 disk, and when it rebooted (with the disk still in the CD drive) I had sound, and I thought it was fixed. After rebooting, I still had no sound, and when I right-click on My Computer, it still shows as being Service Pack 3. Allĭevices show "working properly", but Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel shows No Audio Device.Īfter reading several forums about SP3 sound problems with XP, I deleted the SP3 from Add/Remove programs. Soundblaster shows up in Device Manager under Sound, Video and Game Controllers, and there are no device conflicts at all. I had disabled the onboard sound and had installed a Soundblaster Live soundcard, which has also been working fine all this time. Not sure when it happened exactly, I have been using another computer, but about a couple of months ago.

I have a Dell Inspiron 530 which originally came with Vista, but I wiped it out and installed Windows XP SP2 Retail version, which had worked perfectly for the last 18 months.Īfter a recent automatic Windows update to SP3, I have no sound.