Hi Cliff, Thursday, July 17, 2003, 5:47:11 AM, you wrote: CM> Ok, smart people, I have a challenge for you. My sound function is almost totally dead. Can't play CD's, can't play .wav files, video clips are silent. CM> However, I discovered recently that on Yahoo Chat, the voice function works very well. Also, while on chat, I was sent to a URL having a .wav file. While the "talk" function within Yahoo was CM> active, the file would play. Once I logged out of Yahoo, the .wav file went silent. CM> Do any of you smart people have any suggestions I could try? If you're feeling bold, you could go into Yahoo Chat so that the voice, etc., works, then leave it that way for a few minutes (15 or so), then simply turn the power off on the computer. Turn it back on and see if sound still works. --Scott. Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.