i was trying to figure out how to get my computer to make sound again and i ended up in a sound trouble shooter, and while im going through the different steps, one of the options gives me a link to the master control for the volume. when i click on the link it tells me: there are no active mixer devices available. to install mixer devices, go to control pannel, click printers and other hardware, and then click add hardware. this program will now close.
well when i was trying to get my printer to work last night, i already tried that and it said this: operation could not be competed, the print spooler service is not running.
while i was in control panel i saw the sounds and audio devices, so i clicked that and it said that there was no audio device what so ever installed on my computer, i know there is because i used to play music all the time before. dont know if any of that helps with anything, but it adds to the list of whats wrong with this damn thing.