No sound when i play games

[FONT= "Comic Sans MS"][/FONT] I have never gone down this route before so i really hope someone can help me my sound works fine on everythink else but when i install a game recently there was no sound i have tried everything new drivers ect ect but still no sound so i just put it down to that one particly game but i have just bought Call of Juarez and have had the same problem no sound please can some one point me in the right dirrection

 

Try going to Start -> Run and type in dxdiag. If you have Windows XP it has some basic tests for the audio.

The audio is broken up into "Windows sounds" and "higher level" sounds (CD's, MP3's, Video audio, etc). If you can hear Windows sounds, but not others, that could mean the program sounds settings are muted.

Windows should have a volume control (and mutes) in the Notification tray (icons next to the time), there may also be an audio "manager" supplied by the audio controller manufacturer. You might also find icons in Control Panel (classic view).

If you hear some sounds and not others, that sounds to me like settings (something is muted or the level down).

Look around for audio controllers/managers. Windows Volume is only one of them.

Matt