No sound after WIN98 install

[knownocomputer]

After I installed windows 98 I can't get sound from any video clips from the internet. What should I do?

[eboyjones]

try opening your internet browser and click on tools> internet options> advanced. drop down to multimedia and check box for play sounds for web pages. also do you have real player or windows media player installed. you need a player to play video sounds and video clips.

[knownocomputer]

try opening your internet browser and click on tools> internet options> advanced. drop down to multimedia and check box for play sounds for web pages. also do you have real player or windows media player installed. you need a player to play video sounds and video clips.

This still didn't solve the problem. Do you have any other suggestions?

[DocPC]

Did you install your sound card drivers? Do you hear sounds from within Windows?

[eboyjones]

Did you install your sound card drivers? Do you hear sounds from within Windows?

good point Doc. Are your speakers plugged into the right jack in the sound card?
volume control turned up? might sound silly, but happens. Also is your sound card listed under "other devices" in device manager. If this is a new install sometimes that happens. You might also go into safe mode, press f8 when booting, and look under device manager. See if the card is listed correctly or multiple times. Just some things to check.

[knownocomputer]

good point Doc. Are your speakers plugged into the right jack in the sound card?
volume control turned up? might sound silly, but happens. Also is your sound card listed under "other devices" in device manager. If this is a new install sometimes that happens. You might also go into safe mode, press f8 when booting, and look under device manager. See if the card is listed correctly or multiple times. Just some things to check.

I am not sure about the sound card. I have a speaker wire plugged in from the wall outlet to my right speaker, and then a wire connecting the right speaker to the left. I only see MPU-410 compatible under sounds in device manager. I don't find a 'other devices' list.
Thanks.

[knownocomputer]

Did you install your sound card drivers? Do you hear sounds from within Windows?

I didn't install the sound card drivers. I can only find one under device manager and it is called MPU-401 compatible. I don't hear sounds from within windows.

[eboyjones]

you still don't have sound card drivers installed. MPU-401 is for midi devices.You could first have windows do a seach for new hardware. If it finds your card have drivers ready. If not remove mpu from device manager and let windows find it again on restart. Have your drivers ready. It should pick up your gameport also. you know you did it right when you have the little speaker showing next to your clock.

[CCT]

This site: http://ussa.supremeserver14.com/supp...7872a5a6e7daf4 covers a similar issue with those drivers:

To paraphrase them:

Go to Control Panel, System, Device Manager, Sound Video and Game Controllers. Unless you see "YAMAHA OPL-3SAx sound systems" or "YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver" with a "?" or "!" in front of it, the driver was installed correctly.

Go to "Control Panel, Multimedia and make sure the preferred device selected for Playback is "YAMAHA OPL-3SAx Playback" or "YAMAHA Audio."

Go to volume control to adjust the sound card's volume to the max position.

[suicidetuna]

Thanks...I followed your instructions and the driver appears to be installed correctly. But under multimedia the playback function is greyed out.

[CCT]

When you reloaded 98, you did install chipset drivers FIRST?

Then video and then sound and internet stuff?

You didn't relocate the sound card? (if it's onboard I guess you didn't)

I haven't played with 98 for quite a while - try reading through this (the answers are wayyyy down at the bottom:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/M...l?qid=21038336

edit: other options I read about:

Try going into Add/Remove Programs > Windows Setup and remove Multimedia and reboot. Then return and re-install it.

or

Safe mode allows you to see old drivers and hardware so you can remove them.

If you are sure that you have the right driver, boot into safe mode instead of normal mode. Look at device manager and expand the multimedia/sound section. Look for any ghost devices and delete them altogether. You can opt to blow away all your multimedia stuff from safe mode and then reboot into normal mode. This will give you another chance to install fresh drivers with no (possibly old) conflicting drivers that you just removed from safe mode.