im having problems with my sound card, anytime I try to listen to my music files this appears on the screen;

There is no sound card
You either do not have a sound card installed on your computer or it is not functioning properly. If you do not have a sound card installed, you must install one before you can listen to audio in a digital media file. If you do have a sound card installed, refer to its documentation to troubleshoot the problem.

followed by;

Error ID = 0x80040256

can anyone help please?