Install sound drivers in Windows XP

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Anyone who has ever installed a new operating system on their PC knows that most of the drivers are gone after such a new installation. The sound drivers especially like to disappear here. Here's a quick way to get sound back from your Windows XP PC.

You don't always have to unscrew it straight away.
You don't always have to unscrew it straight away.

That's why you need the sound driver

  • The sound driver is responsible for "managing" your computer's sound card. It mediates the incoming and outgoing audio data between hardware and software.
  • Now if you have another operating system, how Windows XP, install, this driver disappears from your computer. In order to get a sound from your computer again after the reinstallation, you have to reinstall the driver as well.


Installation under Windows XP

In order to be able to install the appropriate sound driver, you first need to know which Sound card They have. You can easily determine this in your system.

  1. To find the name of your sound card, open the Start menu. There you select "all programs" and then "accessories".
  2. Here you will find the item "System programs". Click it, then click System Information.
    3. Install sound driver for external sound card - that's how it works

    If you want to use a different sound card than the one installed in the computer ...

  3. The sound card is displayed under "Components" under "Audio device".
  4. Now all you have to do is use an internet search engine to find the right sound driver for your PC. To do this, simply enter the name of your sound card or that of your motherboard, along with the word "sound driver".
  5. The search query should give you many alternatives where you can download your driver.

Finally, all you have to do is get the driver install and your sound card is ready to use again.

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