You could try that by doing the following:- click on start- type dxdiag in search box- click enter- once box opens, click on the display tab and check if there is any problem showing in the notes area- open the sound tabs and see if any errors show there- record the errors and let us know- open the system tab and check the direct X in use.

Can the game/games install? If they can't are they compatible with windows 7? What errors do you get when trying to play games? What direct X is the game compatible with? Are your graphic card drivers and sound up to date? If it is an issue like that you can test it with the command shown for xp. Post that error here, or research it online- click on Music tab- click on directmusic tabIf this doesn't help, click on the more help tab and select either troubleshoot or sound tabs and answer questions according to your issue.With regards to playing games on windows 7, I am afraid you will have to give more information. Have you connected the speakers in the right plug?Have you checked that your sound device shows in device manager? Is there any question mark next to it? Have you installed the drivers for sound? If driver is installed, have you checked that driver is the most recent one? Have you run the sound troubleshooter? To do so in XP, do the following:- click on start- control panel- sound, speech and audio devices- click on sound and audio devices- click on hardware tab- click on troubleshoot- answer questions asked according to your issue- if this doesn't solve the problem we could try the next process- click on start- run- type dxdiag- click on yes- click on sound tab- click on DirectSound tab- answer the questions accordingly- if you answer no to any of the questions, it is going to show you an error in the notes area.

Hello, with regards to your sound issue in XP, have you tried the basic troubleshooting steps? Have you checked that your sound is not set to mute? If it is not in mute, have you increase the volume to at least 50%? I say 50% because depending on the speakers you have, they might no sound too good.

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