# Suddenly no sound in Windows Media Player. Help.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-no-sound-in-windows-media-player-help/254453>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-no-sound-in-windows-media-player-help/254453 "2004-07-10T17:57:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![wisernow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-no-sound-in-windows-media-player-help/254453/1 "2004-07-10T17:57:58Z")

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Please help. I was playing a video on my computer using Windows Media Player 9, when suddenly the sound went dead. I have tried rebooting the system and it didn’t help. The sound card and the speakers are ok because I can play music using Real Player. What could have gone wrong with Windows Media Player? I have also downloaded and installed the Windows Player again. Thanks to any dopers who can help.

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**Author:** ![wisernow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-no-sound-in-windows-media-player-help/254453/2 "2004-07-10T18:03:47Z")

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Sorry guys. It was just something stupid I had done. Stupid enough not to mention it here. Can I request a moderator to please close this thread and get it off. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-no-sound-in-windows-media-player-help/254453/3 "2004-07-10T18:05:16Z")

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Try hitting F8 (mute).

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-no-sound-in-windows-media-player-help/254453/4 "2004-07-10T23:39:56Z")

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I did that once. Spent three hours trying to figure out why WMP wasn’t playing. Then I realized I had accidentally muted it. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-no-sound-in-windows-media-player-help/254453/5 "2004-07-10T23:55:43Z")

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> [@wisernow](#):
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> Sorry guys. It was just something stupid I had done. Stupid enough not to mention it here. Can I request a moderator to please close this thread and get it off. Thanks.

Well I guess you´re **wisernow** 😃