How do i get my computer to recognise my sound and graphics cards again?

My computer was wiped clean, and most documents were kept. My computer won't play sound, or pc games like Sims, though. It says it coudn't find a compatible audio or Graphics (DirectX) card. The Windows XP recovery disc was used, but the cards just won't work. ?

How do i get my computer to recognise my sound and graphics cards again?
If it's the same graphics and sound cards that were in the computer when you bought it, you should have a driver CD.





If you can't find the CD, download Belarc Advisor and run it. This will give you a comprehensive breakdown of the hardware and software that makes up your computer.





You'll then need to go online to download the drivers for both your sound card and your video card. (Simply type the name of your sound card/video card into a search engine, followed by driver download. i.e., 'Nvidia driver download' (without the inverted commas)).





Best of luck.





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Reply:You need to re-install the drivers so the PC recognises the components and knows how to communicate with them.
Reply:You are going to need to download the drivers (software that allows the system to recognise and use the hardware) for your graphics card and sound card. If it is a shop bought machine you can google the machine name and model number and download these from the manufacturers support site. If unsure mail me the machine model name etc and I'll send you a link to the files you need.
Reply:the prob there is sort you are using an old version of directx much better if you download the latest direct x 9.0c or 10 either it will work not only to sims but it will work to all kinds of games in present whether online or lan games.. you can download it at softpedia.com