Booted computer and sound stopped working ESS es1869f

Do a "System Restore" to a date that the email worked. This is found in the system tools menu of the All programs option in the start menu.

When you do have ParchMix up and running, single-right-click the blue striped icon in your system tray (lower right corner of screen) and choose Restore Defaults from the popup menu. By default, PatchMix should start each time your computer is booted up.

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&ServiceTag=&SystemID=INSPIRONI6400/E1505&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Please visit the site above and specify your operating system and select AUDIO from the category option. Thanks

What you can do is place the icons back on to the desktop by dragging from start-menu and simply creating a shortcut. Then restart the computer and tell me if the problem still exists.

Volume Control - The volume icon does not appear in the notification area (system tray)
Go to Start/Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices.
On the Volume Tab under Device Volume, put a check in the box that reads: Place volume icon in the taskbar.(Classic View)

If that has been tried:
Place your XP CD in then go to Start/Run and type in:
EXPAND -R X:\I386\powrprof.dl_ C:\Windows\System32 (X- is your CD location)
Once done: Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 stobject.dll
or
How to fix system tray icons missing in vista and xp
For those who like to do it manually, open the command prompt and type the following two commands one by one:

From the command prompt, type
"taskkill /f /im explorer.exe"
"explorer.exe"

Hope it helps.

You may just need to restart the Wireless Zero service. Right click on My Computer and select Manage. When the Computer Management console opens up, expand Services and Applications on the left side and click on Services. Scroll down to where you see Wireless Zero Configuration and click Restart (or if it is stopped, click Start).

Close the Services window, and right click on your wireless icon in the system tray and choose "View Available Wireless Networks." Click "Change Advanced Settings" on the left side, then under the Wireless Network tab put a check next to "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings." Then click OK.

Can you connect wirelessly now?

you don't need
xp will install it automatically

try to reboot your computer into safe mode.

To use a Safe Boot option, follow these steps:

1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.
2. Select an option when the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and then press ENTER.
3. When the Boot menu appears again, and the words "Safe Mode" appear in blue at the bottom, select the installation that you want to start, and then press ENTER.

Then click start
click run
type in msconfig
uncheck everything under the startup tab except your antivirus
and reboot

Is the desktop there with no icons?

Did you put the mouse cursor down where the system tray should be to see if it was on Auto-Hide?

Did you try and right click on the mouse with the cursor anywhere on the desktop to see if a pop-up menu appeared?

Sometimes when computer games are played the game changes the resolution on the monitor putting all the icons off screen, so by right clicking on the mouse and left clicking on properties the display properties will come up and when you go into settings you can restore them.

If none of this applies to your situation then
On boot up keep pressing F8. This will give you options, pick last known good configuration. and boot up.

If that doesn't work, press F8 on boot up and choose safe mode.

If this doesn't work then the Operating System is corrupt and will have to be repaired.

Boot with winxp cd and choose repair console.

Have you tried reinstalling your drivers? Try connecting some external speakers to the headphone jack and see if it works? If it does the speakers on the laptop are gone, if not the sound card is indeed not working. Do you have a speaker icon in your system tray by the clock?