For no "apparent" reason the sound from my desk TOP SPEAKERS has become very low. I first just assumed it was the speakers as everything I checked seemed OK, they were 10 YEARS old anyway. The new set has the same problem, very low sound. I have checked all VOLUME settings and hook ups and there are no conflicts shown within the device manager.

I am tempted to disable all of the devices in the "sound, video and game controller" icon as suggested in the trouble shooting guides and let windows find them again after I reboot. But I am afraid that I will simply loose everything in that icon. Any suggestions? Thanks.

This is my system:

All hardware is less than 1 year old.
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
Intel® Corel ™ 2 Duo CPU
E 4600 @ 2.4 GHz
2.40 GHz, 1.99 GB RAM
ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 Motherboard
On Board Sound Cards
Legacy Audio Drivers
Realtek HD Audio Output
Have you gone into control > sound, audio> & checked the settings? Is this a on board or a sound cardyes, yes, and no.