No sound from ".AVI" files

Every time I play a ".AVI" file (or MPEG) I can see the video perfectly but not any sound.
What do I need to do?
Thanks

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General
Complete name                    : H:\***4.avi
Format                           : AVI
Format/Info                      : Audio Video Interleave
Format_Commercial_IfAny          : DV
Format profile                   : OpenDML
File size                        : 1.79 GiB
Duration                         : 8mn 52s
Overall bit rate                 : 28.9 Mbps
Video
ID                               : 0
Format                           : DV
Duration                         : 8mn 52s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 24.4 Mbps
Width                            : 720 pixels
Height                           : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 4:3
Frame rate mode                  : Constant
Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
Standard                         : NTSC
Chroma subsampling               : 4:1:1
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Interlaced
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 2.357
Stream size                      : 1.78 GiB (100%)
Audio
ID                               : 0-0
Format                           : PCM
Muxing mode                      : DV
Muxing mode, more info           : Muxed in Video #1
Duration                         : 8mn 52s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                        : 16 bits
Stream size                      : 0.00 Byte (0%)
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