Security Update Screwed Up Sound

I just installed the new security update and now my sound is gone. The icon in my menu bar is missing, it shows an open space instead of the speaker, and clicking on that space just make the ball spin. In System Prefs, the Sound output shows no options.
I'm running a g4 powerbook with leopard.
thanks.

Jon,
I would start off by resetting the P-Ram...
You probably know this but hold down the command/option/P/R key at startup and let is sound 3 or 4 times...
If that doesn't do it, try setting the PMU....
Here are the instructions....
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
Let us know if this works for you...

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