Sound devices disappeared

I plugged in some headphones that had a microphone built into it. It made my sound preferences go wonky. My Built-In Output has disappeared on the list of devices. For a time, I had to manually control the use of headphones as an "Output" and switch back to "Input". Now I absolutely cannot get any sound. Help?!?

Do you see a red light shining out from the headphone jack? Even if you don't, try connecting a set of headphones & disconnecting them a few times - there's a switch in there that might have gotten stuck.
~Lyssa

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Hi all, please help,
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3. Downloaded latest drivers from Realtek, and tried install.
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5. Formatted and reinstalled XP over again, and tried 1 to 4 again.
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OS: Windows XP SP3, v.3264
Your problem may have to do with SP3. There are known problems with SP3 and KB88111 / Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition Audio class driver.
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Every time I toggle between silent and regular sound the sound effects disappear on mail how do I fix it?

Every time I toggle between silent and regular sound the sound effects disappear on mail how do I fix it?

With headphones?
With speaker?
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Try the following steps, check whether things are working after each step where appropriate, before trying the next.
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201177
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