PC won't recognize headphones...

[LaRebeldeRaven]

it has speakers and headphones in red, bellow both of them it says " not plugged in"
i went to online and checked the microsoft web site for windows vista, and it took me here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-fixing-common-sound-problems
from there i clicked on the link "Diagnose and repair problems with sound and audio"
and I'm currently here,( http://support.microsoft.com/gp/no_sound?entrypoint=WHHT ) but i want to know if i should download it... would it help?

 

[Indigo]

It's an official Microsoft utility, sure, never used it though so I don't know how useful it'll be.

 

[LaRebeldeRaven]

i downloaded it, and at first i thought it was going to fix it, but in the end it still showed that there was something wrong.
but when i un-plugged and plugged back the headphones after around 15 seconds the computer finally recognized it! T.T finally! (although the program i downloaded still said there was something wrong... )

but thank you! so much! for helping me, and sticking around for an hour
i wouldn't have downloaded the program if you didn't okay it... (already have enough viruses from websites that were supposed to be "safe"...)

anyways! Thank you! ^^

 

[BRUTUS]

Don't you have a" Sound Card " ?
Read it's manual
Read the MBoard Manual
Do a Direct X 9.0 Sound tests
What speakers do you have How (many)
Is the volume controls useable ( Sound,cpl)

 

[inzochinzo]

i have windows xp and my headphones usually alwasy worked, im kind of mad now because for some reason they just stop working thats why i searched this is topic. Hopefully someone can help me out, i need my headphones