My girlfriend had this, and we suspected that she had spyware on her laptop, so we ran a series of tests, and indeed there were some spyware on her laptop, and as we removed it she had no sound problems whatsoever. Any activity that occurs without obvious cause should raise suspicion for either viruses, spyware, or other malware. If this isn't the case, then start looking at issues with your soundcard. Hope that helps. On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:56:35 -0000, "Peter Beasley" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx> said: > I keep losing sound for no apparent reason. The last time this happened > was a few minutes ago while arrowing through my skype contacts list. I > have no sight at all so am in the minority I guess,so cannot see what > might be on the screen if it was turned on. I am also not able to bring > up narrator or freedom box system access. All I can do is press and hold > the off button and then reboot. > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > Christopher Hallsworth Skype name chrishallsworth7266 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq