When i try to install a sound driver on my laptop it says cannot find the...

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...media device for the driver? I installed a fresh copy of windows xp SP2 and no sound :(
 
You've tried to install the wrong driver, it sounds like. Check the Device Manager (Right-click "My Computer" and click "Properties," then "Device Manager." Find the sound device, and right-click it and go to "Properties." Get the model number and go to the website of either the computer company or the sound card company, and search for the driver for that product there in the "Support" section of the website.
 
Sounds like the result of trying to install the wrong driver.

When you executed the driver installation program, it should have unpacked its contents to a specific directory on your computer's hard drive. Find that directory.

Then, press the keyboard combination WinKey + Pause. This will open up the System Properties applet. Navigate to the Device Manager and find the device(s) that feature an Exclamation Mark beside it (them). Choose one and double-click on its icon. Then go to the tab of the Properties Sheet for that device that offers the option to upgrade the driver(s) for that device. Point it at the folder to which the driver installation executable unpacked its files. If it picks out a driver from that folder, you're good to go. If it does not, then you have the wrong driver(s) for that device.
 
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