christine
I myself had a compaq computer,it was my first one in fact.It never gave me any trouble,but at the same time it was nothing special.
Compaq builds everything so you can't do any upgrading within their system,so your stuck with basically what you buy.Thats why I'll never own another off-the-shelf computer again.
The Compaq that I had christine,it came with a recovery CD.Your best bet is to see if you can find that for yours.If not,then most likely what your problem is,is not havin the right drivers for your sound card,assuming that you have your speakers turned up,etc.
Good luck,and the next time you can afford too,get yourself a custom built one,you'll forget all about the compaq
