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Computer thinks it has no sound card unless headphones plugged in
Unless I have speakers or headphones plugged in, my computer gives me the red "X" over my sound icon in my system tray, and anything that involves sound won't work. This is annoying because I don't always want to listen to sound at work, but I still need to be able to play things that have sound while I listen to music from another source.
I guess I could just find a wire to plug into the headphone jack (yup, that works) but that seems silly. What gives? I've never had this problem on any other computer.