Headphones not being detected

[numberQ]

I just bought a GE earbud/microphone headset. There were two plugs, one for the microphone and one for the headset. The microphone works perfectly, but for whatever reason I can't hear anything in the earbud. When I go to Playback Devices to make it the default device, it doesn't even appear in the list.

 

[DJROD]

For one...when u plug it into the headphone jack....it should just work. Any headphones work right out the box when u plug em into the PC. At least for me it does.

Make sure your volume is clicked on. I remember it happening to me before. Somehow Windows just turned it off.

 

[Lemur]

Please fill out your system specs.

Is your audio realtek? If so ...

Goto Realtek Audio HD manager in systray
Goto AudioIO tab and see where is the headphone/speaker symbol
There should be only one such symbol depending on where u have connected the headphones(front/rear)
If you find headphone symbol repeating at some other place, change it to something else
Now everything will work

I have a Dell notebook and have to specify what device is going in the jack.

 

[karlsnooks]

I just bought a GE earbud/microphone headset. There were two plugs, one for the microphone and one for the headset. The microphone works perfectly, but for whatever reason I can't hear anything in the earbud. When I go to Playback Devices to make it the default device, it doesn't even appear in the list.

Please help us help you by filling out your system specs:

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[karlsnooks]

I just bought a GE earbud/microphone headset. There were two plugs, one for the microphone and one for the headset. The microphone works perfectly, but for whatever reason I can't hear anything in the earbud. When I go to Playback Devices to make it the default device, it doesn't even appear in the list.

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WIN key | type troubleshooting | ENTER key | under Hardware and Sound, click on Troubleshoot audio playback

WIN is the key with the wavy flag on it.