No Windows sound "Failed to Play Test Tone" error during the speaker test

I have a desktop computer with a processor Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 32 - bit Windows 7 Home Premium.  It has run successfully for 2 years without any problem.  Sometimes the last month the noise stopped working.  When I try to configure the speakers I get the error message "Failed to play Test Tone".  It was originally plugged into the sound of the motherboard, so I purchased and installed a sound card.  After you have installed all the drivers, the sound still doesn't work, and I get the same error message.   I went through the tutorial 'No Sound in Windows' and run the audio troubleshooter, it does not find a problem.  I installed a new instance of Windows 7 on a partition on the same computer.  This instance of Windows sound plays, so I know the sound card works.  I think that a recent Windows Update may have caused the problem, but I can't understand that one.  Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I should try next?

Thank you

I ended up reinstalling Windows.  After that I did the sound came back.  I look very carefully at updates and ensuring that I have a return upwards before allowing Windows updates.  It was a major pain but at least my husband can now watch his videos with sound.

Carol

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