Thanks for all the suggestions guys but i have tried everything under the sun and just cannot get it working.
As a solution would a soundcard work, OR would the soundcard need these drivers to make it run...
if not would something like this do:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/48180
or a bit more upmarket :
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/336331...d/Product.html
bearing in mind that it is only my mums work PC that is an 4 year old athlon rig, that my bro uses for light gaming. with 2.1 speakers