Headphones connected to the computer's headphone jack aren't seen as a separate device. They are just connected to the 'line out' or 'headphone out' and use the device that is created by the sound card's drivers.
Having either stereo speakers or headphones should be the goal. The two separate audio devices should work together depending on the situation you have and what you want to do with the sound performance. You can either sit at home and listen on your stereo headphones and enjoy and lay back in your bed, or you can have a party and play your music loud from your stereo speakers. Having separate external playback devices to go with your audio devices should be an essential to owning any kind of small audio device. You just can't get everything out of a small audio device.
To play USB speakers on Windows 7, first, plug the USB speakers into an available USB port. Windows should automatically recognize the device and install any necessary drivers. Next, right-click the speaker icon in the system tray and select "Playback devices." In the Playback tab, right-click your USB speakers, choose "Set as Default Device," and click "OK" to confirm. You should now hear audio through the USB speakers.
Check that the device is producing sound - what are the headphones plugged into? Is the volume on the device turned up. Is there a sound control panel? Unplug them and see if it is working. if necessary, borrow headphones from someone else. Try your headphones in another device. If they still don't work then they are broken and you need to replace them.
check the device manager. click run, type devmgmt.msc
It should come with headphones
I would contact both companies. To start it would be the beats company. There may be a defect in the headphones which is more likely than the device you are using.
yh matt should let you keep headphones
Any MP3 player that presents itself as a USB Mass Storage device should work on Windows ME. The Archos 5, for instance, should work.
if you are on windows Vista or Windows 7 ,press the Windows Start , and in the search bar, put Keyboard, open it , and go to 'Hardware ' Tab it should say your Device's Name. :)
You can use windows update tool. It will find Microsoft certified drivers for your laptop.
Installation wizard, or follow this steps to use the Windows Device Manager:Open Windows Device Manager. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000833. In the Device Manager make sure the device you're attempting to install is not already listed from past install attempts. If the device is found highlight it and remove it from Device Manager to prevent any conflicts during the install.Once Device Manager looks ok reboot the computer.As the computer is rebooting an install new hardware wizard should appear if Windows detects the new hardware using this wizard you should be able to point Windows to the folder containing your drivers either on the CD, diskette, or the folder containing the files you downloaded.If Windows does not detect any new hardware open Control Panel and double-click the Add hardware icon to run the hardware detection wizard. During the steps you will have an option to tell Windows you have a disk containing the drivers for your new hardware device, at this point Windows to the directory containing the drivers for your device.Once drivers have been installed reboot.
When asked: In Windows XP Device Manager, how do you uninstall a device? the answer should be: Go to the Device Manager - Start > Run > devmgmt.msc Then, click on the name of the device you want to remove and click Uninstall on the shortcut menu.