G
Guest
After installing Vista my sound doesn't work. I'm on an Acer laptop. I've
uninstalled the sound driver and reinstalled and yet nothing. Please help
uninstalled the sound driver and reinstalled and yet nothing. Please help
Brooke said:After installing Vista my sound doesn't work. I'm on an Acer laptop.
I've uninstalled the sound driver and reinstalled and yet nothing.
Please help
Andrew said:It seems that sound problems are Vista's theme song, they are reported so
often. Come on Microsoft, if you whizz bang new sound doesn't cut it, how
about allowing some backward compatibility?
I have a stock standard, current model Intel motherboard which had great
onboard sound with XP Pro, and it used to drive my 6 speaker system
beautifully - the sound quality was great. My sound is now completely
trashed, and people are sagely telling me I should buy a new sound card
ffs.
Stuff that - the "hardware compatibility" program/detector/ whatever it is
told me my hardware was compatible before I upgraded, so either Microsoft
or Intel or both were obviously negligent if something as basic as the
sound on a current model Intel motherboard doesn't even come close to
working.
For goodness' sake, how much more mainstream can you be than an Intel M/B?
I bet neither Intel nor Microsoft will buy me a new sound card or give me
a refund. No, didn't think so.
Lots of luck with your Acer Michael.
Andrew
(Deeply p*ssed off)
Michael Solomon said:Have you checked for an updated driver for your soundcard from the
manufacturer's website?
--
Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
Mike Hall - MS MVP said:Your stock standard, current model Intel motherboard which had great
onboard sound with XP Pro most likely has a Realtek sound card, and the
drivers for it come from who?
Andrew, this is not a trick question..
Look in your mobo manual or visit the Intel website to see which
manufacturer is responsible to the sound part, then go to their site to
get Vista drivers..
Some third party manufacturers were slow off the mark, and some still
haven't moved off of the mark at all.. if they didn't get drivers to MS in
time to be included in the Vista RTM, then Vista will not do the job that
it should have.. the driver situation lies squarely with the individual
manufacturers, not MS..
Andrew said:What about the so-called "compatibility" tool? Why didn't that work? Oh I
see, that is Intel's problem too. Right.
Andrew said:What about the so-called "compatibility" tool? Why didn't that work? Oh I
see, that is Intel's problem too. Right.
555NAH said:I am having the same problem with my new Toshiba laptop
(pre-installed with Vista). It worked for the first few days and
then nothing. I have also tried uninstalling the sound driver and
nothing.....yet, my computer says everything is 'working properly'.
HELPPPPP!
Unfortunately my return period has lapsed from Best Buy....