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"No Audio Output Device is installed" - where has it gone?

PGL · 2010-02-10 21:26:03

the title says it all. for some strange reason i have no sound on my laptop. i installed windows updates and rebooted the machine yesterday evening. then this evening i logged on again, only to find that i have no sound and get the above error msg when i hover the mouse pointer over the speaker icon in the bottom right…

10-02-2010 9:26pm

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PGL

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the title says it all. for some strange reason i have no sound on my laptop. i installed windows updates and rebooted the machine yesterday evening. then this evening i logged on again, only to find that i have no sound and get the above error msg when i hover the mouse pointer over the speaker icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.

can anyone help me out?

cheers

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#2 10-02-2010 10:06pm

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I got the same recently too actually. All was fine after a reboot though.

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#3 11-02-2010 9:39am

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Random wrote: »

I got the same recently too actually. All was fine after a reboot though.

tried that too but no joy....

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#4 11-02-2010 11:28am

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This problem seems quite common these days. Is it a Realtek set-up, and has that been updated recently?

A couple of times that I've downloaded Realtek updates and installed them, I've had that message, but only because it's defaulted to digital output, instead of speakers/headphones etc.

I'll have to find the link to the last thread that I remember seeing this on. I'm sure that it was on the Laptop forum.

Edit: Yes, laptop forum, although the OP of that thread never said whether or not the issue was resolved, but you might find some clues before you end up re-installing the soundcard/software/drivers.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055800608&highlight=realtek

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#5 11-02-2010 3:10pm

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Reinstall your sound drives from the cd/dvd that came with the laptop. Or go to the manufactures site, the downloads section will have the drivers there. Install and reboot and you should be fine.

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#6 11-02-2010 9:00pm

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great advice guys - done the trick!

thanks

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