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Sound Problem - Vista

  • 22-10-2011 12:42pm
    #1
    boomdocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,049 ✭✭✭


    I am having a sound problem on my desktop

    Sound was working fine, then stopped

    the windows jingle plays fine when booting up, through the speakers, so I know they are working

    but then if i try to play music or anything web based there's nothing..

    I have checked all the obvious stuff, sound levels etc.. the device (IDT High Definition Audio Codec) seems to be working, I even uninstalled and re-installed it. I can't play a test sound through Windows, Skype etc...

    I can't figure it out. I'm running Vista Home Premium

    Any ideas??


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    What, if anything (including windows updates) had you installed before the problem happened?

    Do you have the most recent drivers?


  • #3
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    boomdocker wrote: »
    I am having a sound problem on my desktop

    Sound was working fine, then stopped

    the windows jingle plays fine when booting up, through the speakers, so I know they are working

    but then if i try to play music or anything web based there's nothing..

    I have checked all the obvious stuff, sound levels etc.. the device (IDT High Definition Audio Codec) seems to be working, I even uninstalled and re-installed it. I can't play a test sound through Windows, Skype etc...

    I can't figure it out. I'm running Vista Home Premium

    Any ideas??
    Click the volume icon in the system tray once, now open "Mixer" while a sound is playing and make sure none are muted/down low. Windows Vista/7 has a cool feature where you can mute particular apps, youtube would usually be under plugin container if you use firefox, but it can confuse people

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  • #4
    boomdocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,049 ✭✭✭boomdocker


    thanks folks.

    i fixed it.

    the problem seemed to be that windows updates somehow messed up the driver. So i read somewhere that the fix was:

    uninstall the IDT driver
    download an appropriate driver (from IDT)
    reboot without internet connection (thus stopping vista downloading and installing a driver automatically)
    install the driver in (2) above
    reboot

    sounds a bit convoluted, and doesn't necessarily make sense, but.....

    it worked...


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