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| | Yesterday i installed Windows vista from xp. The sound don't work anymore. In the device status it says this device is working properly. What should i do to fix this? Please help me. |
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| This is a common problem with Vista upgrades from XP because the XP drivers audio drivers rarely work in Vista, and for reasons still not understood, Vista seems to have real problems finding updated audio drivers during installation.
If you know the manufacturer of your audio chip/card, you can go to their site, download the latest Vista driver, and replace the driver yourself. If you don't have that information, you can remove the existing driver, reboot, and Vista should attempt to find the correct driver. It still might not do that, though. I've seen it take several reboots before it finally locates the proper driver.
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I am sort of having the same problem as Donar. Except that my audio works using Vista Home Premium but very softly. I have set everything up high in vista to get that far.
Should I go and get a Vista audio driver as well? And if so, how would I know which one to get. I am using a Lenova
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| Audio drivers are actually written for an audio chipset, so to get the correct driver, you have to find out what chipset you are using. That's either on the motherboard (for onboard audio), or on an add-in sound card.
For onboard sound, the specs should be in information that came with your machine. If not, you need to go to the vendor site and look around for tech specs on your machine.
For an add-in card, it's the same deal.
Once you have that information, you can go to the manufacturer's website and download the latest Vista driver. It should say what version it is. Compare that version to the one shown in Device Manager. If it's newer, then install the new version of the driver.
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Thanks heaps. I will go and do that. With fear and trepidation And hope that I don't get lost.
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