I have intel 915 gav m/b, 3 GHz HT processor,512 mb ram. Recently I have installed windows vista rc1 on the machine. After installation everything seems fine but for sound. When I play any audio file, there is no sound though it seems to be playing the file in the application. I checked device driver also but it does not show any problem (no yellow mark). Please help!
2006-10-29 20:53:44 · 6 answers · asked by Yogesh K 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Vista is still in BETA version. You knew this when you installed it. You knew some things wouldn't work. Beta versions are ONLY for people who WANT to find bugs and fixes and give input to Microsoft before the final release. If you only wanted a free OS then, hey you got one! You'll have to find out what sound card you have and go to the sound card's website to see if they've released an updated driver for your sound card to be compatable with Vista. Chances are you'll just have to wait a few more months for the final release to get your sound back. Next time you download something, make sure you know what it is you're downloading. You obviously weren't prepared for a beta version. And you had to run the compatiablitity tool first that would've told you about a sound issue befoe you downloaded the beta. But you downloaded anyway, so why are you asking US to help you with BETA version. If you're not qualified to test it, then don't. but let me quit being a butthole here. Check the soundcards website first. They very well could have a new driver patch ready for you. If not, you can try different versions of current drivers (obviously not the XP driver) and one may work. Go to drivers.com and see if anything is available. You really should know all this if you're going to be a beta tester. If not, then just wait next time for the final release to come out, after all has been tested and fixed. Good Luck.. :-)
2006-10-29 21:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by Army Of Machines (Wi-Semper-Fi)! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most likely problem actually is your audio drivers - make sure you download driver versions (latest possible available) and install - the ones currently installed may not be the latest and thus your problems.
Just ignore the nay-saying sheep out there. Have been using since before the Beta2 release, and has already become my Primary OS (I can't remember the last time I even logged into XP to be honest)
2006-10-31 01:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by ♫kanis.lupus♫ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple solution is that u reinstall multimedia, all drivers and multimedia releated files from driver.cab from vista cd.
just go to contol panel uninstall multimedia and then reinstall becuase vista rc1 supports sound as i am using it fortunaly my configuration and urs is same. just check that its minor falut i think.
2006-10-30 05:53:26 · answer #3 · answered by Question Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should check the Vista compatible/Incompatible hardware list:
http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10334
2006-10-31 20:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by monty_bestfriend 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your audio isnt the problem, its your operating system. dont install OS's until 6 months after its 1.0 release.
2006-10-30 05:17:06 · answer #5 · answered by miserablestar 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
vista sucks it's glamorous but it was way to many glitches switch to a different os.
2006-10-30 04:54:55 · answer #6 · answered by JOhNe=mc² 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋