Sound issue with Vista laptop
I have a Vista Basic laptop which has the most up to date sound drivers. The problem is that I get sound when playing music but not system sounds, nor when using IE, e.g. YouTube.
The Device Manager states that the Soundmax integrated HD sound is working correctly and enabled and I get sounds from the speakers when configuring through the Control Panel > 'Sound' applet. The device drivers are definately up to date, IE has 'play music in websites' etc ticked under Internet Options > Advanced.
When I try to play Windows sounds via the Sounds tab in Sound applet, there is no sound but when I copy one of the .wav files from the 'browse' cache to somewhere else, it plays fine in Media Player!
I've basically tried everything apart from reinstalling Windows.
This is driving me nuts - any help much appreciated. Thanks.
The Device Manager states that the Soundmax integrated HD sound is working correctly and enabled and I get sounds from the speakers when configuring through the Control Panel > 'Sound' applet. The device drivers are definately up to date, IE has 'play music in websites' etc ticked under Internet Options > Advanced.
When I try to play Windows sounds via the Sounds tab in Sound applet, there is no sound but when I copy one of the .wav files from the 'browse' cache to somewhere else, it plays fine in Media Player!
I've basically tried everything apart from reinstalling Windows.
This is driving me nuts - any help much appreciated. Thanks.
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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately there is no option for this in the BIOS for this machine.
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I suspect that it may be something to do with the Registry but I don't want to download the Registry hacks that are floating about the internet........
Make and model of the machine?
Chris B
Chris B
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It's a Toshiba Satellite Pro L40 laptop.
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Good job.
Chris B
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