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hilldoc, on Oct 8, 2008 10:14:53 pm BST
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Hello,
I have windows vista in my pc which is only one yr old now but the audio output is not working. I guess I deleted it. not sure. can you help?

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xpcman, on Oct 8, 2008 11:57:08 pm BST
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Do you have the speaker icon on the lower right? If so, check to see if sound is "muted" (turned off) . If the sound is turned-on it will have two sound waves on the right of the icon. If muted it will have a circle with a slash added to the icon. If muted click on the icon then click the speaker in the new window. Check the sound by changing the volume - it will beep when you change the volume.

If the above did not fix the problem you need to download and reinstall the sound card driver.

   

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some, on Feb 21, 2009 5:38:59 am GMT
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I have installed new os vista from xp with out formatting it my driver disk get lost form friend i get other it or also attach a intex sound hardware i installed the previous virson or new intex driver

   

94

Hussa, on Mar 25, 2009 11:34:29 am GMT
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Its worked thank you .

   

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Justin, on Apr 9, 2009 1:06:17 am BST
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It's not just an enable\disable issue.

When you pull up the audio devices by clicking ont he sound icon, right click and choose show disabled devices, and then enable it there also

   

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F.C, on Apr 15, 2009 8:19:22 pm BST
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Thanx justin it wrkd that was pretty plain and simple ty (=

   

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perilymph, on Jul 16, 2009 12:10:15 pm BST
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I tried to fix this problem months ago but didn't luck into this forum at the time. The dedicated site http://noaudiooutput.com/ is somewhat helpful if incoherent.

Toshiba Satellite running Vista; I inadvertently uninstalled the audio device while fiddling with a headset for Skype.

Justin's suggestion (post #102: "Show Disabled Devices" and enable in Sound window) worked as far as the built-in computer speakers. External headphones still not working (tried 2 different sets and yes, it's the correct panel jack). I expected that plugging them in would cut out the inboard sound, but not so. Oddly, the headphones don't work even if I disable the computer speakers, and the headphones show as "Working" with green check-mark (though no bar indicator). I tried setting them as "default", but no luck (and now can't change default back to Speakers.)

After heaving a few sighs of relief I'll try Sando's suggestion to see if it works for headphones.

Thanks!

   

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qwertyuiop, on Oct 23, 2009 5:29:26 pm BST
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Try changing ur audio output to mono if its in stereo mode.

   

227

halfasianhappy, on Oct 24, 2009 9:26:11 pm BST
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How do you do that??

   

213

Lisa, on Oct 7, 2009 5:13:40 pm BST
  • +10

Thanks Justin that was really quick and simple!! Lisa.

   

154

m dawg, on Jul 15, 2009 5:57:51 am BST
  • +127

Hey my windows vista just says that it has no audio input device and i dont know how to fix the problem. Can you please help me...

   

207

troy, on Sep 30, 2009 10:09:25 pm BST
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Hey my windows vista just says that it has no audio input device and i dont know how to fix the problem. Can you please help me...

   

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yov, on Oct 14, 2009 4:00:27 pm BST
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Please help me how to install audio output device its urgent, thank you

   

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bobo, on Oct 15, 2009 7:21:17 am BST
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Go to control panel/user accounts/turn user account control on or off/click the small box. then it will ask you to restart. restart and when it comes back it will install the neccessary drivers itself.
I have a toshiba satellite U300 with vista. this worked for me when nothing else did. I actually wanted to buy a usb sound card. but it worked and now i have sound.

   

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lovinggurl1, on Jul 23, 2009 3:06:16 am BST
  • +5

I CANT GET MY MIROPHONE ON MY HEADSET TO WORK, I CAN HEAR ON IT BUT THEY CANT HEAR ME

   

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ak47_kashi, on Jul 23, 2009 3:26:39 pm BST
  • +127

Hey guys very important!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


it worked!!!!!!!!Hurray!

My problem with fujitsu simens(windows vista home basic)

You don't have to do anything,just go in device manager and find sound video and game controller then click on (+) button, you will get VIA high definition audio then go to the properties and then driver, and choose update driver,you will get two option,choose the second one,browse my computer for driver software,then in the next page you will see,let me pick from a list of device driver in my computer, you will get two option again,choose,high definition audio device,keep on looking in your audio icon in the monitor of your computer,if it changes,its okay if it doesn't then do same procedure and choose next one.But in my case it changed in the beginning,the audio icon didn't anymore showed no audio output device is installed,and i played ,there was sound passing through speaker but i didn't hear anything,then i again went through device manager and finally updated it after choosing the properties from sound video and game controller,then i got sound!!!!

Give try!!!

   

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jr, on Aug 11, 2009 7:15:40 pm BST
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Ive had this prob forever and it worked it actualy worked and i just had to tell u thanks

   

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Cara, on Aug 12, 2009 7:06:21 am BST
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You're my freaking hero dude, this was the only thing that worked for me!

   

184

LeLORD, on Aug 16, 2009 6:30:53 pm BST
  • +1

How can i thank u ??
u made me fix the sound for the girl i luv :') how can i repay u !!!!

   

185

ednick01, on Aug 18, 2009 12:07:42 am BST
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Just wanted to say thanks. i had been searching forever to find a way to fix this problem. your solution worked perfectly and was very easy to follow. thanks again

   

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noidea, on Aug 26, 2009 7:50:49 am BST
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You really are amazing! worked for me too. :) yay. a million thank you's, really appreciate you taking the time to post! :D

   

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mia4000, on Aug 27, 2009 7:37:45 pm BST
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Thank you so so much! The sound on my computer was gone but then I did what you said and it works again! I'm so relieved. I would have never been able to fix it without you! Thanks again

   

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Gateway, on Aug 30, 2009 8:25:58 am BST
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You rock!!! it worked.

   

193

Daybreak, on Sep 1, 2009 3:31:03 pm BST
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It appeared after updating! And you saved me! thank you :)!

   

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Dee*****, on Sep 2, 2009 1:57:40 pm BST

Hi Kashi! It's worked for me! Thanks very much. Whoohoo!!

   

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caminormsr, on Sep 5, 2009 1:46:17 am BST

FANTASTIC! I'm soooo glad you shared this with the world.
I t worked perfectly. THANK YOU!

   

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reginator, on Sep 11, 2009 7:35:59 pm BST
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My sound disappeared after reinstalling vista. This suggestion worked for me immediately. Thanks for the help.

   

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weart, on Sep 13, 2009 2:18:51 pm BST
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Hey thanks a lot buddy! Just woke up this morning to play some music and encountered this problem and your advice really helped. God bless you lots!!!

   

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Jiya, on Sep 15, 2009 6:08:08 am BST
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Thank you so much Kashi,

I had this problem from more than 2 months now. I have tried everything i could to fix it. But so far didnt work. I was sick off the Toshiba Laptop's Audio Driver for acting weird everytime i use it. But now its solved.

Thanks you heaps and heaps and heaps and heaps and heaps...

:)

   

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Lady H, on Sep 26, 2009 6:28:37 pm BST
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Thank you so much for this valuable step by step guide - I just logged on today after about 4 days offline and had no audio but thanks to you I'm back in action - thanks again!!

   

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tan the man, on Oct 2, 2009 8:53:57 pm BST
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I love you man , when i saw i had no audio sound input i nearly shat my pants but u kept it up there! :P

   

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avalanche, on Oct 7, 2009 1:43:29 am BST
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Great detail it worked like magic!!! i was trying everything!! THANKS!!!!!

   

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nom_de_guerre, on Oct 7, 2009 10:02:12 am BST
  • +2

Updated Vista on a Toshiba last night and had no sound controller installed.

AK47' s suggestion WORKED, thx!

:)

   

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issamae, on Oct 12, 2009 5:39:17 pm BST
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!
i woke up this morning, and was going to listen to my favourite song and then it showed an X on the icon! THAAAAAANK YOU SO MUCH :D:D:D:D:D YOUR ADVICE WORKED!

   

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NeedsHelp, on Oct 19, 2009 9:37:17 pm BST
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Dude, NOTHING has worked for me and so I tried this one, well I DON'T HAVE A SOUND,VIDEO,GAME controller option in device manager ANYMORE. Thats right, it USED to be there and now its just randomly gone. I have gone to HP.com and nothing worked there, I have searched EVERYWHERE and nothing has worked...Whats worse is that this sound turns off ALL the time and I have to use a diffrent soultion EVERY TIME. This time I can't even find a working soultion!

   

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Marc, on Oct 20, 2009 7:05:42 pm BST
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Ak47 I love you! You are the best! I have not had sound for over a year and had tried other forums, best buy told me they thought it might be a currpt sound card and now with your help I have sound! Thank you so much!

   

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ddows, on Oct 21, 2009 1:27:26 am BST
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Main man.

   

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nikki, on Oct 29, 2009 6:45:58 pm GMT
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Thank you so much your a star! :D:D your instructions were so easy to follow and they worked perfectly:)
thanks again!
xx

   

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Shadow13, on Jul 26, 2009 3:59:35 pm BST
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Hey, erm how do you download the sound.. ive restored to factory settings.. and well i have no sound.. what could i do?

   

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martin, on Aug 10, 2009 9:33:51 pm BST
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How do i get audio output drivers reinstalled on my laptop there are no drivers installed at the moment i think i erased it i dont now what to do

   

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viki, on Aug 19, 2009 5:49:11 pm BST
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"no output device installed"
its on desktop

   

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 Gabby, on Nov 1, 2009 11:52:26 am GMT
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What other way is there to go around it I lost the software to re-install it? thank you :)

   

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pjane, on Oct 10, 2008 5:53:10 am BST
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I also experienced it last night and this is what i did just follow the steps below. i found it thru hp help cntre and it really works out.

follow the steps below:

1.
Click Start and type Recovery Manager in the search field.
2.
Select Recovery Manager .
3.
Click Advanced .
4.
Select Hardware driver re-installation .
5.
Click Next .
6.
Select the appropriate audio driver.
7.
Click Next . The audio driver will re-install.
8.
Click Finish and allow the PC to restart.

   

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Priya, on Oct 10, 2008 8:05:37 pm BST
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Hai pjane. Thanks for guiding me step by step in installing the driver of sound. I was facing the probolem of not getting any volume with the indication"no audio output device installed" since the past one day. I tried various options and failed and infact was planning to go to the service centre tomorrow morning, for getting it rectified. I have bought my laptop from abroad and it is not even an year that it was purchased. Was feeling extremely sad in seeing the non-functiioning of the volume in the laptoop. Anyway , once again thanks for your guidance and keep it up. Good luck...Priya

   

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gabe, on Oct 15, 2008 2:53:50 am BST
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Wow thanks that was VERY helpful a really apprecaite it

   

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agonija, on Oct 17, 2008 5:40:36 pm BST

Woooow thank u very much its really worked. you a such a genius thanks

   

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nina, on Oct 21, 2008 7:38:21 pm BST
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Hi,pjane...I have the same problem with sound device,I read your advice,but my laptop cant find recovery manager....what should i do in this case????
Thanks in forward....

   

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si thu, on Nov 17, 2008 3:39:07 pm GMT
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Hello,i need to install audio output device. so, what should i do and how to install that?

   

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larry, on Apr 10, 2009 6:15:28 pm BST
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I install: Virtual machin,Virtual PC 2007 ,Windows vista.
Error: No Audio Output Deviceis Instaalled ?...

   

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nikki, on Apr 29, 2009 1:36:56 pm BST
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Hi nina, if your laptop not able to find recovery manager, instead try to search for device manager, which you can type in the start search

   

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jarry, on May 8, 2009 3:38:37 am BST
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I had the same problem after messing around with the computer for 2 days i finally corrected the problem. Go to all programs>accesories>system recovery.

   

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DK, on Oct 22, 2008 1:22:18 am BST
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Hello,
I also receive the message: No audio device is installed. I have been having this problem for months now.
I executed this procedure, but when it was attempting to install the driver I received message "Driver installation failed, could not find the MEDIA for this driver."
In Device Manager - No sound devices are listed at all, bottom right sound Icon has a red X just to the right of the sound icon. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

   

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smb, on Aug 9, 2009 6:15:45 pm BST
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I installed new windows updates and after I rebooted my computer I had a message that I had no audio output device installed. It worked before I updated windows.

Thanks,

smb

   

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hi there, on Sep 15, 2009 7:41:28 pm BST
  • +9

Hi There,

I am having the same issue I had new updates installed by vista and after that sound didn't work. Same icon with red cross and no deviuce found. Its not even listed under device manager. Please let me know if you managed to fix your issue. I can pronbably try the same

   

14

rajmasta, on Oct 30, 2008 8:50:53 pm GMT
  • +11

What's the appropriate drive to install for windows XP? i have a list of them but i dont know which one to re-install:

1. Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Driver

2. Conexant HD-Audio SmartAMC HD2 Driver

3. HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

4. HP Digital/Anaog TV Tuner

5. HP DVB-TTV Tuner

6. nVidia GeForce series video driver

7. nVidia nForce Chipset Driver

8. Ricoh 5-1 Card Reader Driver

9. Synaptics Touchpad

   

18

lalau, on Nov 3, 2008 11:32:45 pm GMT
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Yea i tried that it seems helpful for other ppl but to me only these appear:Essential System Updates forMicrosoft vista
HP quick launch buttons-and Microsft Critical updates for Windows Vista---- these dont sound like sound devices--any help???

my computer is a compaq presario c712nr wit windows vista

   

25

jadie, on Nov 14, 2008 11:04:10 pm GMT
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How to select the appropriate audio driver?there are lists of them.how should i know which one is the appropriate audio driver?help me please.

   

27

MO, on Nov 15, 2008 4:31:30 pm GMT
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HI,
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. FOR POSTING THOSE DIRECTIONS.

   

29

JJ Brown!, on Nov 16, 2008 8:17:10 pm GMT
  • +7

You are a genius...a hidden gem......fabulous!!!!

   

34

mjs79080, on Nov 22, 2008 10:32:57 am GMT
  • +3

Thanks very much this worked :)

   

37

nno, on Nov 28, 2008 9:35:52 am GMT

Idid till step 4 but 5 not available

   

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yHuriE, on Dec 17, 2008 12:48:22 am GMT
  • +1

Hi ...i dont know which i would click because there so many recovery manager category...which one i would click... recovery manager
hp backup and recovery manager
recovery manager (rman0
VAIOSoft Recovery Manager
Microsoft Active Directory Recovery Tools
Recovery Manager for Active Directory
VaioSoft Recovery Manager - Free software downloads and reviews ...
MySQL Backup: Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL
plz replay as soon as posible

   

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fluffybunny, on Dec 17, 2008 9:11:23 pm GMT

Can anyone help? have got fujitsu siemens Amilo laptop. major virus wiped nearly everything and now i have no sound drivers. have tried all the hints on here and none seem to work at all. any sugestions please? xx

   

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jmp59, on Dec 17, 2008 9:32:27 pm GMT
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To find the driver u need go to http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/support/downloads.html and answer the questions.
Errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum.

   

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omran, on Jan 2, 2009 4:40:31 pm GMT

I cannot find recovery manager in the search field. other than in the search field where can i find recovery manager

   

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deedee, on Aug 29, 2009 1:01:27 pm BST
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No audio output device is installed always appear when i open my laptop (toshiba satellite U305 series)..pls help

   

55

anju, on Jan 5, 2009 2:47:07 am GMT

Thank you pjane
thanks a lot pjane for your great advice. I was able to solve my problem because of your help. Thanks a lot

   

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maybell, on Jan 11, 2009 9:42:56 pm GMT
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I went to recovery manager and i did not see hardware driver re-installation.

   

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Andrej, on Jan 14, 2009 10:59:24 pm GMT
  • +1

There is no recovery manager

   

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tony, on Jan 17, 2009 3:27:03 am GMT
  • +1

Hey i cant open recovery manager

   

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nitin, on Jan 21, 2009 11:19:04 am GMT

It does not show any (select appropriate audio device) plz reply

   

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jay, on Jan 21, 2009 4:26:56 pm GMT
  • +3

I tried everything you said but couldn't find recovery manager. it still says no audio input. is it because i have got an acer laptop

   

172

Kodak, on Aug 3, 2009 1:37:05 am BST
  • +1

I have an acer and i am getting the exact same problems

   

69

Rush, on Jan 30, 2009 3:28:30 pm GMT

Thanks for sharing this tip :) It's worth a million dollar.

Thanks soooooo much!

   

70

Dimashka, on Feb 6, 2009 6:41:23 pm GMT

I just wanna say THANK YOU SO MUCH! it really worked out :)

   

76

mani, on Feb 15, 2009 7:38:00 pm GMT

Yo
u ro ck man u saved me i got my audio working again
rock on man or freaky bro

   

138

shijoy999, on Jun 18, 2009 2:56:45 pm BST
  • +1

Money how can i install a audio out put please

   

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sara, on Feb 17, 2009 10:07:44 pm GMT
  • +1

Hey thanks alot for ur help it worked thanks thanks!!!!

   

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L, on Feb 20, 2009 3:33:32 pm GMT
  • +6

Hi I was having the same problem 'no audio device installed' followed your advice that you gave someone else and my PC is now back to normal. Thanks a lot, wish I had read your instructions hours ago.

   

93

sandy, on Mar 21, 2009 2:18:35 pm GMT

Hello brother
your tip was really helpful,thanks a lot
sandy

   

96

Mark, on Mar 26, 2009 5:29:19 pm GMT
  • +4

So when i type in recovery manager nothing happens... what now

   

104

Phil, on Apr 9, 2009 8:58:15 pm BST

Great advice, Ibow to the guru. Worked great many thanks Phil

   

109

matty matt, on Apr 14, 2009 6:24:06 am BST

Omfg! thank you! i was doing completly wrong thing...now i got it thanks to u

   

118

nikki, on Apr 29, 2009 1:31:36 pm BST

Thank u, that was very helpfull, but on step 7 i didn't re-install it, i just disabled it and turned back on again (enable). very nice =)

   

198

sisi, on Sep 10, 2009 8:55:23 pm BST

Thanks a lot.:))

   

121

selam, on May 1, 2009 10:50:23 pm BST

Thanks pjane, i followed your steps to fix my audio problem , thank you for your advice.

   

124

ams, on May 5, 2009 12:29:50 am BST

Thank you soo much! You are awesome! I was about to pay tons of money to fix such a simple problem--thanks for your generosity in taking the time to share the solution! :)

   

125

ran, on May 5, 2009 5:54:35 pm BST
  • +9

WHERE is recovery manager?

   

126

virgdan1, on May 5, 2009 11:18:37 pm BST

You're my hero! I've been searching for a week for a quick easy fix and your suggestion worked in less than 5 minutes. Thank you!

   

130

Vishnu, on Jun 4, 2009 1:06:42 am BST
  • +5

Deinstall the audio driver and then follow the steps below:
1.
Click Start and type Recovery Manager in the search field.
2.
Select Recovery Manager .
3.
Click Advanced .
4.
Select Hardware driver re-installation .
5.
Click Next .
6.
Select the appropriate audio driver.
7.
Click Next . The audio driver will re-install.
8.
Click Finish and allow the PC to restart.

   

137

sayuki101, on Jun 18, 2009 3:03:37 am BST
  • +1

But i cant find the recovery thingie....and if i go 2 device manager where do i go?

   

143

some guy, on Jun 25, 2009 5:33:18 pm BST
  • +8

Where is RECOVERY MANAGER? I typed it in but nothing came up!

   

161

berdetia, on Jul 17, 2009 1:39:57 pm BST

Thank you so much for ths solution. It worked perfectly!!!

   

155

zhak, on Jul 15, 2009 12:15:29 pm BST
  • +1

I read your tutorial regarding how to setup the system with NO audio output..But this is my problem,im using windows vista premium service pack 1 and after downloading service pack 2 in windows update there is no audio output device..what might be the problem..pls help..

   

187

Julian, on Aug 22, 2009 2:43:05 am BST

OK well i got vista and i couldnt find recovery manager anywhere i tried to open recovery wizard and it just crashed as soon as i open it

   

205

Mangboi, on Sep 19, 2009 11:25:23 am BST
  • +2

Nice one. Recovery Manager is now one of my favorite tools.

Kind Regards,
Mangboi

   

232

Sumit, on Oct 29, 2009 6:12:43 pm GMT

Hey Pjane....
Thanks a lot buddy! i owe u man! seriously...

   

4

jenjen29, on Oct 13, 2008 11:54:52 pm BST
  • +4

THANK YOU SOOOO SOOO MUCH! The advice helped me fix my audio on my laptop thanks a bunch again and again

jen

   

7

erin10, on Oct 18, 2008 12:16:44 am BST
  • +1

Thank you! :)

   

11

ran, on Oct 27, 2008 3:28:11 am GMT
  • +2

Yesterday i formatted my pc.now it wont have starting sounds

   

177

Lijawyn, on Aug 9, 2009 5:59:31 am BST
  • +4

Thanks................that was so easy!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y'all need to try this very important step................device manager>sounds>high definition>disable>enable.........................WORKED FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   

182

Vashti, on Aug 13, 2009 12:41:22 am BST
  • +2

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo muchhhhhhhhhhhh!! My acer laptop was also freaking out after I installed the microsoft updates. WOW!! THANK U ONCE AGAIN

   

12

willdo, on Oct 29, 2008 1:28:25 pm GMT
  • +18

My easy fix on DELL LATITIDE with VISTA:
Control Manager -> Device Manager -> Sounds -> High Defintion Audio Device
Disable and then Enable.

   

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sando, on Oct 30, 2008 1:22:30 pm GMT
  • +8

It would help if you read the post of the OP a tad more carefully. Your advice presupposes the possibility of selecting any device in the device manager. In the OP's case, there is a cross, which means there is no audio device installed at all, let alone a possibility to select it.

Anyway, Recovery Manager is proprietary software AFAIK, so a more general approach to fix this problem is the following (for Vista, possibly also XP):
Go to Device Manager (Start > Run > Type 'devmgmt.msc' without the quotes > Press Enter)
In Device Manager, go to Action > Scan for Hardware Changes. This might very well reinstall your audio card (or any other device Windows has managed to make disappear).

Cheers, sando AKA JJ

   

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..., on Nov 3, 2008 5:21:07 pm GMT

Hey i click on action but it dont say anything but "help" so where do i find the scanner thing please help it says "no audio output device is installed"

   

133

yiri12, on Jun 10, 2009 5:28:55 pm BST

You have to click sound then go to action ohh and by the way if u fixed the problom can u help me !! i have a gate way laptop to please help!

   

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mylaine, on Jan 16, 2009 3:34:57 am GMT

Hey..i was following the step's you provided but im not sure it'll do with my computer.i have a gateway laptop and the sound just stop working one day and of course it gives the message that theres no audio device installed..like i said i followed your steps but when i click on action my only option is (help)...do you know how i can get it working again?...please, i'd really appreciate it..ive been braking my head lol....thanks

   

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Clay, on Mar 25, 2009 11:56:52 pm GMT

I love u sando your advice helped me out

   

129

Cachet, on May 14, 2009 7:29:26 pm BST

OMG, thank u soooooo much! I was over here going CRAZY w/o the sound on my laptop. U r a lifesaver & I'll love u 4ever! LOL But honestly *Thank u* I truely appreciate it!

   

147

jbyrd, on Jul 1, 2009 11:13:06 pm BST

Dude thanks sando that help me 100%

   

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marian, on Nov 5, 2008 5:01:56 pm GMT

Thank you.. this perfectly works

   

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swamy, on Nov 15, 2008 3:00:00 pm GMT

Great...thanks...same steps helped in Toshiba Satellite laptop (Vista)

   

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TP, on Nov 20, 2008 3:58:11 am GMT

Yay! it worked!
I love simple solutions :)
thanks

   

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Canadian101, on Jan 12, 2009 1:02:28 am GMT

Thanks!!

   

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Jo, on Feb 7, 2009 3:45:47 pm GMT

Thanks so much!
It was such an easy solution!

   

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mhm, on Feb 12, 2009 5:01:50 am GMT

Thank you all you really helped me, and it was easy way. wonderful ,, awesome ,, beautiful,,goooooood joooooob

   

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georgi, on Feb 17, 2009 11:37:22 am GMT

Thank u! i was so confused of wot to do but ur advice worked :D

   

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cheeze, on Feb 18, 2009 12:15:07 am GMT

Your solution worked thank you

   

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Teazy, on Mar 11, 2009 10:40:59 pm GMT
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Everyone listen to willdo...very easy to fix problem...thanks bro

   

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Kate, on Mar 13, 2009 1:49:25 am GMT
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This worked for me too (on a Toshiba w/ Vista Home Premium)!

Thanks a bunch!

   

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strawberries, on Mar 13, 2009 10:13:16 am GMT

Omg! thanks so much willie. ive been sitting around for ages and couldnt fix the sound till you gave me the easy tips! so relieved. once again thanks!

   

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king, on May 4, 2009 3:00:39 pm BST

It worked great JOB

   

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vinnu, on Jun 28, 2009 8:58:44 am BST

I followed same procedure, exactly, for my toshiba laptop with vista, this problem probably caused by down loading windows update with explorer 8

   

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buckshot, on Oct 31, 2008 1:22:15 am GMT
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I also tried the "easy" fix and it worked great.

I have a Toshiba laptop with Realtek sound. I got the same msg that "No Audio device was found" so I simply went into my Control Panel, switched to Classic View, and opened the Device Manager. Then I opened the Sound folder, clicked on the Realtek and told it to DISABLE, then ENABLE. Problem solved.

   

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xena, on Nov 13, 2008 12:13:04 am GMT
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Hey there, thanks for that, it worked.

   

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simpilot, on Nov 23, 2008 4:52:53 pm GMT
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Hey Buckshot - simply superb, your advice worked like magic on my Toshiba laptop. Thanks a ton.

   

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mammamia, on Dec 9, 2008 4:31:29 pm GMT

Worked for me too, thanks!!!!

   

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Solmarshal, on Dec 10, 2008 7:49:05 pm GMT
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Thanks Buckshot. This has happened every time i play spore, and exit the game. This was better then reinstalling the game after a system restore.

   

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sans, on Dec 18, 2008 5:30:27 pm GMT
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Wow i tried all the thing writen by the so called seniors i here but nothing seemed to be working until i just disabled the realteck n then installed it.. it works now.. on toshiba satellite version.. vista

   

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mie, on Feb 11, 2009 11:29:50 pm GMT

Thanks.. that sorted it out!! since i couldn't find recovery manager, this tidbit really made life easier!

   

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Shoch, on Mar 11, 2009 10:14:43 pm GMT

Ah yes - you are so right that was an 'easy fix'. I freaked out when I saw that I had no sound. You eased my pain. I thank you.

   

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kater, on Mar 12, 2009 1:44:24 am GMT

Thank you, it worked perfectly!

   

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blah, on Mar 12, 2009 9:16:27 pm GMT

Buckshot, you are a champion. You solved my problem completely.

Thanks, dude!

   

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mrosey, on Mar 14, 2009 5:11:05 pm GMT

Youre briliiant!! thanks a lot!!

   

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habib, on Mar 28, 2009 4:54:17 am GMT

Many think , had the same issue too , now everything look good

   

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IHateTechnology, on Apr 11, 2009 9:00:55 pm BST

Thank you thank you thank, you are my favorite person of the day!

   

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toshiba., on Apr 13, 2009 9:31:28 pm BST

Gee.thanx a lot!!! great advice..would you know how to fix the virus pop ups..and virus scans?

   

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Mike2k, on Apr 18, 2009 11:35:22 pm BST

Hey thanks this just happened to me i started freaking out cause i had to wipe my pc out 2x because of this well it worked thanx

   

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Henri94, on Apr 23, 2009 4:26:30 pm BST

Hey Buckshot - Woww, your advice worked man. Thanks a million.

   

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beaner, on Apr 28, 2009 3:36:24 am BST

Thank you so much this worked i have had this problem for a while and this fixed it a 100000% thanks

   

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mshenica, on May 4, 2009 9:38:02 pm BST

THANKS so much it worked great...very simple

   

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Ine, on May 8, 2009 4:44:15 am BST

OMG, you are the best!!! Thank you a lot.....I owe you my life.

It really works!!

   

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luke, on Jun 9, 2009 11:27:12 pm BST

OMG man its been since forever that my sound has been working THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!

   

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Grandpa, on Jun 10, 2009 2:27:33 pm BST

The easy solution that buckshot posted on Oct 31/2008 worked for me. Under classic view, I disabled and then enabled and then it worked. The only thing I can think of that might have caused it was downloading an update for DivX drivers.

   

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jack of all trades, on Jun 22, 2009 12:16:12 am BST

Thanks for the advice it work your a life saver lol

   

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*yam, on Jun 24, 2009 4:15:17 pm BST

WWOOOWW!! i love you!

   

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some guy, on Jun 25, 2009 5:41:31 pm BST

Thanks soooo much i've been working on this all day!

   

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Polch, on Jul 11, 2009 1:50:28 am BST

I had a problem with my audio output device not working. i googled the problem and came up with your solution. it worked great, was very easy. just wanted to thank you for taking the time to offer your advice!

   

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Alex, on Jul 19, 2009 2:22:14 pm BST

Thank you! This completely solved my problem

   

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ana, on Jul 22, 2009 1:49:12 am BST

Thats amazing!! I have a Toshiba and before I read this thread I had shut down, virus scanned and restarted my computer 4 times. I did the easy fix as described above, and it worked straight away!! amazing!! thank you for making such a simple and effective solution so quick and workable!!

   

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dirtgirl, on Jul 23, 2009 3:37:23 pm BST
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Thanks you so much!

   

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A-Man, on Jul 24, 2009 3:00:46 am BST

Worked like a charm, Thanks!

   

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Anula, on Jul 31, 2009 8:28:11 pm BST

Hi! Thank You so much. Now is working!:-))

   

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STUFFY, on Aug 5, 2009 9:28:55 pm BST

OMG...THANK YOU SO MUCH!

   

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tanaz, on Aug 7, 2009 6:50:15 pm BST

Thanks so much. tried loads of stuff, downloaded this that n the other but your simple solution worked for me. brillaint x

   

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nikkkkki, on Sep 11, 2009 5:48:02 pm BST

Thanks ur a supper hero! lol

   

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anonymous, on Oct 4, 2009 11:24:00 pm BST

Thank you. It worked great!

   

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mammaMJ, on Oct 24, 2009 8:41:48 pm BST

Thanks so much! i spent hours trying to downloard a mess of stuff and that worked the first time i tried it and i did not have to try to find anything, it was all there! exactly in the order the the directions say =]

   

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hizangel, on Oct 27, 2009 4:18:08 am GMT

This worked perfectly!!!!!!!!

   

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Gunit, on Oct 28, 2009 7:18:12 pm GMT

Thanks Buckshot! Disable and enable worked great! Started my computer today, it randomly installed something and then the sound didn't work! stupid! but your answer worked great! thanks again, legend!

   

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sando, on Oct 31, 2008 10:05:54 am GMT
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Exactly, that is what I mean: these are different problems. Your solution might work if you get "No Audio device was found". However, that is a different message from "no audio output device installed". IN that case, you should reinstall your device drivers, e.g. via 'Scan for Hardware Changes' (refer to previous post).

Cheers, sando.

   

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kella, on Nov 4, 2008 3:57:02 am GMT

Thanks!! Its a big help!

   

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nao, on Nov 6, 2008 8:59:08 am GMT

Sando is right. I had the same problem, according to http://noaudiooutput.com there seems to be different causes to this same problem. They list different solutions. Worked for me. :)

   

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Cpudude, on Nov 13, 2008 3:03:28 am GMT

Yeah happenned to me too.....I did the steps one of the guys on here said but I don't know what my audio driver is lol So idk what to do now XD

   

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babygirl, on Nov 17, 2008 4:03:25 am GMT
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Thank You pjane I was dealing with this for about a week after i download a update on my laptop and couldnt find away to fix it and i follow what u said to do and it work great that i finally got my sound back it great

   

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litos, on Nov 22, 2008 2:09:48 am GMT
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Allright, so maybe someone can help me with MY problem. like everyone else, i get the same message, "No Audio Output Device Installed". so, i go to the device manager and look at my sound device, and it tells me that everything is working fine, it doesnt even have the yellow triangle with exclamation mark on it.... this is so wierd... i even have the latest driver installed and it says that everything is working fine... help anyone?? :)

   

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jojoegypt, on Nov 24, 2008 6:59:19 pm GMT
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the posts on this. I have a Toshiba Satellite U 300, running Vista. I have the awful red cross icon over the loudspeaker in the bottom right of the screen, and the message "No audio output device is installed". (Definitely "not installed", as opposed to "not found" - I checked).
I haven't got the sound muted - I checked that too.

However....
When I go to Device Manager, I don't have the Sound entry AT ALL - it has vanished. So I can't uninstall and reinstall my sound drivers, or any of the other clever things suggested here - to my ignorant eye it seems as if the computer has forgotten it ever had a sound card.
ANY help gratefully received!!!
jo

   

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Jack, on Apr 25, 2009 10:28:38 pm BST
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JoJoEgypt I have the same thing. Anyone ever find you a solution?

   

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Kodak, on Aug 3, 2009 1:43:07 am BST
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Hey guys I am getting the same thing

   

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pubfun, on Oct 11, 2009 8:22:36 am BST
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Im getting this too...........please help

   

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nash, on Nov 30, 2008 9:45:12 am GMT
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Wow this sucks ive been looking at sites for hours and can not find a way to fix this my computer has the same problem somehow i deleted it somehow and it has a speaker sign and has a little red thing with a X in it and i went into the device thing and the sounds part but it says unimoderm half duplex audio device and it still doesnt work its killing me not haveing a answer. CAN ANYONE HELP ME?????

   

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kyky, on Dec 4, 2008 10:07:04 am GMT
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Thanks for the suggestion it worked for me...the one that says to click on the Sound in Device Manager.
What a relief, I was afraid I would have to reinstall everything again

   

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Adawg, on Dec 8, 2008 8:22:19 am GMT
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It Worked! just disable and reenable realtec high definition sound and vola!

   

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gregor, on Dec 11, 2008 9:10:29 pm GMT
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Disable and enable and it will work

   

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jmp59, on Mar 26, 2009 6:50:44 pm GMT
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Too many questions up and down on this thread.

Pls create ur own thread.
Errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum.

   

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E L L E, on Jun 19, 2009 11:36:59 am BST

Yes!! it's true! when you disable then enable it!it really wirks! thank you guys!! whew!

   

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palestine, on Jul 19, 2009 9:44:53 pm BST
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IT WORKED !!!!! tnx u helped me alot .......................... :)

   
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