| 1 danny, on Apr 19, 2008 12:12:17 pm BSTOk I solved it just in case anyone wondered, unistall your speaker audio, then go download the same sound card (if you want the same audio) then after your laptop restarting about 2-3 times you've got your sound back! If you have what I have, realtek HD, and vista, re-install the right thing then click on setup and re-install the whole download and all the other stuff process takes round about 1h-1h30. | This happened to me once before and I just had the exact same problem this morning. Sound quit in the middle of listening to music with Media Player. I got the same "No audio device installed" messages, and everything looking normal in Device Manager. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A NEW SOUND CARD OR UNINSTALL YOUR AUDIO DEVICE. Simply restarted my computer and it worked. Might take a couple restarts for some people, but this should fix it. Otherwise it's not the same problem. Hope this saves a lot of people a lot of trouble!
I'm not sure yet if it's a problem with the device itself, with the driver, or if it's just one more Windows flaw (sounds like everyone with this problem is using XP or Vista). I am running XP on a Dell B130 laptop, and my device manager lists:
Audio Codecs
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Control Devices
SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
Video Codecs
under Sound, video and game controllers. Do other people with this problem have any of the same audio devices listed here? Or does anyone have any reasonable idea of what else it might be? | 20 kristy, on Jul 6, 2008 2:19:12 am BSTCan you give me instructions on fixing my sound device like you did? | 26 tennisnut, on Jul 8, 2008 4:53:24 pm BSTAll I did was restart my computer, not buy a sound card or reinstall my audio driver like some people have said. So try restarting first, if you haven't yet.
If that doesn't help, can you tell me more about the problem? See if you can open volume control on the task bar, check the devices listed under the Hardware tab of the Sound and Audio Devices window from Control Panel, and tell me if you've changed anything major since it was working (e.g. reinstalling windows, replacing your speakers, updating the driver, etc). | 38 cc, on Jul 18, 2008 7:21:02 pm BSTHeyy,
I Have The Same Problem :/
The Volume Icon On The Bottom Toolbar Has A Small Red 'X' Next To It And It Says That No Audio Devices Are Installed. This Has Caused Myy iTunes,And All Other Sounds To Not Work.
Can You Help?
And Also, Do You Know How To Identify Which Sound Card You Have In Your Laptop?
Thankss | 66 jledeesma, on Sep 16, 2008 5:52:47 pm BSTI have the same problem as well. it will not let me enable or disable anything. how do i get it to work???? i hhave an hp laptop |
| 110 ido, on Jul 17, 2009 1:49:20 pm BSTPlease i run repairs install using window xp in my dell latitude/d610 laptop,after completed there was no suond at all. Therefor i humbly needed your help |
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| 63 jonas1fannm, on Sep 10, 2008 8:16:41 pm BSTI HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM and the sound wasnt working so i figured if i disables the sound and enabled it again it would work, unfortunatly the enable button isnt available anymore...wut do i do..please help me my laptop is a sony. | 72 Speaker guy HP, on Sep 23, 2008 3:14:14 am BSTIf you have vista go to the start button search for device manager find {Sound video and game controls then open it and find the speakers you want to use right click and say update drivers | 80 jonas1fannm, on Oct 8, 2008 11:23:42 pm BSTI did that but it keeps shutting off i have to do it like 3 times every time i restart! |
| 83 vipan, on Oct 9, 2008 10:01:58 am BSTHello, i am thankfull to you for your effective and corrective advice.it worked.thanks |
| 87 ashley, on Oct 29, 2008 10:24:43 pm GMTI tried to open the device management, but it wont let me. it says that it wont connect to the page or something. and my volume is like everyone elses, there is a little red X infront of my volume thing, and it says that no audio output device is installed.
im not sure what to do? | 96 SHIVEN, on Feb 13, 2009 12:09:29 pm GMTIF UR PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED THAN GO THE VOLUME ICON ON THE RIGHT WHICH HAS THE RED CROSS ON IT RIGHT CLICK ON IT AND CLICK ON PLAYBACK DEVICES AND THEN RIGHT CLICK ON THAT PAGE ANYWHERE , THEN IT WILL GIVE U TOO OPTION CLICK ON THE OPTION WHICH SAYS SHOW DISABLED DEVICES ON CE U CLICKED ON IT. YOUR PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED BYE | 99 MANN, on Feb 27, 2009 2:02:31 pm GMTI m really thankful to u for solving my problem. |
| 100 MANN, on Feb 27, 2009 2:02:32 pm GMTI m really thankful to u for solving my problem. |
| 102 Tony, on Mar 10, 2009 8:10:20 pm GMTThanks very much. I played about with the computer for hours. Tried most advice. Found yours and it worked. MAGIC. |
| 104 indiana, on May 9, 2009 2:05:10 pm BSTThanks man...i got the sound back | 124 anu, on Oct 18, 2009 2:17:12 pm BSTHey my lappy says i have no audio device and iam not able install a sound syst.software frm my net what should i do? |
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| 105 Rosie, on May 14, 2009 12:22:36 pm BSTThank you sooooooooooooooo much. I love you!! xx |
| 106 bunky, on Jun 11, 2009 5:59:46 am BSTGreat advice, this is the only solution people. somebody buy a round for this guy |
| 119 terra, on Sep 2, 2009 6:14:30 am BSTOmfg thank u so much. i went through hell to fix this. |
| 120 pappy61, on Oct 1, 2009 9:51:04 pm BSTThankyou thank you you know what you are doing all these other help tip are good but yours was you yours was the best by far |
| 122 christo, on Oct 9, 2009 5:57:57 pm BSTHat off to you great and simple man.....i tried a lot using other option of getting off the X mark which stated AUDIO device not installed.....Ur way was simple and it worked |
| 125 vel, on Oct 21, 2009 5:52:02 am BSTHi, my audio device is lost and there is a red cross on the speaker icon. to resolve that problem i did what you adviced, click on playback, klick on show disabled devices. It says no audio device is installed. i wold like to ask your help to solve that problem. thank you very much, vel. p.s. i have toshiba satellite laptop. |
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| 89 vinay, on Nov 24, 2008 6:42:43 pm GMTYou are amazing ... Updating the realtek speakers from Device manager worked like gem. |
| 90 cardozo, on Nov 26, 2008 10:20:00 pm GMTI have the same problem. just deleted the sound or volume program and there is no sound. i have tried everything but no success. it saying " vol exe32 missing" or " c-media AC 97 audio device..............." what can i do? |
| 107 Lydia, on Jun 13, 2009 10:16:38 am BSTWorked for me too. Windows Vista does not come with the audio device installed and I had the cross over the audio icon on the lower right hand corner but after following these instructions and allowing the audio device to be searched for on the net and then installed I now have Realtek high definition audio installed onto my Toshiba laptop and I can listen to itunes etc... and the cross has gone.. Yayyyyyyy!!!!!!!! | 116 peru, on Aug 12, 2009 5:53:54 am BSTHey could you tell me where you found those instruction because i also have a toshiba and i think the same solution may work 4 me | I dont know if you have sorted it out yet peru, but all the fixes are on here, also if you go to your laptops website they will have a solution that mayy help aswell. Mines a hp, sent it back and they say £267.67 to fix the no audio issue. Trying to blame it on liquid being spilt into laptop, but none ever has. |
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| 117 peru, on Aug 12, 2009 5:54:02 am BSTHey could you tell me where you found those instruction because i also have a toshiba and i think the same solution may work 4 me |
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| But when you get the red cross you dont have sound video and game controllers listed in device manager the lot dissapears,sound some times comes back on after a resatart but goes again after a random time. 1 or 2 hours and also goes from device manager. |
| 123 watkins_family, on Oct 14, 2009 8:40:27 am BSTTried your advise it says drivers are installed cut when i go onto speaker icon it says i have no audio device.
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| 103 Cheeky x x x, on Apr 16, 2009 3:49:19 pm BSTHey, I have a problem too, I accidently deleted the sound program on my computer, it was Realtek, but I have no sound icon and no outcoming sound. I have no idea what a sound card is, since I am not very good with computers, help ! |
| 108 tasha, on Jun 13, 2009 11:28:47 am BSTWell i have a toshiba labtop.....and i getting really fustrated....... cause my sound were working, but then it came softer......so i went to control panel, and i went to sounds and i think i may have deleted.....one of my audio devices......so now there is nothing coming out of my speakers.....can u please help meeh.......im really stressing because of this.....
-tasha |
| 112 Tilas, on Jul 28, 2009 3:35:53 pm BSTI've tried several times to solve this audio problem but still cannot be solved. you see when you check the volume control, volume settings cannot be changed. everything seems to be disabled why? do i need to change the whole motherboard or what. do you have any idea on this ? |
| 126 scoofield, on Oct 26, 2009 2:47:52 pm GMTHi,
My computer is having the same problem.
I have Dell Vostro 1510, with windows xp installed.
In Device manager these are listed
Audio Codecs
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Control Devices
Video Codecs
but in control panel it says no audio device .
i have this problem right after i formatted my laptop due to trojan horse virus.
Please help me... |
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| 81 bboy2021, on Oct 9, 2008 1:59:59 am BSTI have the same drivers, and I had the same problem but restarting windows did not solve my problem. I still have no sound at all. | 82 BaByCaKeS, on Oct 9, 2008 2:21:26 am BSTI wount know what to tell u ... i restarted mine and i had everything fine |
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| So, i delete my audio device in the control panel? i just restart my computer?
and then the audio device will restore again in my labtop?
or?? |
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| 61 taps, on Aug 24, 2008 1:23:18 am BSTHow do u uninstall the audio speakers cuz this is all really confusing to me |
| 62 chode, on Sep 10, 2008 12:15:43 pm BSTI have a problem. it seems that windows is not picking up my sound card at all. but more unusually, the little speaker icon on the task bar isnt even there at all. ive tried everything, but still no sound. any help? |
| 73 BaByCaKeS, on Sep 23, 2008 3:30:17 am BSTOmg please help me .. i dont knwo how to fix it |
| 113 hhh3, on Aug 3, 2009 3:05:11 pm BSTIve uninstall the driver so where should i install it back |
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Computer says audio device not plugged in