I'm looking into this for you and will reply to this post again as soon as I
have an answer for you. In the mean time I'd recommend just plugging in a
set of external speakers to the stereo jack for the time being.
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"Chanderjeet Rai" <ChanderjeetRai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> So in that case, how should i get the inbuild speaker to work ?
>
> "Kristan Kenney" wrote:
>
>> This is expected behavior as Windows detects whether or not there is
>> anything plugged into the stereo jack.
>>
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>> Kristan Kenney
>> Windows Live Butterfly
>>
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>> http://www.windows-now.com
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>> "Chanderjeet Rai" <ChanderjeetRai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:E5878A87-1FA3-474E-97E1-AA5DCE2737E0@microsoft.com...
>> >I clean installed VISTA RC 2 Built 5744 on a dell 745 optiplex. It does
>> >not
>> > play sound on in-built speaker and gives me "No Audio Output Device is
>> > Installed." message when you hover your mouse over the audio volume
>> > icon
>> > in
>> > system tray. When i right click on it and check Playback devices, it
>> > shows:
>> >
>> > "Speaker
>> > High Definition Audio Device
>> > Not plugged in"
>> >
>> > And its grayed out. But when i plug in my speakers or earphones, the
>> > sound
>> > works.
>> > I have tried installing new drivers from windows update and
>> > manufacture's
>> > site (though they dont have any). I am using the audio device on-board
>> > the
>> > Intel Q965 motherboard.
>> >
>> > Please suggest
>>