Red XIII

I too am getting no sound, however my computer lists it as "working properly."

I also have a Sigmatel device on an Intel board...*sigh* vista is starting
to cause me much disdain! I want to try your method, but I'm not as computer
literate as yourself. Can you help me out?

"JoRene" wrote:

> I'm replying to my own message as I found a way to get the drivers
> installed. Don't know if this is necessary, but first uninstall Sigmtel
> drivers currently on computer. Then I reinstalled WinXP drivers using
> compatibility mode for WinXPsp2. Sound was awful, but at least the sound
> device was listed. With the Vista drivers it said no sound device was
> present. Then, without uninstalling anything (as windows vista drivers seem
> to leave out something) I installed the vista drivers through device manager
> by browsing for the folder where the inf file was located (WDM folder under
> the expanded Vista driver folder.) Once that was done and I'd rebooted, I
> had pretty good sound and everything seems to be working. Mike isn't too
> clear all the time, but at least it's giving me passable sound (as I use it
> a lot for internet phoning to my grandkids overseas.) Hopefully this will
> help some others out there having problems. This might not have happened
> with a clean install, but I was trying to see what an upgrade install would
> be like. (Still using RC2). When I get my upgrade disk, I'll know what to
> do for the best install.
> "Jo" <Jo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B9CBBEC6-25A1-4D47-8BF2-5EF9169019CF@microsoft.com...
> >I have a new Gateway with Sigmatel audio on an Intel board. I installed
> > Vista and lost the sound, even though Vista claims there is a driver
> > installed for the Sigmatel audio chip. I then installed the latest Intel
> > driver on it's site and supposedly the sound was installed, but it is not
> > what I call sound, just some low groans and beats. It isn't even good
> > enough
> > to be called distorted. Has anyone had luck getting sound from the
> > Sigmatel
> > chip and if so, how? I'm discgusted that even INtel can't provide
> > adequate
> > sound drivers for Vista even after it's introduction. The computer is
> > worthless without sound, at least to me. Or maybe MS should take the wrap
> > for programing a sound system that no one can provide sound drivers for!
> > There is also lots of trouble with SoundBlaster cards and audio and no
> > drivers for all their cards.
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