Using your VAIO Recovery Utility (or some such similar name), can you choose
to re-install the sound driver (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC)? Also
check C:\Drivers or C:\Utilities. It should give you the option to
selectively choose a program or driver that you want to re-install. (This
should not to be confused with the option to restore your computer to it's
original factory condition, or anything extreme like that). I have a Sony
laptop, and I have that option to choose a driver to re-install. I also
have the option to download the driver for my model from the Sony Support
website, but I don't see that option available for your model. Yours must
be too new
I only see this available:
http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/downl...=VGN-FZ&m=2667
Click on Preinstalled Drivers and Utilities for more info, on that page.
"AWAC" <AWAC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5C166D9A-6524-4A9D-8283-9A2C79EAD9EE@microsoft.com...
> Did all that and still not working (pity!). i really do appreciate your
> help.
>
> I work in Nigeria (Lagos) and live in England (where I bought the Viao).
> the
> complete name is VGN-FZ11Z - It's the new one that is designed for
> entertainment!!...some entertainment...fixing the sound afer a few weeks
> of
> owning it! the URL for the Viao is:
> http://vaio.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProd...y=VN+FZ+Series
>
> The driver is: SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC (it says it is working
> properly).
>
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> Well, when you reported that Volume Mixer wasn't showing a separate
>> column
>> for the game, that, to me, indicates a sound driver problem, or that it
>> lost
>> it's configuration. Try right-clicking the Volume icon, and choose
>> Playback
>> Devices. Double-click the Device in the window that pops up. On the
>> Enhancements tab, put a check next to "Disable all sound effects", then
>> click Apply. On the Advanced tab, click on Restore Defaults, and make
>> sure
>> both check-boxes, under Exclusive Mode, do have a check mark. (Apply,
>> OK).
>>
>> What country do you live in? Is VGN-FZ11Z the complete name for your
>> Vaio
>> model? In Device Manager, under "Sound, video and game controllers",
>> what
>> is the name of your sound device?
>>
>>
>> "AWAC" <AWAC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:964E9911-5C97-4533-82A4-920B086027E2@microsoft.com...
>> > Well, turning off games, hard switch off, switch on, turn on games
>> > again
>> > didn't work. I am stuck!
>> >
>> > "AWAC" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Many thanks for your reply. However, the volume for the game (or
>> >> indeed
>> >> any
>> >> of the pre-loaded games) is not listed separately when I have any of
>> >> them
>> >> running. What is shown in the Volume Mixer is Device (speaker and
>> >> headphones)
>> >> plus another one for Windows Applications. They are both set to 100%
>> >> volume
>> >> and neither is muted.
>> >>
>> >> i am now trying the following - turn off games, switch off laptop
>> >> (coMplete
>> >> shutdown and not just restart). When it boots up again, i will turn on
>> >> the
>> >> games again and hope that they instal correctly (i.e. complete with
>> >> sound!).
>> >> I will post he result (fingers crossed!).
>> >>
>> >> "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > You might check this. When playing Mahjong, for example,
>> >> > right-click
>> >> > the
>> >> > Volume icon in the notification area, and choose Open Volume Mixer.
>> >> > The
>> >> > game will be listed with its own volume control. Is it muted, or
>> >> > turned all
>> >> > the way down?
>> >> >
>> >> > "AWAC" <AWAC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:4B975F9C-180E-4AC9-B8F0-B4258FC2D07C@microsoft.com...
>> >> > > The sound on all the Vista (Home Premium) pre-loaded games worked.
>> >> > > Now
>> >> > > although the games work, i cannot get the sound to work. I have
>> >> > > one
>> >> > > other
>> >> > > game loaded into the standard Vista games folder - Rush For
>> >> > > Berlin -
>> >> > > and
>> >> > > that
>> >> > > works perfectly. I have tried disabling the sound to each
>> >> > > pre-loaded
>> >> > > game,
>> >> > > saving and restarting the computer (Sony Viao VGN-FZ11Z which is 3
>> >> > > weeks
>> >> > > old!) to no avail.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > All other sounds work pefectly (e.g. music at start up, bleeps and
>> >> > > stuff,
>> >> > > etc) and I have no problems with sound via DVDs.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Very puzzling - but how can I get the sounds back? Can anyone help
>> >> > > please.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>>