dean-dean

This might help get you to the Recovery Manager, also:

http://kb.sony-europe.com/KB/Solutio...99/V00185.html


"dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:unGTG7V1HHA.1344@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>>
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