Vista - No more audio!

**nikolardo** · 02-03-2009

I recently messed with services.msc, disabling or setting to manual a number of services that seemed to me to be ones that I did not need to start when my computer did.
However, I guess I set to manual the Windows Audio service, which disabled my audio. It will not start. I set that service, and all of them actually, to Automatic, but it still will not start. I have no audio except for the system beep when I do something I'm not allowed to.
The only reason I haven't entirely wiped Vista from my drive (I dual-boot with Ubuntu) is for a program (TrakAxPc) which I cannot get to run on Ubuntu. However, with my audio down on Vista, it's obviously pointless to try and use an audio-mixing program.
Does anyone know how I can get my audio service back up and running?

**Airbot** · 02-03-2009

Do a system restore.

**Techymike** · 02-03-2009

Hello fellow CA person!

**nikolardo** · 02-04-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Airbot

Do a system restore.

...I have had system restore turned off. Therefore, I have no restore points, and if I was to turn the service on now, I could only restore back to this point. Thanks anyway though.

**Airbot** · 02-04-2009

There is a list in this tutorial by Black Viper that will tell you what default the services are supposed to be set at, perhaps you've missed one related to the audio services that is still disabled.
Services

**nikolardo** · 02-06-2009

...i fixed my problem. i just installed windows 7 beta over it.

**Airbot** · 02-06-2009

Well, I suppose that's a fix, lol. Hope you have the Vista installation disk in case you ever want to install it again. If you have win7 questions, come on over to the sister site.
Windows 7 Forums

**nikolardo** · 02-07-2009

nope, if i'd had the vista cd, i'd have just reinstalled that. but the windows 7 seems fine.
all i have to do is get my grub bootloader running again so i can get back into ubuntu

PlaybackRecords · 02-14-2009

Hi,
I think I know exactly what your problem is.

-Control Panel
-Hardware and Sound
-Sound
-Then click on the speakers or Audio output that you want to use
-And then in the bottom right hand corner it will say 'Set as Default'
-A small tick should then appear on the logo of the select

Play something through it after you have performed this operation.
It should work - sometimes you have to leave it for a few seconds and then it will work.

Hope this has helped

Playback Records

**nikolardo** · 02-14-2009

maybe that would have worked, but i've already installed the windows 7 beta over vista, and that works fine.

02-03-2009	#1 (permalink)
nikolardo Vista (Home, 32 bit I think?) 6 posts	No more audio! I recently messed with services.msc, disabling or setting to manual a number of services that seemed to me to be ones that I did not need to start when my computer did. However, I guess I set to manual the Windows Audio service, which disabled my audio. It will not start. I set that service, and all of them actually, to Automatic, but it still will not start. I have no audio except for the system beep when I do something I'm not allowed to. The only reason I haven't entirely wiped Vista from my drive (I dual-boot with Ubuntu) is for a program (TrakAxPc) which I cannot get to run on Ubuntu. However, with my audio down on Vista, it's obviously pointless to try and use an audio-mixing program. Does anyone know how I can get my audio service back up and running?
My System Specs

02-03-2009	#2 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,655 posts	Re: No more audio! Do a system restore.
My System Specs

02-03-2009	#3 (permalink)
Techymike Vista Home Premium x64 213 posts	Re: No more audio! Hello fellow CA person!
My System Specs

02-04-2009	#4 (permalink)
nikolardo Vista (Home, 32 bit I think?) 6 posts	Re: No more audio! Quote: Originally Posted by Airbot Do a system restore. ...I have had system restore turned off. Therefore, I have no restore points, and if I was to turn the service on now, I could only restore back to this point. Thanks anyway though.
My System Specs

02-04-2009	#5 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,655 posts	Re: No more audio! There is a list in this tutorial by Black Viper that will tell you what default the services are supposed to be set at, perhaps you've missed one related to the audio services that is still disabled. Services
My System Specs

02-06-2009	#6 (permalink)
nikolardo Vista (Home, 32 bit I think?) 6 posts	Re: No more audio! ...i fixed my problem. i just installed windows 7 beta over it.
My System Specs

02-06-2009	#7 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,655 posts	Re: No more audio! Well, I suppose that's a fix, lol. Hope you have the Vista installation disk in case you ever want to install it again. If you have win7 questions, come on over to the sister site. Windows 7 Forums
My System Specs

02-07-2009	#8 (permalink)
nikolardo Vista (Home, 32 bit I think?) 6 posts	Re: No more audio! nope, if i'd had the vista cd, i'd have just reinstalled that. but the windows 7 seems fine. all i have to do is get my grub bootloader running again so i can get back into ubuntu
My System Specs

02-14-2009	#9 (permalink)
PlaybackRecords 32 2 posts	Re: No more audio! Hi, I think I know exactly what your problem is. -Control Panel -Hardware and Sound -Sound -Then click on the speakers or Audio output that you want to use -And then in the bottom right hand corner it will say 'Set as Default' -A small tick should then appear on the logo of the select Play something through it after you have performed this operation. It should work - sometimes you have to leave it for a few seconds and then it will work. Hope this has helped Playback Records
My System Specs

02-14-2009	#10 (permalink)
nikolardo Vista (Home, 32 bit I think?) 6 posts	Re: No more audio! maybe that would have worked, but i've already installed the windows 7 beta over vista, and that works fine.
My System Specs

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