Windows Vista Forums
Vista Forums Home Join Vista Forums Windows 7 Forum Vista Tutorials Tags
Welcome to Windows Vista Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions with any problems, errors or issues you are experiencing with Windows Vista. The Vista forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows Vista tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks.

Go Back   Vista Forums > Vista Newsgroups > Vista General

Vista - Accidentally uninstalled sound, how to reinstall?

Reply
 
Old 08-28-2008   #1 (permalink)
ssecorp


 
 

Accidentally uninstalled sound, how to reinstall?

for some reason the sound button wasn't in the right corner so I
opened control panel/sound and sound and tried to turn it off by
deenabling sound. for some dumb reason, without warning this seems to
have uninstalled the driver so now I have no sound.

How can I reinstall it?


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-28-2008   #2 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: Accidentally uninstalled sound, how to reinstall?

ssecorp wrote:
Quote:

> for some reason the sound button wasn't in the right corner so I
> opened control panel/sound and sound and tried to turn it off by
> deenabling sound. for some dumb reason, without warning this seems to
> have uninstalled the driver so now I have no sound.
>
> How can I reinstall it?
Why not try a System Restore to before you made the mistake? To run System
Restore, go to the Start Orb and in the Start Search box type "System
Restore" without the quotes. System Restore will appear in the Programs
result. Click on it, allow the UAC prompt, and follow the wizard.

If a System Restore doesn't fix it, just reinstall your sound card drivers.
See below for general drivers information:

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM computer
(HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific model
machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor or System Information for Windows.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Reply

Thread Tools


Similar Threads
Thread Forum
Accidentally uninstalled windows media center Vista performance & maintenance
Accidentally uninstalled wrong disk drive-can I reverse it? Drivers
uninstalled Vista then accidentally installed Vista installation & setup
dialup modem needs to be uninstalled then reinstall to work at reboots. Vista General
Accidentally uninstalled Java- HELP Vista General


Vista Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized,
sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
"Windows Vista", the Start Orb, and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
© Designer Media Ltd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46