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No audio device detected
Hi there,
I installed Windows 7 this morning, on my Windows XP partition, as I didn't want my old files and programs and backed everything I needed up.
The OS version is Home Premium, though I have the other versions should I need to use those instead to get my sound to work.
I googled my PC model and it came up with a picture of the exact one I have, and told me which cards I should have in there (everything's the same as I bought it, except the graphics card which is now an NVIDIA GeForce 7300).
So I found that I should have RealTek AC'97 sound card, and searched for the driver I might need. I found it, and downloaded the one for Windows Vista/Win 7.
Extracted, tried installing and that message (that I know others have had problems with) came up saying that the 'publisher could not be verified' and did I want to continue installation anyway? I had to click continue 32 times overall over the course of the installation and it finally apparently installed, then I restarted my computer.
Still no sound upon start up, and nothing reconciled by clicking the muted speaker button either.
So I searched around and found that perhaps installing the Vista/Win7 R250 x86 RealTek driver could work. So I tried that and restarted and when I go to my sound device manager it says that I have nothing connected whatsoever in terms of sound cards/devices and still nothing when I click the muted speaker icon. My speakers are always plugged in, and they need no driver. (Creative SBS 5.1)
I wondered if there's a problem based on my system spec, or something I am not doing right now that I have installed these drivers. Are there other drivers I need to install first? I have only installed my internet connection and a few programs that I need, so am I missing something?
My system spec is entered on my CP.
Thanks for any help!
Lizzi
Last edited by Snozzcumbers; 16 Jul 2010 at 11:00. Reason: Forgot to mention something