No Audio Output Device is Installed

[cruxone]

I am from the US. Referring to AIM and Skype, and itunes and such. I am just here in Thailand on an extended vacation.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Oh, okay. I'm pretty sure that there's no type of blocking or filtering for Thailand. Have been getting on the internet up until now in Thailand, correct? So you are able to download "webpages" , and therefore I'm sure you will be able to download anything you need to. Just be careful where you d/l from, try to always go the the vender's site rather than sites that host all types of files, as you're much more likely to acquire malware from such sources. Even with antivirus protection, just be carreful.


Mike

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Hi Cruxone,


Sorry to have kept you waiting, I ended up having a much longer work day then had anticipated, and when I got home, I was checking up on some details of the DVD you need, and apparently fell asleep at the keyboard But I am up and ready to continue with the Clean Install.


Before we begin, please click rb: , Select Computer, Right-Click the ( C : ) Drive and
select Properties. Then post a screen capture of the General and Hardware tabs.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[cruxone]

removed

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Make sure that the drive is selected in blue (assuming you use the standard theme) then Right-Click. It's a different properties window with the tabs I mentioned on it (the drive it should turn a light shade of blue upon hover, then the right click trigger it to become the selection as well as bring up the correct window, you may have simply moved outside the selection area before releasing the mouse.)

Mike

 

[cruxone]

 

[cruxone]

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Great!

It looks like your HDD is to full, I'm going to guess you probably need ....8 to 10GB absolute minimum for this to work. I guess we could save the image-file you need to download onto your other drive ( F: was it? ) but you still need a little more room on this C drive because the file is (from memory ~4GB) and thats exactly what you have! And it will use your "Temp" directory to download the file first to the C-drive then move it to the location you will pick on F:. But we need to avoid cutting it that close, to avoid a crash.


Have you tried running [Disk Cleanup] (it's available in the window in Post #126)?

 

[rubyrubyroo]

You may have already start running it, but if theres still a chance, i think theres a tab that allows options like remove hibernate file - USE IT! and system restore points - if it can try to, use it even though at last check there were none.

(if you already started, then we can do it a second time without all th other options that takes a long time checked, or remove the hibernation file another way. it's no big deal)

Mike

 

[cruxone]

I did a disk cleanup recently. Just did it again...4.11GB free now.

 

[cruxone]

Where is that other tab to remove hibernate files and system restore points? I can also uninstall programs, right?

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Yes, you can uninstall programs, just make sure if it is something you need special information to access, like mostly paid stuff (keys, and serial #s, etc) Like with the a/v we did the other day. Since I don't know what you have I cant really say. But The hibernation file should be about the same size as the memory recognized by windows, which is 4GB?? I believe. So thats a big chunk of it, assuming it's not already deactivated. Here's how to remove the hyberfil.sys file: How to Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 7 Use option #2

Mike

 

[cruxone]

Done. 8.6 gb free now.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Then Download & Run: WinDirStat This will show what is the quickest way to free up some space. Then upload a screen shot of the window after you run it.

Mike

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Well then forget the last step then...

Thats probably enough space, but go into Windows Update and (type "update" into the start menu and press enter) then click Change Settings at the left and when the Change Settings window opens - Look under Important Updates there's a combo-box that SHOULD say something like "Install Updates automatically" Click it and select the last option "Never Check for Updates" then click OK at the bottom

 

[cruxone]

Done.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

I would try to uninstall a few bigger applications at this point,

Your F drive is available for downloading to correct? I'll look back a page or so from when you posted the disk management to make sure it's not full or partitioned too small, because well use that for the download, and the Download and DVD should have enough space to buffer on the C drive now.

Mike

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Oops, it was E: but it looks like it has almost 350 GB of free space available. So there should be no problems.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

You wil need several blank DVDs and your flash drive to complete this. The flash drive is optional, but I know you have already used it for some previous steps, and it can be used further, if you have enough space available on it.


If you have a Installation disc for Avira, you can use this to reinstall later, although it would be my advice to download the latest version of your application directly from Avira's website you may have to look around for it, but if you can find it and copy it to a disc or a flash drive, it will be best. There's no need to risk going on the Internet trying to locate what you need without anti-virus protection active later. This also applies to the Activation Code you mentioned, which I think you said it was saved in the original email. Print it out or write it down carefully, keeping in mind it may be case-sensitive.


Make sure your Product Key is legible. This will be located on the COA label on the bottom of your laptop. It should follow the form: XXXXX - XXXXX - XXXXX - XXXXX - XXXXX. You will need it to reactivate windows, and they can become difficult to read over time, especially on a laptop. You may want to write it down so you don't have to keep flipping you laptop back-and-forth, or if it's starting to wear off. This is the one I mentioned earlier in my PM. I don't need it, you will.


There should also be some text on the COA label describing your specific windows license version (ie. Win7 x64 OEM - or similar), please send me a copy of that line. (sorry no screen caps usable with this one! )

Mike

 

[cruxone]

Ok. Its 1am here and I don't have any blank DVDs. I will post when I get all these steps taken care of, should be 12-18 hours from now. Thanks for all the help thus far.