Re: no sound, windows 2000pro, hp pavilion,new wd 80G hd

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From: Kevin McNiel [MSFT] (kmcniel_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:49:37 -0600

You might try uninstalling the sound device from Device Manager, restarting
the computer, and let Windows detect the device and install the driver for
it again.

Kevin McNiel, MCSE/MCSA
Platform Server Setup Group

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"Skip" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1214f01c3f5a3$55fb41f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I can't get any sound since I got a new 80G hd for my hp
> pavillion ht856. I have a labtec powered sub with 2
> speakers and it is connected correctly. It worked before.
> I can't get any sound, be it cd, dvd,my music lib,windows
> sounds...etc. I am using the built in sound card on the
> mother board. In 'device manager'there are no problems
> with the sound devices. Nothing is muted or turned down in
> control panel. There is one question mark in 'other
> devices'. It says there is no driver for the 'pci simple
> communications controller'. I dwnlded 2 drivers from the
> hp website( crystalaudiocodecCS4281 and
> crystalaudiocodecCS4299) they didn't help. When I was there
> (hp site) the 2 audio dwnlds stated that it wasn't
> advised to run windows 2000 on an hp pavilion.
> Be that as it may...I think everything will be cool if I
> can find a steenking driver for this pci simple steenking
> controller. I addition to the hp website, I have searched
> all of the discs that would be pertinent(win 2000, hp
> recovery...I guess that would be both discs then).
> If any of this sounds familiar and/or solvable...help!

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