Headphone sound not working vista

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Fix for quiet sound in Vista. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. Saedeas Distinguished. Mar 17, 1 0 18, 0. I recently bought a new system for gaming and I haven't gotten new speakers for it yet.

So I decided to use my old emachines speakers, but they were ridiculously quiet in Vista even with volume maxed in control panel and the latest drivers from both realtek and the latest default driver. Kept trying to figure out a fix for this problem, and it turns out all you have to do is switch the type of output it is in the realtek audio manager from speaker out to headphone out.

It about doubles the volume. Just sharing this experience in case anyone else is having any serious trouble with volume in vista.

Junior17 Distinguished. Apr 24, 1 0 18, 0. Vista Home Premium here as well, and low audio issues too. I can't figure out how to do this tweak you mention.

Can you give me a step by step on how to do this? Guest Guest. I've been having problems with low audio in Vista too - just worked out that the volume in Realtek Sound Manager had reset itself somehow, though in WMP and the Sound Mixer the volume was at top level. It does that quite regularly for some reason. I'm glad I found the solution, thought I was losing my hearing! Nov 16, 71 0 18, 0. There must be something wrong with this driver, normally headphone output signal is just the attenuated line signal, so it should be quieter from that meant for speakers.

Could you tell me how to do that on windows 7?? Dec 23, 1 0 18, 0. Good Evening. Hope this helps you and anyone else who is having issues.

Dec 24, 1 0 18, 0. Hinanan Distinguished. Mar 3, 1 0 18, 0. My problem seems a bit more complicated. When I test my speakers, the tests are quite loud. Most Windows sounds are reasonably loud although quieter than I would expect with my speakers turned all the way up , while things like movies are so quiet that even with the volume in WMP AND the speakers turned all the way up, I can only make out what people are saying in a movie if my ear is RIGHT by the speakers.

These are internal speakers on a laptop, though I can only assume the speakers themselves are fine if Windows sounds and webpage ads are loud while most media sounds are barely even there. Any advice? Mar 28, 1 0 18, 0. I have the exact same problem as you. I can get the volume quite loud in VLC media player, but for example audio via webpages youtube etc are terribly quiet. I can get full volume on the test sounds, but no luck on the same for watching movies etc. Report abuse.

Details required :. Cancel Submit. Ken -. Are these USB headphones or standard Analog headphones? Are you plugging into the headphone jack on the front of the computer or the one in the back depending on the model of HP you have, there may be two headphone jacks, one in the front and one in the back - If you have one in the front and you are using that one, the cable that goes from that jack to the Audio board may be loose.

Please consult your owners manual or with HP support for assistance on checking that cable. What did you do? Please help and I am not tech savvy - -.

I would like to ask information about voice chat in yahoo messenger,I can not talking in headphone in yahoo messenger. It alway showing that computer not suport oudio format,. My speakers were working last week updated to Media Player 11 and now nothing. The speakers are on and plugged in the correct hole but just wont play, I get an error message next to the tunes I wish to play, somebody help Im so frustrated.

My problem was similar to some of you, I moved my pc to another room then moved it back and had no sound. Hope this helps someone. Taleus wrote: I have same problem, but it was my fault. In the tab on the bottom right where it has two options: one to enable audio device or disable it. I clicked disable for some stupid reason and hit apply.

The High Definition Device icon dissapeared and now it reads "No Audio Device Installed" but the the driver reads that everything is working properly. Is there a way I can make Vista find the device and re-enable it? These are the interior speakers on my laptop, why would it just dissapear??? Hey Taleus, im not sure if you've already resolve the problem but i had the exact problem earlier on. I updated my Realtek driver with the latest one from their website, but that's alone is not enough.

You have to bring up the Realtek audio manager, and click on the connector setting on the top right with the folder picture and check "Disable front panel jack detection" and voila the sound is back. But i found yet another way to try Plug your speakers into the Green colour plug in the back of your computer, Goto realtek Audio manager and in the. That should do it as well. Just remember to turn ya speakers down before clicking hahahaha i didn't.

Thank you! I thought I had tried that but obiously not as they are now working after your suggestion! You saved my sanity! Here's a quick fix you can try that worked for me. Unplug your speaker from the back of the computer then plug it back in. This will bring up the Realtek wizard. Check the box that is appropriate for your speakers in my case it was front speaker out , then click 'ok' and this will reload your audio device and open the device manager.

Be sure that the correct box is check for your speaker arrangement and click the arrow to test your speakers. If this works click 'ok' and all should be back to normal. Have the speakers plugged in bt noting playing. Make Speakers the default. A Green tick appears. You now have to set the default volume to hear their output. The fault arose with a Hot fix.

Of course Microsoft are ditching this peice of bloated operating system as soon as possible as they did with ME so don't expect any true support. ENJOY your new found levels. Now can anyone help me with the usden backwards mouse issue? It clashes with a driver or something for the Wireless card After you have clicked the opposite choice and clicked ok, you are free to go back to the original choice.

Thankyou SO much! I did the same.. I opened up the sound from the control panel, got on the playback tab.. Altec does not supply drivers, they refer you back to microsoft or your sound card manufacturer. Description of Code related errors that Device Manager generates in Windows-based computers.

Also, you can try the steps mentioned below to see if this helps you to fix the issue. You want me to delete those? Or are those different than Volume Controllers? I have been without sound for one month. I gave up. Finally got my sound back. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. Help, i''ve just about given up hope Monday, July 30, AM.

Tuesday, July 31, PM. I fixed it. I downloaded realtek audio drivers that came with a sound manager. I renabled mine and it worked. You should give it a try. Sounds familiar I am unable to get any sound from speakers on vista however the realtek hd audio is showing as working, the sound volume is set at Proposed as answer by tedington Friday, August 21, AM.

Tuesday, August 21, PM. Any help appreciated Tuesday, August 28, AM. Wednesday, September 5, AM. Almost the same with me,the audio manager can't "see" my speakers from my laptop and force me to connect external speakers,then i only have sound.

Probably they should fix a patch for this problem. Something more,before vista ultimate which now i have the problem,i used to have for one week vista basic with sound,with the same drivers or earlier that i don't have know from realtek and were working great! Wednesday, September 5, PM.

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