WTF? Windows Update messed up my sound?!

[Spooner]

I installed all the recommended security and "hotfixes" from windows update and now my sound won't work.

all my other settings are the same. is this a known issue?

 

[PG]

I think we need more info: type of motherboard, sound card, what updates you installed, etc. I would always avoid driver updates from Microsoft, but maybe that's just me. I think if you go get the latest drivers from the sound card company and installed it you'd be fine again.

 

[ndee]

haha, windows update strikes again. Is your sound maybe muted?

 

[Anubis]

did you restart like you were supposed to?

just reinstall your sound drivers

 

[Spooner]

I have an ASUS A7N8X mobo
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card.
Win XP

It did a bunch of security updates and hotfix updates..... i don't believe any driver updates

 

[prvteye2003]

I"ve got the A7N8X dlx mobo and update tells me there is a driver update for it. I installed it once and seriously F'ed up my sound too.

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: Anubis
did you restart like you were supposed to?
just reinstall your sound drivers

Did this, and even ran it through the turtle beach configuration test.

Passed all tests, but still no sound

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: prvteye2003
I"ve got the A7N8X dlx mobo and update tells me there is a driver update for it. I installed it once and seriously F'ed up my sound too.

should i go through and uninstall all the hotfixes?

 

[Anubis]

are you sdpeakers turned on?

check and make sure they are plugged in

sounds stupid but you never know

 

[Spooner]

everything's plugged in fine.....

i'm going through the process of removing all windows hotfixes..... restarts each time

this sucks

 

[Spooner]

ininstalled all Hotfixes... still no sound

 

[Spooner]

installed new drivers........... still no sound

still passes all configuration tests

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: prvteye2003
I"ve got the A7N8X dlx mobo and update tells me there is a driver update for it. I installed it once and seriously F'ed up my sound too.

Same here. Don't ever install the sound update for the A7N8X from Microsoft. I had to revert to a previous backup in order to get my sound working again.

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: Spooner
installed new drivers........... still no sound

still passes all configuration tests

Have you tried overriding the sound driver from the A7N8X CD?

 

[Spooner]

Do i have to reformat?

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: filmmaker

Originally posted by: Spooner
installed new drivers........... still no sound
still passes all configuration tests

Have you tried overriding the sound driver from the A7N8X CD?

overriding?

the sound worked fine before the damn windows updates

 

[Spooner]

Will taking out the card, uninstalling drivers, and putting the card back in help at all?

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: Spooner
Will taking out the card, uninstalling drivers, and putting the card back in help at all?

Maybe, but what I'm saying is that since you installed that update from Windows, the onboard sound is taking control of your sound. Try plugging in your speakers to the onboard sound and see if that works.

You'll need to uninstall the onboard A7N8X sound driver and reinstall the older one, then possibly reinstall the Turtle Beach sound card driver.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: filmmaker

Originally posted by: Spooner
Will taking out the card, uninstalling drivers, and putting the card back in help at all?

Maybe, but what I'm saying is that since you installed that update from Windows, the onboard sound is taking control of your sound. Try plugging in your speakers to the onboard sound and see if that works.

You'll need to uninstall the onboard A7N8X sound driver and reinstall the older one, then possibly reinstall the Turtle Beach sound card driver.

This definitely sounds like the way to go. I'll bet that's what happened.

ZV

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: filmmaker

Originally posted by: Spooner
Will taking out the card, uninstalling drivers, and putting the card back in help at all?

Maybe, but what I'm saying is that since you installed that update from Windows, the onboard sound is taking control of your sound. Try plugging in your speakers to the onboard sound and see if that works.
You'll need to uninstall the onboard A7N8X sound driver and reinstall the older one, then possibly reinstall the Turtle Beach sound card driver.

Ahh! Excatly what happened.

If I disable the onboard sound in BIOS, will that fix?

Also, which is better ? this mobo's onboard sound or my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz?

 

[filmmaker]

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: filmmaker

Originally posted by: Spooner
Will taking out the card, uninstalling drivers, and putting the card back in help at all?

Maybe, but what I'm saying is that since you installed that update from Windows, the onboard sound is taking control of your sound. Try plugging in your speakers to the onboard sound and see if that works.
You'll need to uninstall the onboard A7N8X sound driver and reinstall the older one, then possibly reinstall the Turtle Beach sound card driver.

Ahh! Excatly what happened.

If I disable the onboard sound in BIOS, will that fix?

Also, which is better ? this mobo's onboard sound or my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz?

You might trying to disable the onboard sound in the BIOS.

And I would still try the Turtle Beach for the sound. The onboard sound is nice, but I've always found it better to have a sound card take care of things.

 

[Spooner]

yeah, i want to run off my TB card... i'll try disabling in bios