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Originally Posted by Anonymous N00b
I have Windows Media Centre Edition 2005 with SP2 and recently lost sound from my Sony Vaio Laptop. I have read dozens of threads regarding this issue from numerous websites and followed all the advice, but nothing appears to be working.
The only possible explanation for this problem would have to be after I recovered my computer using the 'VAIO Recovery Tool'. However even this seems the unlikely cause, as the problem happened well after.
I have uninstalled two Devices (Bluetooth Audio and SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC' from the 'Sound, video and games controllers' in 'Device Manager' and beginning to think this has made the situation worse.
I also removed the ‘SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC’ from ‘Add or Remove Programs’ and when I restarted the laptop and followed the ‘Hardware Update Wizard’ I received a message saying that ‘ sthda.sys’ is missing and the update cannot continue.
Now not only have I got a Yellow exclamation mark (!) next to the following Devices...
Microsoft Kernal Acoustic Echo Canceller (I have two of these for some reason)
Microsoft Kernal Audio Splitter
Microsoft Kernal DLS Synthesizer
Microsoft Kernal GS Wavetable Synthesizer
SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
...I have now got the same symbol next to the 'RAS Async Adapter #3' under 'Network Adapters'.
I do not have to want to reboot my laptop, unless of course this is the only alternative.
Please could you help me, I can not bare any longer with a silent laptop.
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You don't give the make and model of your VAIO, but you can get drivers from Sony, if an Intel chipset driver ( INF Software Instalation Utility ) install this and Restart our comp. Also the Sony Shared Library driver.
These are the chipset drivers that tell the OS which INF files to use
Then install your audio driver again
if not sure of your model get Belarc
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
copy and paste the report, omit the software and win update section
Hope this helps
