Thanks Sven.
My computer is a Sony PCV-RX 850. Is the "System speaker" different from
the Audio device? Audio is YAMAHA AC.XG WDM Audio. My Sound scheme is
"Windows Default" which I think is "System speaker". Properties say "No
drivers are installed for this device". Driver details say "No driver files
are required or have been loaded for this device." When I clicked update
the driver, "The wizard could not find a better match for your hardware than
the software you currently have installed."
On the Sony site, "The utility will install the original Yamaha VMF 753
Audio driver." That seems to be the only update available. What is a
Download Taxi? And do I want to download without the taxi or add the
download taxi?
I am not able to install AVG. SpyBot is the only anti-spyware program I
have. I hesitate to try to install other programs before I am able to
install AVG.
I have a dial-up connection. I want to go to DSL, but not until I have a
''sane" computer with proper protections.
Rowena
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sven" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Can't install, "lost" hardware, lost all sound
> Hi Rowena,
>
> Don't give up yet. Most of the time it's the 'small' things that seem to
> cause the most frustration when things go wrong. And for these small
> problems, more often than not, the solution is simple... it's just a
> matter
> of finding it. Terms like "beyond repair" and "starting over" are found at
> the end of the line when all else fails. There are exceptions, of course,
> but I don't think you are anywhere near that yet.
>
> You don't mention the make and model of your computer but for the audio
> problem, try downloading the driver from the manufacturers Web site. Look
> for a "Support" link, then search "Software and Drivers" for your model
> and
> operating system. Be sure to follow the installation instructions if
> included. Microsoft or Windows update may have it but check the
> manufacturers site first. At the update site, select the "Custom" option
> to
> list all updates available.
>
> I prefer to turn Automatic Updates off and manually update. But either
> way,
> visit the update site on a regular basis to insure your Windows is up to
> date and you have all the "high-priority updates".
>
> You didn't indicate in this post if you were able to install AVG. Let us
> know if that's been resolved.
>
> Do you have anti-spyware other than SpyBot? If not, I recommend the
> following programs, especially Spyware Terminator. It's new (to me) and
> I'm
> impressed. You can't have "too much" malware/spyware protection.
>
> Windows Defender home:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
>
> Spyware Terminator - Spyware & Adware Real-time protection:
> http://www.spywareterminator.com/
>
> SpywareBlaster 3.5.1
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> Ad-aware SE Personal Edition 1.06
> http://snipurl.com/96mb
>
> If you don't use a firewall other than Windows, I suggest you look into
> the
> Comodo Personal Firewall. It's free and offers many features that you have
> to pay for in others like ZoneAlarm. Here are links to a review by PC
> Magazine and the Comodo site:
>
> Comodo Personal Firewall 2.0 review by PC Magazine:
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1969225,00.asp
>
> Computer Security - Comodo Free Personal Firewall:
> http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
>
> Sven Swanson, Sr.
> The NoSpin Group, Inc.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rowena Montgomery" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Can't install, "lost" hardware, lost all sound
>
>
> I don't want to reinstall Norton, but I followed instructions on their
> site
> to use XP's version of scandisk. Not very long after that, my computer
> crashed; the error caused by unknown device driver.
>
> Regarding the sound, I have removed the sound driver and tried to
> reinstall
> in Windows device manager. It said the installed driver was the best one
> for the computer. Still no sound.
>
> I'm wondering if my computer is beyond repair. Do PC techs have software
> that can find out everything wrong with a computer? Or do I need to
> reformat the hard drive and start over?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 12:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Can't install, "lost" hardware, lost all sound
>
>>I have a friend that recently had similar problems.
>> Around the time his Nortons was expiring (and he
>> upgraded it) he lost his sound.
>>
>> Try the Norton cleaner for your version of the program.
>> Anything that is 2004 or newer works with their latest
>> cleaner. I got the cleaner from MajorGeeks.com, but it
>> said it was expired when run, so I wound up looking for
>> it at the Norton site. There is no direct link that I can
>> provide here. You have to "drill for it" yourself...
>>
>> Before and during repairs, we turned on his WinXP-SP2
>> firewall before we went back on the WEB. (Important.)
>> Since his computer was still working "good enough",
>> I think we let the WEB site auto fix thing do a lot of the
>> initial cleaning. The program was re-installed from scratch
>> and works well... NIS2006(/w NAV2006 embedded.)
>>
>> For the sound, all I did was remove the sound drivers and
>> re-install them inside Windows in device manager...
>> (It never even asked for the disk, or files.)
>>
>> The above assumes there are no hardware problems...
>>
>> Good luck... Rick Glazier
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rowena Montgomery"
>>
>>>I have multiple problems which have been going on for about a year.
>>
>>>1. I got a message that "Norton Antivirus was unable to scan your
>>>compute=
>>>r for infections because your license for this product has been
>>>corrupted=
>>>. Please uninstall and reinstall the product."
>
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