Vista Sound Issues

AlbertTatlocksCap wrote:

> Mine works fine with RC1 - I got the Audigy family drivers from Creative's
> site and even my mic works Ok now - so I can use the speech recognition
>
> "Dan" wrote:
>

>> The sound card properties crash and I sent the report to Microsoft and
>> they said this would be fixed in RTM (release to manufacturing) version.
>> Why not fix this issue in another beta release and have a RC2 version?
>> In addition, I managed to get a little sound out of one speaker but that
>> is it and I have a Creative Audigy 1 sound card that is still supported
>> by Creative, thank goodness for that, but unfortunately the sound
>> drivers provided by Creative are also beta and so they do not work
>> correctly. Creative has said that they will not provide any support for
>> a beta product. What are my options to get sound working in Vista.
>> Thanks in advance for any replies.
>>

Do you have Sound Blaster Audigy 1 or a later version?

"Dan" <wrote

> The sound card properties crash and I sent the report to Microsoft and
> they said this would be fixed in RTM (release to manufacturing) version.
> Why not fix this issue in another beta release and have a RC2 version? In
> addition, I managed to get a little sound out of one speaker but that is
> it and I have a Creative Audigy 1 sound card that is still supported by
> Creative, thank goodness for that, but unfortunately the sound drivers
> provided by Creative are also beta and so they do not work correctly.
> Creative has said that they will not provide any support for a beta
> product. What are my options to get sound working in Vista. Thanks in
> advance for any replies.

I have the Audigy 1 card and am using the Creative Beta 2 drivers. The
results have been inconsistent. On a clean install of RC1 it worked at
first but no sound from the rear two speakers in a 4.1 surround sound setup.
Going into Control Panel | Sound | Speakers | Configure and running the
configure wizard the sound was inconsistent from each speaker - sometimes
there, sometimes not, sometimes static, and the dialog box would shake at
each test click. Finally it BSOD with a 0x0000007E error. I uninstalled
and reinstalled the drivers but no go - the sound won't come back.

On an installation of RC1 as an upgrade from XP Pro in a different partition
on the same system, the sound has been working fine except again no sound
from the rear two speakers. The speaker set up wizard runs fine, though,
with sound from all speakers when test, and no BSOD or shaking of the dialog
box, but still no sound from the rear two speakers in media player or any
other sound program.

So the bottom line is the drivers are not yet release quality. When
Creative will have something I don't know.

--
Rock [MVP Windows Shell/User]

Rock wrote:

> "Dan" <wrote
>

>> The sound card properties crash and I sent the report to Microsoft and
>> they said this would be fixed in RTM (release to manufacturing)
>> version. Why not fix this issue in another beta release and have a RC2
>> version? In addition, I managed to get a little sound out of one
>> speaker but that is it and I have a Creative Audigy 1 sound card that
>> is still supported by Creative, thank goodness for that, but
>> unfortunately the sound drivers provided by Creative are also beta and
>> so they do not work correctly. Creative has said that they will not
>> provide any support for a beta product. What are my options to get
>> sound working in Vista. Thanks in advance for any replies.

>
>
> I have the Audigy 1 card and am using the Creative Beta 2 drivers. The
> results have been inconsistent. On a clean install of RC1 it worked at
> first but no sound from the rear two speakers in a 4.1 surround sound
> setup. Going into Control Panel | Sound | Speakers | Configure and
> running the configure wizard the sound was inconsistent from each
> speaker - sometimes there, sometimes not, sometimes static, and the
> dialog box would shake at each test click. Finally it BSOD with a
> 0x0000007E error. I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but no go -
> the sound won't come back.
>
> On an installation of RC1 as an upgrade from XP Pro in a different
> partition on the same system, the sound has been working fine except
> again no sound from the rear two speakers. The speaker set up wizard
> runs fine, though, with sound from all speakers when test, and no BSOD
> or shaking of the dialog box, but still no sound from the rear two
> speakers in media player or any other sound program.
>
> So the bottom line is the drivers are not yet release quality. When
> Creative will have something I don't know.
>

Thank you so much for your great reply, Rock and you are an
awesome and kind person for giving me such a detailed and useful reply.
You truly deserve your MVP status.
The driver set from Creative is supposed to expire in November and
perhaps the next set will be more stable. I talked with Microsoft
support about this issue and Microsoft is considering having a RC2
(Release Candidate 2) operating system with more bug fixes such as this
one even though it said in a notice that the issue will be fixed in RTM.
(Release to Manufacturing) In my opinion, that would be a stupid time
to fix it because the operating system would not be fully stable. I
think Microsoft should have a fully stable and of course secure
operating system with Windows Vista before they release it unless
Microsoft is planning to screw up royally. <excuse the language -- I
feel it needed to be said> If Microsoft really wants a good and secure
operating system then they could set an expiration date on RC2 when the
operating system will no longer be of any use so Microsoft could prevent
someone who is not honest from continuing to use the Release Candidate
version and not buying the full retail copy or upgrade and thus cheating
Microsoft out of their money.
I also hope they continue to make the Internet Explorer default
settings more secure because I still needed to fine tune them for better
security. I have had one notice of a Blue Screen which I sent to
Microsoft for analysis. The strange thing was that I received a notice
but I did not get the traditional blue screen and the computer did not
restart which I do not want enabled of course.

"Dan" wrote

> Rock wrote:

>> "Dan" <wrote
>>

>>> The sound card properties crash and I sent the report to Microsoft and
>>> they said this would be fixed in RTM (release to manufacturing) version.
>>> Why not fix this issue in another beta release and have a RC2 version?
>>> In addition, I managed to get a little sound out of one speaker but that
>>> is it and I have a Creative Audigy 1 sound card that is still supported
>>> by Creative, thank goodness for that, but unfortunately the sound
>>> drivers provided by Creative are also beta and so they do not work
>>> correctly. Creative has said that they will not provide any support for
>>> a beta product. What are my options to get sound working in Vista.
>>> Thanks in advance for any replies.

>>
>>
>> I have the Audigy 1 card and am using the Creative Beta 2 drivers. The
>> results have been inconsistent. On a clean install of RC1 it worked at
>> first but no sound from the rear two speakers in a 4.1 surround sound
>> setup. Going into Control Panel | Sound | Speakers | Configure and
>> running the configure wizard the sound was inconsistent from each
>> speaker - sometimes there, sometimes not, sometimes static, and the
>> dialog box would shake at each test click. Finally it BSOD with a
>> 0x0000007E error. I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but no go -
>> the sound won't come back.
>>
>> On an installation of RC1 as an upgrade from XP Pro in a different
>> partition on the same system, the sound has been working fine except
>> again no sound from the rear two speakers. The speaker set up wizard
>> runs fine, though, with sound from all speakers when test, and no BSOD or
>> shaking of the dialog box, but still no sound from the rear two speakers
>> in media player or any other sound program.
>>
>> So the bottom line is the drivers are not yet release quality. When
>> Creative will have something I don't know.
>>

>
> Thank you so much for your great reply, Rock and you are an awesome
> and kind person for giving me such a detailed and useful reply. You truly
> deserve your MVP status.
> The driver set from Creative is supposed to expire in November and
> perhaps the next set will be more stable. I talked with Microsoft support
> about this issue and Microsoft is considering having a RC2 (Release
> Candidate 2) operating system with more bug fixes such as this one even
> though it said in a notice that the issue will be fixed in RTM. (Release
> to Manufacturing) In my opinion, that would be a stupid time to fix it
> because the operating system would not be fully stable. I think Microsoft
> should have a fully stable and of course secure operating system with
> Windows Vista before they release it unless Microsoft is planning to screw
> up royally. <excuse the language -- I feel it needed to be said> If
> Microsoft really wants a good and secure operating system then they could
> set an expiration date on RC2 when the operating system will no longer be
> of any use so Microsoft could prevent someone who is not honest from
> continuing to use the Release Candidate version and not buying the full
> retail copy or upgrade and thus cheating Microsoft out of their money.
> I also hope they continue to make the Internet Explorer default
> settings more secure because I still needed to fine tune them for better
> security. I have had one notice of a Blue Screen which I sent to
> Microsoft for analysis. The strange thing was that I received a notice
> but I did not get the traditional blue screen and the computer did not
> restart which I do not want enabled of course.

You're welcome. MS can't control what the hardware vendors do in making
Vista compatible drivers. Hopefully Creative will have one that works with
Vista by RTM. There will be other builds of Vista before RTM, they just
won't be released publicly.

--
Rock [MVP Windows Shell/User]

Rock wrote:

> "Dan" wrote
>

>> Rock wrote:

>>> "Dan" <wrote
>>>
>>>> The sound card properties crash and I sent the report to Microsoft
>>>> and they said this would be fixed in RTM (release to manufacturing)
>>>> version. Why not fix this issue in another beta release and have a
>>>> RC2 version? In addition, I managed to get a little sound out of one
>>>> speaker but that is it and I have a Creative Audigy 1 sound card
>>>> that is still supported by Creative, thank goodness for that, but
>>>> unfortunately the sound drivers provided by Creative are also beta
>>>> and so they do not work correctly. Creative has said that they will
>>>> not provide any support for a beta product. What are my options to
>>>> get sound working in Vista. Thanks in advance for any replies.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have the Audigy 1 card and am using the Creative Beta 2 drivers.
>>> The results have been inconsistent. On a clean install of RC1 it
>>> worked at first but no sound from the rear two speakers in a 4.1
>>> surround sound setup. Going into Control Panel | Sound | Speakers |
>>> Configure and running the configure wizard the sound was inconsistent
>>> from each speaker - sometimes there, sometimes not, sometimes static,
>>> and the dialog box would shake at each test click. Finally it BSOD
>>> with a 0x0000007E error. I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers
>>> but no go - the sound won't come back.
>>>
>>> On an installation of RC1 as an upgrade from XP Pro in a different
>>> partition on the same system, the sound has been working fine except
>>> again no sound from the rear two speakers. The speaker set up wizard
>>> runs fine, though, with sound from all speakers when test, and no
>>> BSOD or shaking of the dialog box, but still no sound from the rear
>>> two speakers in media player or any other sound program.
>>>
>>> So the bottom line is the drivers are not yet release quality. When
>>> Creative will have something I don't know.
>>>

>>
>> Thank you so much for your great reply, Rock and you are an
>> awesome and kind person for giving me such a detailed and useful
>> reply. You truly deserve your MVP status.
>> The driver set from Creative is supposed to expire in November
>> and perhaps the next set will be more stable. I talked with Microsoft
>> support about this issue and Microsoft is considering having a RC2
>> (Release Candidate 2) operating system with more bug fixes such as
>> this one even though it said in a notice that the issue will be fixed
>> in RTM. (Release to Manufacturing) In my opinion, that would be a
>> stupid time to fix it because the operating system would not be fully
>> stable. I think Microsoft should have a fully stable and of course
>> secure operating system with Windows Vista before they release it
>> unless Microsoft is planning to screw up royally. <excuse the language
>> -- I feel it needed to be said> If Microsoft really wants a good and
>> secure operating system then they could set an expiration date on RC2
>> when the operating system will no longer be of any use so Microsoft
>> could prevent someone who is not honest from continuing to use the
>> Release Candidate version and not buying the full retail copy or
>> upgrade and thus cheating Microsoft out of their money.
>> I also hope they continue to make the Internet Explorer default
>> settings more secure because I still needed to fine tune them for
>> better security. I have had one notice of a Blue Screen which I sent
>> to Microsoft for analysis. The strange thing was that I received a
>> notice but I did not get the traditional blue screen and the computer
>> did not restart which I do not want enabled of course.

>
> You're welcome. MS can't control what the hardware vendors do in making
> Vista compatible drivers. Hopefully Creative will have one that works
> with Vista by RTM. There will be other builds of Vista before RTM, they
> just won't be released publicly.
>

How can I test them if I am a power user who works directly with
Microsoft. I have talked about a Classics series for 98SE users that
Microsoft is now considering as of yesterday the ball is finally rolling
on this idea. I will not go into any more details about it here but it
is shaping up to be a possible replacement for older computers that
cannot run XP due to hardware that supports 98SE but not XP.

"Dan" <spamyou@user.nec> wrote in message
news:eKQPVjX3GHA.2228@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Rock wrote:

>> "Dan" wrote
>>

>>> Rock wrote:
>>>> "Dan" <wrote
>>>>
>>>>> The sound card properties crash and I sent the report to Microsoft and
>>>>> they said this would be fixed in RTM (release to manufacturing)
>>>>> version. Why not fix this issue in another beta release and have a RC2
>>>>> version? In addition, I managed to get a little sound out of one
>>>>> speaker but that is it and I have a Creative Audigy 1 sound card that
>>>>> is still supported by Creative, thank goodness for that, but
>>>>> unfortunately the sound drivers provided by Creative are also beta and
>>>>> so they do not work correctly. Creative has said that they will not
>>>>> provide any support for a beta product. What are my options to get
>>>>> sound working in Vista. Thanks in advance for any replies.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have the Audigy 1 card and am using the Creative Beta 2 drivers. The
>>>> results have been inconsistent. On a clean install of RC1 it worked at
>>>> first but no sound from the rear two speakers in a 4.1 surround sound
>>>> setup. Going into Control Panel | Sound | Speakers | Configure and
>>>> running the configure wizard the sound was inconsistent from each
>>>> speaker - sometimes there, sometimes not, sometimes static, and the
>>>> dialog box would shake at each test click. Finally it BSOD with a
>>>> 0x0000007E error. I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but no
>>>> go - the sound won't come back.
>>>>
>>>> On an installation of RC1 as an upgrade from XP Pro in a different
>>>> partition on the same system, the sound has been working fine except
>>>> again no sound from the rear two speakers. The speaker set up wizard
>>>> runs fine, though, with sound from all speakers when test, and no BSOD
>>>> or shaking of the dialog box, but still no sound from the rear two
>>>> speakers in media player or any other sound program.
>>>>
>>>> So the bottom line is the drivers are not yet release quality. When
>>>> Creative will have something I don't know.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for your great reply, Rock and you are an awesome
>>> and kind person for giving me such a detailed and useful reply. You
>>> truly deserve your MVP status.
>>> The driver set from Creative is supposed to expire in November and
>>> perhaps the next set will be more stable. I talked with Microsoft
>>> support about this issue and Microsoft is considering having a RC2
>>> (Release Candidate 2) operating system with more bug fixes such as this
>>> one even though it said in a notice that the issue will be fixed in RTM.
>>> (Release to Manufacturing) In my opinion, that would be a stupid time
>>> to fix it because the operating system would not be fully stable. I
>>> think Microsoft should have a fully stable and of course secure
>>> operating system with Windows Vista before they release it unless
>>> Microsoft is planning to screw up royally. <excuse the language -- I
>>> feel it needed to be said> If Microsoft really wants a good and secure
>>> operating system then they could set an expiration date on RC2 when the
>>> operating system will no longer be of any use so Microsoft could prevent
>>> someone who is not honest from continuing to use the Release Candidate
>>> version and not buying the full retail copy or upgrade and thus cheating
>>> Microsoft out of their money.
>>> I also hope they continue to make the Internet Explorer default
>>> settings more secure because I still needed to fine tune them for better
>>> security. I have had one notice of a Blue Screen which I sent to
>>> Microsoft for analysis. The strange thing was that I received a notice
>>> but I did not get the traditional blue screen and the computer did not
>>> restart which I do not want enabled of course.

>>
>> You're welcome. MS can't control what the hardware vendors do in making
>> Vista compatible drivers. Hopefully Creative will have one that works
>> with Vista by RTM. There will be other builds of Vista before RTM, they
>> just won't be released publicly.
>>

>
> How can I test them if I am a power user who works directly with
> Microsoft. I have talked about a Classics series for 98SE users that
> Microsoft is now considering as of yesterday the ball is finally rolling
> on this idea. I will not go into any more details about it here but it is
> shaping up to be a possible replacement for older computers that cannot
> run XP due to hardware that supports 98SE but not XP.

I don't know. They will be released to the Tech Beta group, among others.

--
Rock [MVP Windows Shell/User]