Fix When Sound Doesn't Work After Hibernate or Sleep in Vista
If you've started noticing that your sound is disabled in Windows Vista after you wake your computer from Sleep mode or hibernate, then you are in luck, because Microsoft has a hotfix for this issue.
If you are experiencing this problem, you'll probably notice a red X on the volume icon in the system tray, and a message when you hover over it that says "No Audio Output Device is installed".
The fix for this issue is to install a hotfix from Microsoft, available at the following link:
937077 - A high definition audio device may no longer work after you resume Windows Vista from hibernation or from sleep
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Does this hotfix also work for XP? I've noticed that the sound sometimes becomes disabled after my HTPC returns from sleep mode.
Thanks for the link, been having this problem for a while!
This have not worked for me. I have a new Asus laptop with Vista Premium preinstalled.
I can restore the sound with a little trick I've found:
Rigth click on the speaker icon on the tray and choose "Recording devices" or something like that (my Windows is in spanish). A window will then open and the sound is restored. That's it!
hi,
the fix doesnt work with my vista system. it says software does not apply to your system. what the hell? any ideas?
thanks!
johannes
Cheers Pepe,
I've got an asus running vista too same problem, good trick to get it working again. Just sucks with wmCenter when it comes back from standby no sound. You would think that would be a big thing and that either Asus or microsoft would fix it straight away.
Darren
What is going on , this doesnt wok on mine either. This problem is posted all over the internet, u'd think someone would have some sort of solution for it!!!!!