Tech: Help needed please...default audio Win 7

Subject: Tech: Help needed please...
From: scouse
Date: 08 Sep 11 - 04:14 AM

I work on a duel boot system XP/Win7. When in XP I can change my default Audio device quite easily Start/Control Panel/Sound and Audio Devices/Default device/ Sound Blaster or ATI HD Audio rear output.. no problem...then I can watch internet tv etc on me Telly with sound.. try as I might I can't seem to do it in Win7.. I'm logged on as Admin.
It's drivin' me nuts.

As Aye,

Phil.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help needed please...
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Sep 11 - 06:18 PM

I had the same problem, with Win7, getting sound to my television that is also the monitor. I had to hook up a separate set of computer speakers on the computer to use when viewing my Netflix account on the television/monitor. The HDMI cable should have transmitted all data, picture and sound, but it didn't.

SRS

Subject: RE: Tech: Help needed please...
From: IvanB
Date: 08 Sep 11 - 06:54 PM

Try clicking on the speaker volume icon (hopefully it's in your tray), then click on "Mixer" to show the different devices available. Make sure the volume of your desired device isn't set to zero. These things don't seem to sync with the speaker volume, so sometimes they get zeroed out. If this isn't it, sorry, I've got no other answers.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help needed please...
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Sep 11 - 08:37 PM

It sounds like mostly a hardware setup issue, but here is a set of freeware items to replace the standard sound control in both XP and Win 7. There may well be some control settings in it to help tweak things.

Subject: RE: Tech: Help needed please...
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Sep 11 - 11:26 PM

That doesn't work - clicking on the speaker icon to reach the equalizer. Nothing seemed to work, despite many attempts to get at a volume control.

Bill D comes up with some pretty useful programs, so you might want to give that one he suggests a try.

SRS

Subject: RE: Tech: Help needed please...default audio Win 7
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Sep 11 - 02:33 AM

Try this:

You should find a speaker icon on the bottom-right corner of your screen
• RIGHT-click that icon and select "playback devices" or "recording devices" - whichever applies.
• Click on the device you want - make sure its status says "ready"
• Click on the "set default" button below.
• Click "OK"

I think I'm looking at standard Windows 7 software, but your results may vary. It could be what I'm looking at, is proprietary to my sound card.

Good luck.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Tech: Help needed please...default audio Win 7
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 09 Sep 11 - 04:52 AM

I had a similar problem, and solved it using the trouble shooting facility in Control Panel.