Here's how I solved the problem - I hope this works for others:

1) Click on Control Panel
2) Click on System & Maintenance
3) Click on Device Manager
4) Click on "sound, video, and game controllers" to find what I'm
supposed to have. In my case, I have "conexant"
5) I searched for "conexant" on the C: drive using the search box in
the upper right hand corner. I got several results.
6) I clicked on the folder called "SwSetup"
7) Then I clicked on the "audio" folder
8) Lastly, I clicked on the setup icon, answered a few questions, and
the system installed the drivers and the sound worked immediately.

P.S. I don't usually come to these boards so if this has helped you,
please let me know by emailing


--
marcwithak
------------------------------------------------------------------------
marcwithak's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/marcwithak.htm
View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-music-video/629819.htm

http://forums.techarena.in

I actually found a very simple route that worked for my hp laptop.
Go to control panel- device manager- and select the high definition
audio device, select the driver tab and click disable, then enable the
driver. That will reset the driver. hope this helps people that had the
same problem as me.


--
Tateman1225
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tateman1225's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/169156.htm
View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-music-video/629819.htm

http://forums.techarena.in