Two Vista questions

SkateGod77 · 04-20-2007, 12:40 AM

I just installed Vista Home Basic on my HP Pavilion laptop. I have two questions...

It's an entertainment laptop, so there are various controls above the keyboard like play, stop, and a volume control. On the volume control, there's a little red light that turns on when the volume is muted - and the light won't turn off, even when there's sound. I've been playing with the audio settings and I can't figure out how to turn it off.

And how do you change it so file extensions can be viewed?

thanks

dai · 04-20-2007, 10:30 AM

have you checked the hp site for vista drivers

SkateGod77 · 04-20-2007, 03:00 PM

Yes, there's one that's sound card related, but it didn't fix the problem.

**TheMatt** · 04-21-2007, 12:15 PM

Have you tried looking for a volume control device under System Devices and then uninstalling that device and letting Windows reinstall it?

As for the file extensions, do this:

Start > (Settings) > Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab > Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types.

**Terrister** · 04-21-2007, 04:24 PM

Could you give us the model #? With this we can look and see if we can find this driver for you.

SkateGod77 · 04-21-2007, 08:58 PM

The laptop is an HP Pavilion dv2050us.

In Device Manager under Sound controllers, there's something called High Definition Audio Device that's not working properly. It says the most current driver is already installed and I've tried disabling and re-enabling it to no avail. I could do the uninstall option, but how would I re-install it?

**TheMatt** · 04-21-2007, 09:13 PM

Yes, uninstall it and Windows will automatically reinstall the driver most of the time after the reboot.

**Terrister** · 04-22-2007, 06:46 AM

Go here http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/...isplay=drivers and enter your model #. Choose vista and you will see a driver called hp quick launch buttons. There is also one for the high def audio.

SkateGod77 · 04-22-2007, 02:03 PM

I installed that driver and it said installation failed. So I completely uninstalled the driver and rebooted, and it automatically re-installed itself but it still doesn't work.

04-20-2007, 12:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
SkateGod77 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 44 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Two Vista questions I just installed Vista Home Basic on my HP Pavilion laptop. I have two questions... It's an entertainment laptop, so there are various controls above the keyboard like play, stop, and a volume control. On the volume control, there's a little red light that turns on when the volume is muted - and the light won't turn off, even when there's sound. I've been playing with the audio settings and I can't figure out how to turn it off. And how do you change it so file extensions can be viewed? thanks

04-20-2007, 10:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,168 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Two Vista questions have you checked the hp site for vista drivers __________________

04-20-2007, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
SkateGod77 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 44 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Two Vista questions Yes, there's one that's sound card related, but it didn't fix the problem.

04-21-2007, 12:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Two Vista questions Have you tried looking for a volume control device under System Devices and then uninstalling that device and letting Windows reinstall it? As for the file extensions, do this: Start > (Settings) > Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab > Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

04-21-2007, 04:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Two Vista questions Could you give us the model #? With this we can look and see if we can find this driver for you. __________________

04-21-2007, 08:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
SkateGod77 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 44 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Two Vista questions The laptop is an HP Pavilion dv2050us. In Device Manager under Sound controllers, there's something called High Definition Audio Device that's not working properly. It says the most current driver is already installed and I've tried disabling and re-enabling it to no avail. I could do the uninstall option, but how would I re-install it?

04-21-2007, 09:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Two Vista questions Yes, uninstall it and Windows will automatically reinstall the driver most of the time after the reboot. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

04-22-2007, 06:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Two Vista questions Go here http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/...isplay=drivers and enter your model #. Choose vista and you will see a driver called hp quick launch buttons. There is also one for the high def audio. __________________

04-22-2007, 02:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
SkateGod77 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 44 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Two Vista questions I installed that driver and it said installation failed. So I completely uninstalled the driver and rebooted, and it automatically re-installed itself but it still doesn't work.