All sound (except Skype) suddenly, mysteriously disappeared in Vista

jstein · 04-16-2008, 10:21 AM

What could cause this to happen? I haven't changed any settings or installed any new software or hardware (though see exception below).

Skype sound still works which tells me that the audio driver is okay. Is that correct?

It's very strange. The only thing I can remember is that earlier today, a friend plugged a wireless mouse adapter into my USB port because he hates using the mousepad. It seemed to be installing a driver of some sort soe the device would work but I can't imagine that would have caused the problem. And I watched every move he made and all he was doing was trying to help me learn Dreamweaver. No downloads, installs or anything that could have caused this problem.

Thanks for any ideas or suggestions you can offer.

04-16-2008, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
jstein Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	All sound (except Skype) suddenly, mysteriously disappeared in Vista What could cause this to happen? I haven't changed any settings or installed any new software or hardware (though see exception below). Skype sound still works which tells me that the audio driver is okay. Is that correct? It's very strange. The only thing I can remember is that earlier today, a friend plugged a wireless mouse adapter into my USB port because he hates using the mousepad. It seemed to be installing a driver of some sort soe the device would work but I can't imagine that would have caused the problem. And I watched every move he made and all he was doing was trying to help me learn Dreamweaver. No downloads, installs or anything that could have caused this problem. Thanks for any ideas or suggestions you can offer.