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So I just got a new laptop (Acer Aspire 5534) and there is an issue when using the built in microphone, and I think the issue has to do with the driver (Realtek HD Audio). Under the preferences for the mic, there is an area called "enhancments". Now if the "disable all sound effects" box is not...

I cant find the volume button which is normaly on the right hand side of the task bar. Thanks Chris Merry Christmas to everyone

Although there isn't an interface specficially designed for it, you can actually view the progress of a volume shrink operation in Windows 7, and cancel a shrink that is in-progress, using the Disk Defragmenter tool. Volume shrink can take a long time, especially if you have a very full, or...

Hello I have installed windows 7 recently on my laptop, Dell Vostro 1310. at the first the buttons on my keyboard which I adjust volume didn't work. So I installed it's Driver, I mean I installed Quickset. I should say at the first adjusting buttons worked but all of a sudden they didn't work...

I have noticed that when I get an Instant Message, my volume goes down a little bit, like its trying to get my attention, and then it goes right back up to where it was. Anyone know how to fix this? :( It's annoying.

I have upgraded my Vaio Vgn-Nw11s to windows 7 from vista but keyboard shortcuts have stopped working such as volume buttons. Can someone provide a solution?

Hello First my specs: Windows 7 Ultimate English Headset: Link Removed due to 404 Error MSI P35-NEO-F, Intel P35 (Realtek onboard soundcard) I let Windows 7 install two drivers (High Defintion Audio Device and Realtek High Defintion Audio), I then installed this driver/software Link Removed...

I"m getting an error in the event log: The shadow copies of volume C: were aborted because the shadow copy storage could not grow due to a user imposed limit. Which prompts me to ask: What is this shadow copy thing? Why do I want it? What does it do FOR me? I rummaged about the Internet...

I updated from XP SP3 to Windows 7 Ultimate, making no changes to hardware/wiring, simply formatting my hard drive and giving it a fresh install of Windows 7. I allowed the updates to find all my drivers, and it found a driver for my sound card. However, no matter how I fiddle with the settings...

Oh my what a huge pain in the butt. I installed Windows 7 clean on my Gateway p7805u. It has a gforce 9800m GTS. When I connect to my HDTV it says "Plugged in" and I do see the Display fine. The weird part, no audio. I've tried everything, installing new drivers, custom drivers, etc...

After installing windows 7 I can't use volume hotkeys for this program: Sound Volume Hotkeys - Control sound volume using system-wide hotkeys. because key combination Win+up is already taken by windows. I have also tried Active Keys where I can change volume hotkeys, but it is trial. Does anyone...

This is a problem i've noticed since I installed Windows 7, none of the settings I change for any of my programs are being saved, for instance when I set up Opera to be my main web browser it will reset as soon as I close it, and keep asking me if I want to set it as my main browser, this goes...

functions as in the Fn key on my laptop to adjust screen brightness/volume/other things. I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit on my Sony Vaio VGN CS-290. I originally was running Vista Home Premium 64bit without issues. I did a quick forum search but didn't find anything on it, so I...

Hi all, I've got Windows 7 RC 7100, and I'm using Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio audio card, and I'm using camera Acme VMicro it seems it's model is VC0303, so my microphone is veeeeeeery quiet, even in the mixer... I can hear something if I blow very strong in to the microphone. I'm plugged in...

Here is my boot manager info retrieved using the command line command: bcdedit As you can see the upper {bootmgr} area is pointing to the wrong device - partition=L I don't know why since this volume never had a OS installed? In windows 7 using computer management/disk management it shows the...

Until recently, I have been able to plug in my USB headphones at anytime and they would load up in a short time and the sound would switch to them from my speakers. For the past few weeks however, they will only work if I already have them plugged in before I turn on my computer. This is very...

I have never had one of these "reserved partitions, because I have always formatted first. For those of you who haven't here's how to take care of it. On a fresh (custom) installation of Windows 7, where Windows 7 is installed onto a new hard disk with unallocated disk space (no partition or...

I have recently installed the Windows 7 RTM x64 and everything's great minus one small issue. I cannot get my volume control to show up in the taskbar. I right click and go to properties of the taskbar, and it brings me to a menu that says "Turn system icons on or off." However, the menu for...

I recently got windows 7 and now when i use counter strike source or ventrilo my mic is very quiet even with everything max out and i was wondering if there is anything i could do

I have realtek 1.62 onboard sound. It works very well, with one caveat. Front headphones and mic are not detected when they are plugged in. I can hear sound on them, and I can use the microphone, however Realtek doesn't think that they are plugged in. As a result, I can't do "show only plugged...