IDT Audio IDT High Definition Audio CODEC took out my audio

I'm sick and tired of this. Dell is full of morons. Microsoft is full of
goons.

The next computer I buy will be one I build from scratch, and it's going to
be running Linux.

Thank you Microsoft for killing my PC experience, you won't be seeing
another dollar from me.

It's hilarious because today's the day they announce their "Vista has a bad
reputation" push.

 

Helloes people,
....I'm new here but I'm writing here because I am also having the same
problem. Because of being oh so trusting with the Windows Update, it created
this problem. I've been reading the conversation about this problem and right
now I'm waiting for the backup to finish. I'm kinda of clueless of my
technology now that this happen. I'm usually up-to-date, making sure it's
free of viruses, clean and everything but this has gone way too far. I love
to listen to music on my laptop and now that this IDT Audio crap came out,
it's been a huge pain in the butt for me. If it does work like you say it
does, I owe you one. BIG TIME.

"realcestmoi" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi there,
>
> Glad to hear your problem is solved and thanks for the feedback.
>
> Best regards,
> Michel Denie
> "Dave Horne" <davehorne@home.nl> wrote in message
> news:uVi6ejsqIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hi. thanks for the advice. I first went to Device Manager (before reading
> > anyadvice here) and removed that update per Windows instructions (provided
> > somewhere in Windows Update, clicking to MS site and reading some basic
> > stuff). I removed that driver, rebooted and was told that I needed new
> > drivers. Windows then reinstalled the same driver and I had the same
> > problem.
> >
> > I then went to 'Backup and Restore Center' and reinstalled the settings
> > from days before (I just got back from a short vacation). Now everything
> > seems to be back to normal. Lesson learned, thanks. DH
> >
> >
> >
> > "realcestmoi" <mdenie@dutchweb.nl> wrote in message
> > news:ul2bePsqIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> Hi there,
> >>
> >> Never take drivers from windows update unless they are intended for
> >> Microsoft hardware.
> >>
> >> If an updated driver is needed because the hardware does not work proper
> >> go to the manufacturers website to look for an updated driver.
> >>
> >> If it ain't broke: do not try to"FIX" it.
> >>
> >> If you did take the optional drivers from windows update try booting last
> >> known good configuration, rolling back on the driver or use system
> >> restore or
> >> do a windows repair installation or restore from the system backup you
> >> hopefully made.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Michel Denie
> >>
> >> "Dave Horne" <davehorne@home.nl> wrote in message
> >> news:uO2noGsqIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >>> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> >>> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> >>> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the
> >>> internet radio.
> >>>
> >>> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> >>> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
> >>
> >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I have the same problem of installing the IDT Audio IDT High Defiintion Audio
Codec with Vista Home Premium and the sound didn't work. I tried various
things which apparently created restore points so now when I go to backup and
restore there are no restore points left for before the update. Simply
uninstalling the driver and reinstalling the correct one does not solve the
problem - I have no sound on my laptop.

Interestingly, when I boot up my maching when connected to my tv tuner I
have sound. When I boot up not connected to my tv tuner I have no sound.
Are there any solutions to this problem other than restoring to an earlier
time? Or can I get a restore point from an earlier time even though Backup
and Restore does not show one?

Thanks

 

Follow up - I went to the Dell site
( ) and under Desktop \ Audio
there is one thread on page 1 (
)
that gives some of us the option to download another SigmaTel driver, one
that is approved by SP1. Read that post carefully. After I installed that
particular driver (via Dell), I was then offered SP1 to download.

Initially I forgot to disable my McAfee Firewall\ AV when installing that
SP1 (and rec'd a 80041315 error) , once I disabled McAfee the SP1 installed
flawlessly.




"Dave Horne" <davehorne@home.nl> wrote in message
news:uO2noGsqIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the internet
> radio.
>
> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> particular one is not listed. Suggestions? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I'll add a follow up to this and my now solved problem.
>
> After I reverted to an earlier 'restore' I tried to recreate this same
> problem by going into Device Manager and update my Sigma Tel High Definition
> Audio CODEC. After updating the driver I of course had the problem I wrote
> here about. So instead of using System Restore, I used Roll Back Driver in
> Device Manager (Under Sound, video and games). To my surprise that didn't
> solve my problem and I was still left with no Audio Playback devices.
>
> I was forced again to use System Restore. I'm not a Windows wiz though I've
> been using Windows for about 15 years. Had this problem happened to my wife
> (and countless others) a lot of time would have been wasted while they would
> have tried to figure out how to solve this. A problem like this should not
> have occured _and_ rolling back the driver using that option in Device
> Manager should have worked _but_ it didn't.
>
> Just passing this on ... perhaps someone else can benefit from the time I
> spent on this. DH<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


Windows update is pushing this update out automatically. I experienced the
exact same thing David Horne did. I installed, rebooted then no sound. Vista
said "no sound device installed" System properties confirmed this.

So I rollback the driver... No joy there either. I was also forced to use
System Restore to get things working again.

MS should not be pushing out drivers that don't work at all. And rolling
back a driver should fix it. So something else must be wrong as well. Someone
at Microsoft needs to look closely at this update because its very flawed and
is going to cause a ton of problems for the newbie users who probably isn't
going to even know how to rollback his drivers, which doesn't work anyways.
Lets hope they know about System Restore.

System specs in case anyone from MS reads this:
Dell Inspiron 1501
AMD Turion 64X2 Mobile CPU
2 gigs of RAM
110 GB hard drive
onboard sound: SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
Vista Home Premium

 

If I do a System Restore.. WILL i lose everything I added/changed to my
computer
since I have had it? Does it take my computer back to day 1? i tried the
roll back wouldnt let me did the unstall/restall kept giving me code 10
error then couldnt find driver etc...
"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the internet
> radio.
>
> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

System restore will not touch any of your 'working' files. Any documents
you've created, changes to your agenda, etc. will not be touched, deleted,
or altered. Windows will also give you a message stating that.

I assume Windows restores an earlier version of your registry and any
drivers that have changed as well. I"m not an expert just another user.


"annabana" <annabana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3C7A053D-C626-4FA7-B9BF-2DEC675A8BC7@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> If I do a System Restore.. WILL i lose everything I added/changed to my
> computer
> since I have had it? Does it take my computer back to day 1? i tried the
> roll back wouldnt let me did the unstall/restall kept giving me code 10
> error then couldnt find driver etc...
> "Dave Horne" wrote:
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
>> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
>> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the
>> internet
>> radio.
>>
>> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
>> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Intenten este driver, IDT High Definition Audio CODEC - 2007-11-10, a mi me
funcionó muy bien, es la última versión versión

Saludos




"Harry Johnston [MVP]" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> realcestmoi wrote:
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Hi Harry,
> > I was very clear by saying: If you like to have a 99 % chance after updating a non MS driver for a nice blue screen or a system that keeps rebooting if not disabled: be my guest. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> Not so clear! Start by defining "non MS driver". A driver for hardware that
> wasn't produced by Microsoft? A driver that wasn't written by Microsoft?
>
> Do you mean when the original driver is non-MS and the new driver is MS? When
> the original driver and the new driver are both non-MS? When the original
> driver is MS and the new driver is non-MS? All three?
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > So drivers should be taken from the manufacturer only.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> I disagree. My experience with Windows tells me that the best bet is the driver
> built into the operating system, when there is one. Adding drivers written by
> the hardware manufacturer is an invitation to pain. (Of course, in many cases
> you don't have any option.)
>
> ... are you talking about Windows Vista in particular?
>
> Harry.
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Ok i tried to do the system restore and the backup... my backup failed.... I
WISH IT WOULD OF TOLD ME TO DO A BACKUP BEFORE the SP1!!! my computer hasnet
worked proberly since I bought it. Im so sick of Dell.... I don't know what
to do...

"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> System restore will not touch any of your 'working' files. Any documents
> you've created, changes to your agenda, etc. will not be touched, deleted,
> or altered. Windows will also give you a message stating that.
>
> I assume Windows restores an earlier version of your registry and any
> drivers that have changed as well. I"m not an expert just another user.
>
>
> "annabana" <annabana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3C7A053D-C626-4FA7-B9BF-2DEC675A8BC7@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > If I do a System Restore.. WILL i lose everything I added/changed to my
> > computer
> > since I have had it? Does it take my computer back to day 1? i tried the
> > roll back wouldnt let me did the unstall/restall kept giving me code 10
> > error then couldnt find driver etc...
> > "Dave Horne" wrote:
> ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> >> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> >> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the
> >> internet
> >> radio.
> >>
> >> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> >> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
> >>
> >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I've had exactly the same problem today. I spent a long time to find a
solution. This is an incredible bug !!! Now I have no more esitations : my
next computer will be an Apple !
Thank You Microsoft !

"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I'll add a follow up to this and my now solved problem.
>
> After I reverted to an earlier 'restore' I tried to recreate this same
> problem by going into Device Manager and update my Sigma Tel High Definition
> Audio CODEC. After updating the driver I of course had the problem I wrote
> here about. So instead of using System Restore, I used Roll Back Driver in
> Device Manager (Under Sound, video and games). To my surprise that didn't
> solve my problem and I was still left with no Audio Playback devices.
>
> I was forced again to use System Restore. I'm not a Windows wiz though I've
> been using Windows for about 15 years. Had this problem happened to my wife
> (and countless others) a lot of time would have been wasted while they would
> have tried to figure out how to solve this. A problem like this should not
> have occured _and_ rolling back the driver using that option in Device
> Manager should have worked _but_ it didn't.
>
> Just passing this on ... perhaps someone else can benefit from the time I
> spent on this. DH
>
>
>
> "Harry Johnston [MVP]" <harry@scms.waikato.ac.nz> wrote in message
> news:uQLFAI0qIHA.3508@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> >V Green wrote:
> ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> You should ALWAYS go the the manufacturer's site
> >> for drivers. MS is clueless about other mgfrs hardware drivers<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> >
> > I would argue that many manufacturers are clueless about writing drivers
> > for MS operating systems, and hence the MS-written drivers (when they
> > exist, typically only for older components) are likely to be preferable.
> >
> > Harry. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi,

Same problem on a Dell Inspiron 640m running Vista Home Premium SP1 with
SigmaTel Audio.

I went through some of the same steps as listed here. My eventual solution
was:

1. Use Device Manager to uninstall the IDT High Def CODEC
2. Restart
3. Download and install latest Sigmatel drivers for my laptop from Dell
4. Restart

Fixed it nicely.

 

hi, im also haveing same problem, but i have an additional problem on top of
that. i can't use system restore because all my old restore points got wiped
out today when i downloaded servis pac 1, so now what?

"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the internet
> radio.
>
> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I too was facing the same prob... My audio was gone after installing " IDT
Audio IDT High Definition Audio CODEC " ...

I even tried Driver Roll Back Option but in vain ..

Thank god .. Window Update had created a Restore Point while installing a
update.. thus i was able to Restore to most recent point.. without missing
any updates...


After going thru may sites.. it seems like thier is no option to retrieve
the sound after u install " IDT Audio IDT High Definition Audio CODEC " ..
only thing u can do is either .. Reinstall your OS (Nah Nah) or Go Back using
System Restore

Regards
Suraj jain


"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the internet
> radio.
>
> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Go to

and read the 9th post down (by basiltoo). There's an additional driver for
the SigmaTel that not only works to solve this 'No Playback Device' problem
but will allow SP1 to be installed as well - that was another issue for me.

Once I downloaded and installed that driver (from that Dell link in that 9th
message) I solved my 'No Playback Device' issue _and_ then was offered SP1
to be downloaded through Windows Update.

Read those posts carefully and if you see your Dell model listed for that
SigmaTel driver, you don't have much to lose.




"GuanYu" <GuanYu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8F2013AE-2AC4-43A2-8AB0-DA96572147C1@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> hi, im also haveing same problem, but i have an additional problem on top
> of
> that. i can't use system restore because all my old restore points got
> wiped
> out today when i downloaded servis pac 1, so now what?
>
> "Dave Horne" wrote:
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
>> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
>> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the
>> internet
>> radio.
>>
>> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
>> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Same problem,dell xps 420, 4 gb ram,1 tb raid 0 nvidia 8800gtx,remove
driver,reinstall original using utilities disc,hide update until IDT sort it
out doesnt microsoft check 3rd party updates?

"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the internet
> radio.
>
> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I, too, was having a problem installing Vista SP1 on my Gateway CX210X laptop
(preinstalled with Vista Ultimate one year ago). Gateway didn't have an
updated driver, and SigmaTel wasn't making new ones, so I'd deleted the
SigmaTel Driver (from Gateway) in order to install Vista SP1 about a month
ago. Upon restart, Microsoft Update installed an IDT High Definition Audio
CODEC. Voila, I could now install Vista SP1.

Installed some other updates this afternoon, among them the MS Udate
"Optional" IDT High Definition Audio CODEC software update released in
September, 2007. The install gave me the "no audio devices installed"
message upon restart.

Unlike some other posts in this thread, I was able to "roll-back" the driver
successfully, and have the older IDT High Definition Audio CODEC back.

"L_tree" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> This update appears to be part of the "fix" for those of us with sound
> cards that will not update to vista sp1. (I have a gateway with a sigmatel
> driver). If your sound is gone after the update (and it seems everyones is)
> Contact your computer hardware support, they should be able to point you to a
> sound driver. Download that driver and re-install. Note that the gateway
> one is "unsigned", but accept it anyway. Sound should come back. Don't hit
> check for updates on the microsoft automatic update button, (I did and it
> gave me the same IDT codec update, suspect I might have to redo the steps to
> get rid of it). Hopefully the vista sp1 update should become available.
>
>
> "Dave Horne" wrote:
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> > Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> > devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the internet
> > radio.
> >
> > In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> > particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
> >
> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

It finally worked.. The sound only. It will not let be do a back up or
restore... i have to fix that asap... but to all... the fix that Dave Horne
worked great.. but like he said turjn off your firewalls first... THANK YOU
Mr. Horne

"Dave Horne" wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Go to
>
> and read the 9th post down (by basiltoo). There's an additional driver for
> the SigmaTel that not only works to solve this 'No Playback Device' problem
> but will allow SP1 to be installed as well - that was another issue for me.
>
> Once I downloaded and installed that driver (from that Dell link in that 9th
> message) I solved my 'No Playback Device' issue _and_ then was offered SP1
> to be downloaded through Windows Update.
>
> Read those posts carefully and if you see your Dell model listed for that
> SigmaTel driver, you don't have much to lose.
>
>
>
>
> "GuanYu" <GuanYu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8F2013AE-2AC4-43A2-8AB0-DA96572147C1@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > hi, im also haveing same problem, but i have an additional problem on top
> > of
> > that. i can't use system restore because all my old restore points got
> > wiped
> > out today when i downloaded servis pac 1, so now what?
> >
> > "Dave Horne" wrote:
> ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
> >> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
> >> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no playback
> >> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the
> >> internet
> >> radio.
> >>
> >> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update, this
> >> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
> >>
> >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Glad to hear it worked! I didn't come up with this fix, I'm just passing on
what I discovered at the Dell site. If I would have first looked there I
would have saved myself an evening with that SP1 install, reverting, and
..... repeat, lather rinse.

All the best, DH


"annabana" <annabana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA7B9148-4ADC-4A19-B4A8-AD97955717A7@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> It finally worked.. The sound only. It will not let be do a back up or
> restore... i have to fix that asap... but to all... the fix that Dave
> Horne
> worked great.. but like he said turjn off your firewalls first... THANK
> YOU
> Mr. Horne
>
> "Dave Horne" wrote:
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Go to
>>
>> and read the 9th post down (by basiltoo). There's an additional driver
>> for
>> the SigmaTel that not only works to solve this 'No Playback Device'
>> problem
>> but will allow SP1 to be installed as well - that was another issue for
>> me.
>>
>> Once I downloaded and installed that driver (from that Dell link in that
>> 9th
>> message) I solved my 'No Playback Device' issue _and_ then was offered
>> SP1
>> to be downloaded through Windows Update.
>>
>> Read those posts carefully and if you see your Dell model listed for that
>> SigmaTel driver, you don't have much to lose.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "GuanYu" <GuanYu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8F2013AE-2AC4-43A2-8AB0-DA96572147C1@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>> > hi, im also haveing same problem, but i have an additional problem on
>> > top
>> > of
>> > that. i can't use system restore because all my old restore points got
>> > wiped
>> > out today when i downloaded servis pac 1, so now what?
>> >
>> > "Dave Horne" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm using Vista Home Premium and just installed the IDT Audio IDT High
>> >> Definition Audio CODEC update today. After rebooting I have no
>> >> playback
>> >> devices. I can not Skype, can not play back CDs or listen to the
>> >> internet
>> >> radio.
>> >>
>> >> In addition, when I look at installed updates to remove an update,
>> >> this
>> >> particular one is not listed. Suggestions?
>> >>
>> >><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hi, one day i was doing updates for my computer (i have an Acer and i'm
using vista) and i think it called for a vista update. Once i updated
it, i restarted my computer and i found a little sound icon with a red
"x" on it saying: "no audio output is installed". I don't know why it
happened. I researched what i would do on google. One webpage said:
go to control panel>device manager>find the sound card by clicking on
the plus next to Sound, Video and Game controllers. You should see
something that has a brand name with integrated audio>click on it>drive
tab>roll back driver
I did this. It said once you "roll back the driver" that the sound
should start working again. But unfortunatly when i went to the Drive
tab, it would NOT let me click on "roll back driver". i don't know why.
And now i do not now how to solve this problem, and get my sound back on
my compter.

By the way, it says my sound is a "IDH High Definition Audio CODEC".

Does anyone know how to fix this? Your help is much appreiciated!
Thanks.


--
star_x
Posted via

 

My computer is an Apple, but I run Vista via Bootcamp. The recent "IDT High
Definition Audio CODEC" update disabled my sound card in Vista, and now -
even though I've managed to get the system to revert to the previous SigmaTel
drivers, the sound card still isn't working.

I'm very, very, very unimpressed.

Windows Update should not offer users the option to install updates that are
incompatible with their hardware. With Apples running Bootcamp, this should
be especially easy for Microsoft to avoid, because the level of
standardisation is high, and so is the user base.

I actually bought Vista because it was the only OS that was compatible with
certain audio software I use (aside from XP, which was originally intended to
have been phased out by now).

Also, the latest Apple Bootcamp update just failed to install. No Apple
updates have previously failed to install. I am pretty sure that this is
because of the sound card driver problem.

So now I can't do my work, and I can't patch my other drivers either. Thanks
a bunch, MS.

Macbook 2.13GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD
Windows Vista Home Premium via Leopard Bootcamp

"ThankYouMicrosoft" wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> I've had exactly the same problem today. I spent a long time to find a
> solution. This is an incredible bug !!! Now I have no more esitations : my
> next computer will be an Apple !
> Thank You Microsoft !<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->