On Aug 19, 8:39 am, DoctorO <p...@drordi.com> wrote:
> On Jun 30, 8:24 am, ddkk <didikr...******.com> wrote:
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> > bicdenis;581962 Wrote:
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> > > 1. Sorry I'm not very good speek in English, couse i'am from Russia.
> > > 2. I have a big problem. On Sony was preinstalled Vista. I dont like it
> > > and install Win XP. I find all drivers, but about 4 week can't find
> > > Sigma Tel HD audio codec for Win XP. On official site of Sony drivers
> > > only for Vista, and they tell me "**** you" on my question "Why?"
> > > If somebody can hellp me, please do it.
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> > What about your sound driver? Is it working? I had the same (or
> > similar) problem - Sony Vaio VGN-FS35GP, Win XP - download the dtivers
> > from Sony website - sound and modem didn't work, so I download the HD
> > Audio drivers from Realtek website ('Realtek'
> > (http://www.realtek.com.tw)), all working now.
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> > ddkk
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> Hello, I have the very same issue with a different model of Sony Vaio,
> the VGN-FZ140E. Sony downloads will not work, saying This driver is
> not intended for your model. I had hopes when I installed the the HD
> driver from Realtek, but it was saying I was missing the file called
> sthda.sys. Cannot get it to work. Any help would be appreciated.
> Charles

Does your sound work, other than the HD audio playback, for instance
when viewing Flash, Quicktime, or other embedded audio on web-pages or
listening to CD or MP3 files on your computer? If so, you should try
loading an HD playback software program, for instance download a trial
version of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra, install it, and see if you can
use the codec it installs. If your computer was rated for HD playback
under Vista then the hardware should handle it under XP too, and maybe
even better given the usually better drivers.

If you have no sound at all, try running a program such as SandraSoft
to identify the audio chipset used, and then search for that chipset's
XP drivers.