Of the many controversies surrounding Windows Vista, probably the most infamous (and pathetic) issues brought to the table is the Windows Vista Startup sound – and how to get rid of it. If you were anywhere but under a rock during the beta, it’s impossible to have missed the posts going back and forth by haters and [...]
Tag Archive for 'audio'
How-To: Changing the Windows Vista Startup Sound
Published by August 28th, 2007 in Guides, Hacking, Software, Windows 68 CommentsVista 5342 Digital Audio Support Completely Broken
Published by March 27th, 2006 in Software 4 CommentsWe’ve been asking around, and we have been downloading driver after driver and swapping sound cards all day long to no avail. Vista’s digital audio support is completely broken in this latest build. To be fair, it is not a CTP, but on the other hand, besides the lack of digital audio support on Microsoft [...]
Digital/Analog Audio & Sound Drivers for Windows Vista
Published by February 28th, 2006 in Guides, Software, Windows 245 CommentsWhile Windows Vista may tout a “all-new and improved” audio stack with superb quality and resonance, it’s of no use if you don’t have the right sound card drivers for Windows Vista. The biggest problem with audio drivers for Windows Vista is with Digital Audio – most people can get their SPDIF or Digital outputs [...]
As I might have mentioned in an earlier post, the Windows Update service in Windows Vista’s latest CTP (5270.9, December CTP) works; and I used it to grab the sound drivers for my SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio device…
Well, besides coming with enhnaced (and long overdue) functionality to control volume on a per-application basis (ever try [...]
