No sound from Windows 7

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by bmwmcrider, Feb 17, 2009.

  1. bmwmcrider

    bmwmcrider Member

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    Hello,

    Just installed Windows 7 Beta 1 and everything works fine except no sound. Control panel->Hardware and Sound->Volume Mixer dialog reports that no audio device installed. Where do I get an audio driver for the Windows 7 installation?

    I have Parallels 4.0, build 3810 installed on a MacBook Pro

    Thanks,

    Mike
     
  2. Salamat

    Salamat Member

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    Have you run Windows Update yet? This should locate and install the sound drivers for you.
    Salamat
     
  3. bmwmcrider

    bmwmcrider Member

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    Salamat - I had previously ran Windows 7 update but no audio device drivers were downloaded as part of the update. On a whim I tried installing the Realtek Ac97 drivers. Works but audio comes out very garbled.

    Mike
     
  4. bmwmcrider

    bmwmcrider Member

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    Just a followup - noticed in the sound dialog the audio output device was defaulting to speakers. Changed default device to Realtek Digital Output. Sound now works.

    Mike
     
  5. Simon Lidbetter

    Simon Lidbetter Bit poster

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    I am still having problems, my parallels picks up the windows driver through update but tells me it is not digitally signed and won't install, how do I get around this
     
    Last edited: May 6, 2009

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