SoundMax audio issue

JeauxBleaux

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I put Windows 8 Developer's Preview on this computer a few weeks ago and have not had any issues 'til yesterday.

I had no audio. I checked the drivers, checked the cables, speakers, powersupply (for the subwoofer/speakers) and couldn't find anything wrong. Except, no audio (but I didn't realize it until today).

A few minutes ago, I was looking in to this again and remembered, I set up an account for testing on this machine yesterday and logged in to it. Once logged in, The SoundMax app began an autorun for the new user and I canceled it (it wasn't pertinent to the test). I ran my tests, logged out, logged back in to my usual account and deleted that test account. I didn't make the connection right away because I generally don't listen to anything on the PC but, as I tried to watch a video this afternoon, I realized I had no audio.

So, upon that epiphany, I created yet another account, waited for the SoundMax app to run and this time, I followed all the prompts. Lo and behold, now I have audio. Let me remind you, I did check all of the audio drivers and they were fine.

So, is this proper behavior for Windows? Should it allow the actions (or non-action in this case) in a non-administrator account to impact other accounts' functionality? Microsoft says no.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 DP
    CPU
    qx9650
    Motherboard
    asus p5e3 deluxe wifi
    Memory
    4GB pc3-10666
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9800gtx+
yes i too installed windows 8 preview on my laptop and im now experiencing a no sound problem, ive tried everything i could think of to enable it and still nothing. i'll try setting up another account and see what happens
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 preview
yes i too installed windows 8 preview on my laptop and im now experiencing a no sound problem, ive tried everything i could think of to enable it and still nothing. i'll try setting up another account and see what happens

If x86, see if this works for you. It does on my laptop here with Soundmax audio. You might have to use the device manager to install it. If not, place your hardware id in the .inf as the others are:

HPzv5160US-Audio.rar download - 2shared
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
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