Re: Dell Laptop and speech

  • From: Adam <adam.daou@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:02:39 -0400

Hi Vicki,

You said you've tried everything to fix your sound problem, and in spite of some suggestions from the list, still no sound. With no sound at all, it's really hard to check all related settings using silent keystrokes. So, we have two options here requiring some sighted help, but first it will be good to check your speakers or headset, and test Windows sound behavior as follows:

Open the Run Dialog Box, type notepad and hit Enter. Now, type hello and press Alt + F4 to close it. Normally, Windows will produce a warning sound. If no sound, we can proceed to the two options mentioned above.

Option 1:

With a sighted help, open your Volume Control and go to Playback Properties. Make sure all check boxes are checked, and hit OK. Back to main Volume screen, make sure nothing is set to mute, and increase everything except the line in item if you don't use it and the microphone (Set it to 25 to 30%).

Option 2:

You said the sound problem happened a couple of days ago. With a sighted help again, launch Windows System Restore (I hope it's not disabled), and try to return your Laptop to a previous state where sound was still OK. Let's say three days or one week ago, or whatever set date in the calendar as long as it doesn't affect any recently installed programs. This System Restore is far from being a Time Machine, but it often helps get things to a previous functional state.

Good luck.

Adam



Vicki Wherry wrote:

I did that too. I also tried the arrow keys and the pageup several times.
Vicki


    ----- Original Message -----
    *From:* Sun Sparkle <mailto:sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    *To:* jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    *Sent:* Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:43 AM
    *Subject:* Re: Dell Laptop and speech

    try to press the home key more then once to get back your sounds

        ----- Original Message -----
        *From:* Vicki Wherry <mailto:amethyst17@xxxxxxx>
        *To:* jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        *Sent:* Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:28 PM
        *Subject:* Re: Dell Laptop and speech

I tried both raising the volume and checking or unchecking the
mute. I actually did this several times before, and nothing
made a difference.
Vicki


            ----- Original Message -----
            *From:* Adam <mailto:adam.daou@xxxxxxxxxx>
            *To:* jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
            *Sent:* Sunday, October 23, 2005 7:58 AM
            *Subject:* Re: Dell Laptop and speech

            Hi Vicki,

            Try this:

            1 Open the Run Dialog Box using Windows key + r key.

            2 Type sndvol32 and hit Enter.

            3 Tab once to get to the Volume Control Slider.

            4 Press either the Home key to increase the volume to the
            max, or Page Up or Up or Down arrow to further adjust.
            That's all.

            Let us know if it works or not.

            Best regards,

            Adam




            Vicki Wherry wrote:

The weirdest thing happened to my laptop a couple of days ago, and I've tried everything I know to fix it. I was adjusting the volume controls, and when I got to the up/down slider on wav volume, instead of pressing the page down, I pressed end. Well, there went all my sounds, so I immediately pressed the home key which should have brought it back to 100%. No luck. For some reason it didn't work. Because I hadn't installed Quick Mix yet after reformatting my laptop, I couldn't use that either. If anyone has any experience getting sounds back with a Dell Inspiron 1100 Laptop, let me know please! No sounds, no speech! Thanks.

Vicki

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