It's sndvol - see my last post for more details. George -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lara Green Sent: 13 March 2008 22:07 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot Does anyone know the equivilent of sndvol32 for vista? Lara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Logue" <plsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:18 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot > Hi Andy, > Can I just offer one more suggestion? I'm going on the basis that the > computer is indeed booting into desktop but, as suggested by someone on > the > list, the volume has been muted. If you can see this as a possibility, > here's a fix. You have to do the following step by step exactly. > > Turn the computer on and let it do its thing for a good few minutes or > until > we assume that it has booted into the desktop. > Now, do the following exactly. > Hit the windows key and touch the letter R. This will bring up the run > dialog box. > Your focus will be in that box, so now. > type sndvol32 into the run command edit box and hit enter. > This will bring up the speaker volume control. > If we assume that the volume speaker control is now on the screen. > Now. Tab 2 times and then touch the spacebar. > If that checkbox has been checked, you should now have sound. > > Peter Logue > > > > > > > > > > > > Skype: clydeview2008 > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > Andy Collins > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:35 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot > > Thanks Peter, I followed what you said, but unfortunately it didn't work, > but I'll bear it in mind another time, for I can see how it's one > possibility - > > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Logue" <plsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:31 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot > > > | Hi Andy, > | My first guess is that you are stuck halfway through the login on an > option > | that might be start windows in safe mode. > | If this is the case, What I'd do is give the computer a good couple of > | minutes from turn on, then hit the enter key and sit and wait. If your > | computer was sitting on the option to reboot in safe mode, it should > | continue in that mode right into the desktop. You likely won't have > sound > at > | this point, But wait a moment or three and you can then try a restart. > | > | Peter Logue > | > | > | > | > | > | Skype: clydeview2008 > | -----Original Message----- > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > | Andy Collins > | Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:50 PM > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > | Subject: [access-uk] Laptop not seeming to boot > | > | Hi all > | > | I'm using JFW in 40 min mode on my laptop, and things have been ok until > | this morning. > | > | I now can't get the laptop to reboot, when I power on, I get no sound, > not > | even the Vista tinkle tune, and of course, no JFW to tell me if I'm on > the > | log on screen > | > | I've tried removing the battery, and I've checked if I've muted sound by > | inadvertently touching the touch pads above the function keys, but I > don't > | seem to have done this, I'm pretty sure I'm not getting to the log on > | screen! > | > | I can't get Narrator to run, and usually if I put a cd in the drive, it > | would come up playing in WMP, but now the drive just spins up to speed, > and > | then stops again. > | > | Any ideas please? 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