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    Accidentally deleted default audio codec. Help?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Wraith13, Feb 6, 2011.

  1. Wraith13

    Wraith13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently bought a Logitech G35 gaming headset, and I was trying to figure out to make it work in the control panel's audio section and I hit "remove" on the default audio codec. Now I have no sound through the laptop's speakers.

    What I have left is:

    Independent (R.T.C.) Headphones

    and

    HDMI

    Is there anyway I could get it back? Like is there a place where I could download the file or am I screwed?

    Please help.
     
    Wraith13, Feb 6, 2011
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  2. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    have you tried restore to go to an earlier check point before you deleted the codec?
     
    blaster, Feb 6, 2011
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    Wraith13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wraith13, Feb 7, 2011
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    just uninstall the audio driver go to Dell drivers and support,download your driver and reinstall it.
     
    katalin_2003, Feb 7, 2011
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    Right, just do as Katalin says; go to Dell's driver download site (preferably NOT your so-called resource disk) for the latest audio driver. Place the installer .exe (it will be something like R(some number).exe and look like a blue Dell "E" icon) on your desktop when you open/run it and let it unzip to its default folder, which will be a numbered one that will land in a ...\dell\drivers directory that I'll bet is already in your Windows installation. It should be quite easy.
     
    VoiceInTheWilderness, Feb 7, 2011
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