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    problem with laptop on youtube

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jsak, Aug 14, 2008.

  1. jsak

    jsak Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey, so my bro got a new sony vaio from bestbuys last week, and he came over to my house couple days ago and he realized that his laptop speakers go realy low when using youtube.

    he can hear properly in itunes, WMP, real players etc. but his speakrs voice goes too low when using youtube, like it gets so hard to even hear of whats going on.

    Things ive tried:

    uninstall old flash and reinstall latest flash,
    try IE, Firefox, opera, etc

    im not really sure what i am missing or doing wrong, need help plz
     
    jsak, Aug 14, 2008
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  2. TomTom2007

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    does that only happen on YouTube? how about other flash based video sites?

    check and make sure the volume is all the way up on YouTube player.

    if using Vista, expand the sound mixer and check if every single application's, especially firefox, ie, etc... volume for each one is all the way up or at the same level as the one on the very left.

    lastly, uninstall and reinstall your sound driver
     
    TomTom2007, Aug 14, 2008
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  3. jsak

    jsak Notebook Enthusiast

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    i duno any othe "flash based sites" , yes the volume is full both in youtube and in volume app
     
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    AznFlamer Notebook Consultant

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    It might just be the youtube video has bad sound quality and try veoh, The site i think is better than youtube
     
    AznFlamer, Aug 14, 2008
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    stirfriedsushi Confuse a Cat LTD

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    flash based sites are any sites that use flash player to play a video file. youtube uses flash, newgrounds uses flash... i think google video uses flash. gametrailers uses flash.

    try some of those. if it is just that then reinstall flash player.

    and never buy from best buy, they are so worthless.
     
    stirfriedsushi, Aug 14, 2008
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  6. AznFlamer

    AznFlamer Notebook Consultant

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    BUT THaTS WHERE I BUY ALL MY GAMES D:
     
    AznFlamer, Aug 14, 2008
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    Have you updated your computer using the Windows Update?
     
    Harper2.0, Aug 14, 2008
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  8. jsak

    jsak Notebook Enthusiast

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    i tried Veoh, voice is too low there too.

    did that.


    yep, did that
     
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    then the only thing left to do is to update the sound driver.

    go to the laptop manufacturer's website, find the model and download the driver.
     
    TomTom2007, Aug 14, 2008
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  10. jsak

    jsak Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok i tried that, found my model and downloaded the sound drivers, and this is what happened:

    first it said installing and about after 20 secs it said "program might have not installed correctly" then it said "try reinstalling with recommended settings" i did that but then it said " program can only be installed in windows vista"

    i dont get it, his laptop is vista! /confused!
     
    jsak, Aug 14, 2008
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  11. jsak

    jsak Notebook Enthusiast

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    gonna try to unistall and then reinstall
     
    jsak, Aug 14, 2008
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    Try seeing if you can run the setup file as administrator(right click the file and run as admin). Most of the time this has helped me with messed up installations.
     
    DxJustin, Aug 14, 2008
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  13. jsak

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    that worked, had to unistall and reinstall sound drivers, thanks for all help!

    <3 tomtom2007
     
    jsak, Aug 15, 2008
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