Download the xp driver from HP. Then right click on it, properties, run as administrator, then run in compatibility mode for xp2. Should work fine after that. Not very good advise at all. Very few, if any, XP drivers will work properly in Windows 7 because there is too much difference in the kernels!

Why do i see many drivers? Below is a list of drivers that may be suitable for your device. With the different devices, they can have the same driver, it's because they all use the same chip manufacturer.

How to select driver? If you are looking for an update, pickup the latest one. If your driver isn't working, use the driver having the same OEM with the your laptop/desktop brand name.

I started on the laptop forum, then went to the sound card forum. Here is what I last posted on the sound card forum a few days ago: A few days ago, the sound on my HP Pavilion ZV6000 quit working. I cannot watch videos and all my other sounds are gone, except I do get a loud, annoying beep when an email comes in, which is different than the sound I used to get. 'Sounds and Audio Devices' shows no devices and most of the options are greyed out.

The buttons on my laptop that control sound (volume up, volume down, mute) do nothing when pressed. I tried some of the things on the 'do this first sticky' on this [Sound Card] forum. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the driver. I am a novice so I'm not sure if I did everything correctly. Under the hardware tab of 'Sounds and Audio Device Properties,' the Conexant AC-Link Audio Device Status shows 'This device cannot start (code 10). I tried the troubleshooting link from there and whatever they suggested didn't work for me either. I did notice under device manager that the device name has on top of it a yellow circle with an exclamation point in the middle.

One of the things the troubleshooter suggested was to take the device out (I assume this means the sound card?) and put it back in. I don't know how to do this part, so I am hoping someone can direct me on how to proceed from here. If I am supposed to remove the sound card and put it back in, how do I do this on a Pavilion zv6000? Any guidance you can provide to get my sound back on would be greatly appreciated.

Java 7 Jax-ws Web Services. Now (this part is new), today I bit the bait on one of those 'fix your no-sound problem in 2 minutes' ads that are at the top of the screens at this site. I downloaded a program called 'Driver Detective' and paid the one time $39 fee. Their scan showed my sound driver-- Conexant AC - Link Audio--as being up to date.

I went ahead and took care of 6 other supposed driver problems that program found and rebooted. Still no sound. Can anyone here provide any direction? Also, is that program (Driver Detective) legit? It took me a while to go to that measure, b/c I was worried about spyware stuff, but I need to be able to watch and listen to videos on this laptop and I am getting desperate. Is it possible I need a new sound card and if so, how much do those typically cost?

This is an older laptop (purchased in fall 2005)and may opt to just get a new one soon. I also tried removing everything under 'Sound, video and game controllers.' The following were there: Audio Codecs Conexant AC-Link Audio (showing yellow exclamation point and error code 10) Legacy Audio Drivers Legacy Video Capture Devices Media Control Devices Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device Video Codex The only two of the above that could be removed from Device Manager were Conexant AC-Link Audio and Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device.