Another nuisance of the factory restore option is the chore of getting rid of much of the 'bloatware' that comes with a new computer (all the 'free' offers and trial software). For me, that alone renders the factory restore a last resort. Having said that, it is still a viable solution to the worst of our problems.
On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Donk <d.knier...@verizon.net> wrote: > ** > > > Bummer. Well, you know the last resort would be to restore your HP to > factory defaults. It probably has a restore partition on the hard drive > and you could do it in about 15 minutes. It'll be like the day you > bought it - and maybe the speakers will work again (maybe). Of course > "everything" that you've added since you bought it will be gone and need > to be replaced and reinstalled. Kind of a nuisance, but you would know > for sure if the speakers are dead. > Also, as Emile suggested, a small set of amplified speakers will work - > but aren't very mobile. > Good luck. > Donk > > On 8/31/2013 3:27 AM, Carrie wrote: > > Solved: > > Well I tried a lot of suggestions & still didn't hear sound & couldn't > decide if it was hardware or software. Then my friend suggested booting to > Linux. I played a .wav file and still no sound came out of the internal > speakers. So I guess the answer is hardware. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly bi...@optonline.net Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: a-1-computer_tech-dig...@yahoogroups.com a-1-computer_tech-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: a-1-computer_tech-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/