Sound in Windows MacBook Pro

Barrie Entsch · #1 July 9th, 2008, 08:30 PM

I am running Windows XP on my MacBook Pro (System 10.5.2) using BootCamp.

Everything in Windows seems OK except sound. Windows does not recognize the computer speakers and microphone. They function OK on the MAC side.

I have loaded the BootCamp drivers from the MAC system disk, and repeated the process to be sure. The computer thinks all the drivers are loaded.

Why do you think I have no sound? This limits the use of Windows.

Regards, Barrie

Satcomer · #2 July 9th, 2008, 10:19 PM

Well windows XP sometime can be stubborn. In windows look in the Control Panels to see if Windows can see the sound system. If it refuses do the time XP honor of reinstalling (you will need to do this often). When you reinstall use the Windows XP disk to reformat the BootCamp for NTFS. Yes I said NTFS because XP likes that format so much better than FAT32. Then install Windows XP (and virus protection) and immediately do Windows Update and run the updates. THEN use the OS X disk to install the Windows drivers for all the Mac hardware in your Mac. This should fix the issue

Now that the BootCamp drive is NTFS to share files read these forum posts [HOWTO] Make Windows see HFS+ formatted drives and How to make your Mac OS X recognize, read, and write to NTFS volumes.