No sound with Windows 8, can someone help?

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I've recently installed Windows 8 Developer preview onto a spare desktop I had lying around. The problem is, I have no sound on it. I've tried installing the drivers for it several times, putting in a new sound card and installing the drivers for that card, and changing the speakers. When I try to run Windows Audio in Services.msc, I get the error message: "Error 1297: A privilege that the service requires to function properly does not exist in the service account configuration. You may use the Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in (services.msc) and the Local Security Settings MMC snap-in (secpol.msc) to view the service configuration and the account configuration." I know that this OS is in the Development stage still, and that it may have a few glitches or "rough spots". But from what I've seen, nobody else has ran into this problem. If I don't get this resolved, I think I have no other choice but to reinstall Windows 8, Windows, 7 or Windows Vista, though I would rather avoid doing that. If any tech whiz can help me out here, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :3

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Its still under development, report it.  You'll get no support, its not publically released.  Get windows 7.

Anonymous · Answer

windows 8 is not complete and was built from the ground up so expect to get errors, thats windows for you!

Stick with windows xp or 7 for now.

Ahmad · Answer

I had the same problem. I downloaded the driver from the Windows Update and it worked perfectly. Hope this would work for you as well!.

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check what motherboard it got, go to the manufacturers webpage, download the audio drivers
if its a old one (as you said a spare computer) it will most likely not work as well its too old and the drivers arnt made for it

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No sound with Windows 8, can someone help?

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