BFII Not working; Stereo Mix doesn't even exist [Solved]

[Havoc 526]

Okay, as the title explains, my game isn't working. Why I reinstalled my game on a vista computer AGAIN is a very long story, don't make me get into it.

Okay. So this isn't the first time I've installed BFII on this same computer. Last time I had trouble, there was the simple solution of enabling the Stereo mix icon. But now I have it installed again, and the Stereo mix is nowhere to be found, and my game is still crashing before a map loads! How do I fix this?

[Marth8880]

Did you check the highlighted option?

[Havoc 526]

Yes, like I said, that was one of the things I did last time, and, like I said, nothing appears. Dad's been messing with the computer again, I just know it.

[Marth8880]

Yes, like I said, that was one of the things I did last time, and, like I said, nothing appears. Dad's been messing with the computer again, I just know it.

Have you recently updated your sound card's drivers?

[Havoc 526]

I'm not sure. I don't think so.

[Marth8880]

Try doing so. Go to Device Manager, find "Realtek HD Audio" (or something like that) under Sound and Audio Devices (or something like that), right-right click it and select "Update Drivers". If you do and the latest drivers are installed, then right-click it again, select "Properties", go to the "Driver" tab, and click "Roll Back Driver".

[Havoc 526]

Survey says....

Everything is up to date.
Roll back driver cannot be selected, however. At this point I want to rip my hair out. -_-

[Lephenix]

Download : http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downlo ... Down=false
Install and try the steps again, it is what i did and it works.

[Marth8880]

Try plugging a pair of analog headphones into your sound card's headphone jack (instead of your speakers'). If that fails, you can disable sound altogether in-game, 'tis what I had to do for a while when I first got the game.

[Havoc 526]

@Marth8880 We already have headphones plugged in. That's our default source of sound. :/ If Lephenix's solution doesn't work, than yes, I will try it by disabling my sound.

@Lephenix I will try that link. Are there any risks I should look out for?

EDIT: It worked! By golly, it worked! Thanks guys! You all helped a great amount!