Im using an Acer Aspire V5-571G laptop and I just today upgraded it to Windows 10. I need to download Dolby software (near the power putton, it says "Dolby Advanced Audio Virtual SurroundSound", so I'm thinking I have get Dolby Advanced Audio). I'm having trouble finding a good place to download it from, though, so could somebody help me? Thanks in advance.
The only driver that ever worked properly with Dolby was the driver for The V5-552G on windows 8 (not 8.1) This will work on your computer even if different model... the new driver on the Acer site for winodws 10 has not work either. So the one Im using is: Audio_Realtek_6.0.1.6878_W8x64_A
6.If you dont get the "Install PCEE" error, restart and you should be able to enjoy dolby (when its not acting up). If you get the error then you may have not followed the instructions properly. Go back to step 1
I checked and saw that I have Dolby Advanced Audio v2 already on my machine. If this is the latest version, then I guess I don't need to do anything, but I'm going to check and see if there's a newer version available.
I have a V5-571P with the same issue. Dolby advanced audio is installed on Windows 10, tool is open when the laptop is on, but does not work or has any effect on the sound. My laptop was eligible for a Windows 10 upgrade but neither I can see it in the Acer online list.
I did download the 6.0.1.6878 driver and install the Dolby tool without any errors... still doesn't do anything. I'll have to calm down and try the instructions again carefully! Thanks anyway. I'll let you know if it will work the second time.
I think I'm fine now, as there don't seem to be any new versions for my Audio Driver that would be good for my laptop (if Windows also looking at those for Aspire V5-572G to verify that, which it probably is).
There is a Win 10 driver available from the 552G in the dropdown bar. Just download it, extract (I like to extract to an external to avoid bloating my PC with files this size, and that way it's always available if your pc takes a dump), and launch the executable. Worked with my V5-571P. Requires two restarts.
I yesterday installed Windows 10 over 8.1 on my V5-571 Aspire laptop. What problems are there with the audio, I don't seem to have any (driver is Realtek High Definition Audio version 6.0.1.6690) and I am not sure whether I need to upgrade my driver, the Dolby tool does seem to be working (right clicking the system tray icon and clicking ON) but it does sound more fuzzy than it did in Windows 8.1.
My Acer V3-551 had the same problem after the Win 10 Anniversary update, and I received a Windows error message to uninstall Dolby Home Theater, which I did - but then Windows ignored the 'gap', so I have searched for a solution.
Just coming here again as I recently did a clean install of Windows 10 on my Aspire V5-571 and I am now having the issue where when I install the available Realtek drivers for this laptop model (Windows 8.1 drivers), the driver updates fine but there is no Dolby selector in the system tray.
I have followed some of the info on this thread about installing the DolbyAdvancedAudio.MSI file manually, and this does indeed install the software and includes the Dolby Advanced Audio into the system tray - but unlike before on my Windows 8.1 (and Windows 10 update) installation, it now does nothing when switched on.
However, I have found a workaround - if you enable it in the Windows audio properties page, it works as it should (right click speaker icon > playback devices > double click on 'speakers' > Dolby > press the blue power icon) This will enable the Dolby Advanced Audio as before
For Francis1 - I am running a later version on my V3-771 - which works fine - so you may want to try that, Dolby Home Theater v4, 7.2.8000.17 ? Been working several months and quite stable, with an icon on the desktop - but NOT in the system tray, as others have noted.
Really simple to use, it did all the uninstalling and rebooting itself, rather than me having to work out what to uninstall (sorry cam_wicked, your solution looked too complicated for me - this was great)
Do you still able to login to your Windows? e-Recovery also available in the Windows if not mistaken, I would think this will be your best chance to have your laptop recovered. Other than that, I would suggest you to send your laptop to Acer Service Centre to have a look, though it will cost a little bit.
Solution? Start hitting the key(s) when the Acer (or whatever make) logo appears and keep hitting until what you want to load comes up. Has about 90% success rate. But alas, the faster our computers get, the harder it will be to time these commands.
Hey I keep trying the alt f10 command and it goes like this I turn my laptop on the acer logo appears I hold alt an bash the f10 key a couple times n the screen just goes black with little white cursor in top left as if i to type?? Any ideas on other ways?
I was wondering if anyone can help me. My mom had to replace her hard drive on her acer (my sister fried it and every computer repair shop she took it to said the same thing). She bought a new hard drive and replaced but It is a few years old and acer says that they do not have a recovery disc for it. They claim it is too old for them to still have the recovery discs. Is there any other place to get them?
Yes, restoring to factory settings would mean that every personal settings/files will be gone, it is pretty similar to a reformatting, except the source are from the eRecovery partition. So restore to factory settings should be just fine, and do not erase the hidden eRecovery partition, it will not help for the next user in restoring the Windows.
hello my name is justin and i really need you help, upon start up i get the msg that my OS cannot be found and that it is exiting broad com i just dont understand what is going on i have tried alt+F10 and nothing happens i also do ot have an OS disc nor can i afford 1 i dont care how it gets fixed or if i can recover all my files i would just like it to work as i have no other pc to use i am currently on a friends atm can u plz help me my email is
Memnoc...@hotmail.com of if we can voice chat that would be alot better because i am not good with computers to be honest and i dont want to mess it up anymore than it already is..
I am not too sure how I can fix the recovery, however, if you required to save all the important files out before you do a full wipe of the system, you can always create a uBuntu LiveCD to help. Refer to the link below for it. Using this you can save all your files from your hard disk to external drive.
Im not sure if anyone reading this site.
I encounter BootMgr Is Missing error after restoration using Alt+F10.
Now my OS is in D: and HP_Recovery is in C: How can this happen?
How can i swap back?
I would like to think that the things that you have deleted are actually from Windows itself, not on the booting level, so I would assume that the eRecovery system via Alt+F10 will still be usable. If you did not delete the partition that stores the recovery image, chances are you can restore your computer to factory settings.
It is due to the compression that you applied to all files on the HDD. For me, it is a new problem, but a quick search shows that there are solution for this, though a Windows System Repair disc has to be created for it.
How about try to go through the recovery again to see if it still stuck at the same moment? If it does, probably you will have to contact Acer for assistance, or probably a repair from them to have a proper recovery image.
You are giving fantastic information. I have a Acer Extensa 4620Z with the partitioned hard drive and Windows Vista. I had a friend attempt to fix the computer loading his own version of windows vista on the computer. I now noticed that both hard disks are 3/4 full. I thought I would start over and try to get into recovery mode, but the alt+f10 is not getting me to the recovery mode. I am guessing he cleared my recovery partition, but it looks like there is alot of data on the drives. I would like to wipe and reinstall. How do I wipe it all? You told a previous responder that you can grab the drivers from the Acer website. Where can I get another copy of windows Vista to reinstall? Can you give me the proper address to the Acer website?
For the drivers, most probably you can grab them from their official page (
acer.com). However, there is no way for you to get another copy of Windows Vista from them; they only provide the recovery disk. To install fresh Windows Vista, I am afraid that you have to buy it or download the ISO image and burn it to a DVD.
I have a Acer AspireOne D260 Laptop, which is not booting up.Only the power button and the battery is showing light .I also tried BIOS with USB stick, but that doesnt work either.Please help how to solve it
Have you tried to install the Windows without loading the driver? I am not too sure but most of the time driver is not needed unless your hard disk configuration is a special one. But if the Windows installation does not able to read your hard disk then indeed the driver is needed.
If you find no controller driver, I would think that the driver is really not needed. Is the Windows Vista disc that you have is an original copy from Microsoft? Some customized Windows installation disc might cause some problem during installation.
(it also is in black background and command mode), i Really do not know what to do, my next move was going to be to download the acer erecovery windows 7 from online and burn it and boot from it but that is no where to be found online. i really want to get this laptop working as i have very valuable data and settings on it.
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