hi gullycan

first make sure that your sound devices are not "disabled" in the windows settings. click the start menu, control panel, then sound

Right click inside the playback tab, and make sure that it is set to
- Show disabled devices
- Show disconnected devices


if there are any disabled devices, click on them and unmute or check their volume settings

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this is the download page that i could find for your laptop (take note that you have to select the version of vista that you are using)

Download

then navigate to:



the direct link for windows vista 32bith sound driver:
http://global-download.acer.com/GDFi...C=Acer&SC=PA_6


i hope this helps