Hello all, I just updated to the most recent patch and as a result I have no NPC dialogue. The NPC stares at me with a blank expression, the subtitles flash past on the bottom so fast I can't read it and then the "conversation" ends with the NPC having said nothing.

I also have no Fus Ro Dah sound playing when I use Unrelenting Force. The shout itself works, I just don't hear anything when it is used.

Apparently I am not the only one experiencing this issue (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2557968). I am using a Lenovo Y570 laptop that has not had any problems running Skyrim in the past. I have deactivated all mods and verified the game cache to no avail. I realize there isn't much the community can do if sounds are broken due to the newest patch, but I wanted to call attention to this and see if anyone has any ideas.

Thanks very much

the latest patch has more to do with mod, have you tried disabled all mods?

You might try deleting the exe files in your skyrim folder and re-verifiing the game.
Apparently they sometimes don't update correctly.