Kerry Brown wrote:

> Alias wrote:
>
>>Cazzythom wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Excuse me Malke, but I don't appreciate you bossing me around. I
>>>appreciated the help you gave me, but theres no need for the bossy
>>>attitude. I was simply trying to get more information from somewhere
>>>if possible. I think thats really rude of you to speak to me like
>>>that. Oh thanks Alias for your helpful info, unfortunatley I don't have a
>>>CD. Regards,
>>>
>>>Caroline x
>>
>>Then go to Windows Update and see if the drivers are there under
>>Hardware.
>>That said, I have the same sound card you have and am not happy with
>>it so I will be getting a Sound Blaster Live soon.
>>
>>Alias
>
>
> The C-Media drivers from Windows Update will cause problems with many sound
> cards. The update site misidentifies many sound cards and incorrectly
> installs these drivers. Downloading those drivers will often cause the
> common problem of no sound. This driver also may cause intermittent problems
> with some cards like stuttering sound, voices sound like chipmunks and other
> problems. Once installed it is sometimes almost impossible to reinstall the
> correct drivers. The only procedure I have found that works consistently is
> to uninstall the drivers. Remove the sound card from the device manager,
> Find the .inf file the driver installed and delete it. Reboot the computer
> and reinstall the correct drivers that were supplied with the motherboard or
> sound card.
>
> I would personally never use drivers from Windows Update. They are often
> much older than drivers available direct from the manufacturer. They also
> sometimes seem to change the way the item is identified by the PnP system
> and quite often make it hard to install the correct drivers.
>
> Kerry
>
>
Not been my experience. I do check the dates on the updates to make sure
they're newer than the ones I have and to make sure they come from the
manufacturer, not Microsoft.

Alias