Sound Card Not Working

Soundcard Not Working

Should I Install Winzip Before Or After I Try Downloaded Driver ??
Mir11

 

If you try to open the zip file and there is no decompression program available, Windows will ask what program to use to open the file. You can cancel out, then install Winzip or one of the other (de)compression programs.

I am not sure what "Play Center" is. If hardware and drivers cannot be found, I would expect that there should be a listing in Device Manager for an "Unknown Device ".

If you find the drivers don't seem to work, go to Safe Mode and look in Device Manager there. If there are are long lists of the same piece of hardware (more than two), you can highlight and remove them all. The long list means that Windows cannot find the correct drivers for the hardware (for example, you may find a long list of PCI devices and may relate to the old modem you could not install).

You will need to investigate items that may seem incorrect. The driver system does not seem to very well installed. Me, I would investigate system drivers, like chipset and graphics drivers as well. You may be seeing the end result of not having main system drivers installed.

If the driver system cannot be straightened out, I would consider some radical "resetting ", I have learnt these by trial and error, you may want to consider reinstalling Windows or even formatting. Starting from scratch may save you many, many hours of patching and resetting drivers.

Matt

 

Soundcard Not Working

MIR11

 

Slow? Seriously consider a reformat. I have Win 98SE and Win XP as a dual boot on one computer and I cannot spot any speed difference between them. Win 98 has lower system requirements compared to later versions of Windows, I find a fresh install of Win 98 is quite "swift ".
Win 98 no longer has support from MS. It can be susceptible to all sorts of nasties, maybe not even so much malicious, but manipulative.

If you reformat, you will still need all the drivers (updated drivers?) available for installation when you get Windows running, BUT I expect it will no longer be "slow" (although it won't beat a new age computer). Be careful of the software you install on it, if you install a gigantic Security Suite it may turn back into a slug once more. "Lean and mean" is my setup for Win 98, as I said though, it no longer has support and it should not be ruled out that it can be exploited (install a basic antivirus, antispyware and firewall, backup any important data and...ride off into the badlands ).

Slow? A reformat would be high on my list. Patching/reinstalling drivers may give you some valuable experience. A reformat would be a "new lease of life" by the sound of it. Some people reformat regularly, whether the system requires it or not.

Matt

 

If I Format, Isn't There A Limit As To How Many Times I/we Can Use Win 98se Disks??
They Already Have Been Used 2 Or 3 Times'
I Notice You Mentioned A "slug ". Actually It Acts Like One, There Is Not Any Extra 'baggage' In It .but Then I Have To Fight With That Modem Card Again...
As To Reformat Regularly ; There Is A Saying "if It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It "
Mir11

 

There is no limit to how many times you can reformat. Win XP's activation system can cause a headache, but still, no limit there either. With Win XP (or Vista) you should make any changes or reformat again and again in the 30 days before you need to activate Windows. As long as Windows is used on the one computer there is no limit.

Without all the different driver files hanging around in the background, which is why I think you are experiencing these problems, you should find driver installation becomes "a piece of cake ". I would remove the modem and soundcards until Windows was installed, all the system drivers were installed and maybe updated if they showed any "glitches ". Install the modem and get whatever updates you can from Windows Updates (NOTE: DO NOT GET DRIVER UPDATES FROM THE WINDOWS UPDATE WEBSITE. Get updated drivers from the hardware manufacturer's website). When everything is running smoothly, install the soundcard (try the original CD first). If the Plug and Play detection system has any problems, try the PCI cards in different slots (and even just swap them, but let the modem get reinstalled properly before you put the soundcard back in).

Not so much "ain't broke" as "spring cleaning" and maximum speed will be achieved after a clean install (removing the cobwebs).

Matt

 

O.k.,but What I Meant Was Isn't There A Limit To How Many Times You Can Use The software(win 95-98se)
Mir11

 

Err, nope , I still cannot think of any "limits" on those operating systems. From my knowledge, you could reformat twice a day, every day, if you wanted to [not my idea of fun ].

OEM systems (branded computers) are limited somewhat, because they offer a "recovery" system rather than a full version of Windows, still, there is no limit to their use.

Software, as opposed to the Windows operating system, may be a different story. Third party software manufacturers have different ways of limiting their trial software. You will generally find that if you install a trial version of some software (example, an antivirus, a burning program, a game, etc) when the time (or other usage) limit runs out, if you reinstall the trial program again, it will not run.

Matt

 

Soundcard Not Working

Mattman
Someone Once Told Me That Even Though You Bought It, Msft(microsoft) licenses You To Use The Software , And Limits It..
My Opinion Is " I Paid For It, I Own It,i Will Do What I Want With It "

I Know Some Freeware Is On A Trial
Mir11