thesleepymoose

Okay it's been a long and rocky road but finally I have beaten down the microsoft update gremlins and have done exactly what you said. There were 2 Audio updates for problems that I don't experience and I'm suspicious that these were the culprits. They are (KB900485) and (KB920872) and so I haven't installed them. microsoft is now offering xp sp3 and I'm worried that it may have similar or more problems for me, do you advise me to install SP3?

Everything is working fine now all audio components are conflict free. I took the opportunity to partition the drive to allow me to minimise the harddrive image for windows backup and to install a Linux OS too (for the first time and not soon enough!).

Looks like this fresh install was the only option. I'll mark this thread as solved once I hear back re: SP3.

thank you eneles, for all your help, support and patience. It's people like you that make the impassable gauntlet of modern technology a breeding ground for hope. Keep up the good work :)

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