Sound Card Problem (HELP!!)

frostedflames · 11-13-2006, 12:39 AM

Hey all,

I just reformatted my computer and before i did that my audio worked fine. Now I installed the drivers using the auto update feature on creatives website it finds it and installs it thats what i have been doing everytime i format. Now it works it finishes the install in device manager it says its installed and working properly but when i goto play something nothing on winamp it says baddirect sound and when i goto adjust my audio volume it says no mixers available but the drivers are installed and i dont have intergrated. I think i ran into this before but i forgot how i fixed it plug and play on my bios is on and i just have no idea what to do from here dxdiag says theres nothing also but everything is plugged in right (the card my speakers) everything is the way it was just its not working any help would be cool im on Windows Xp Pro my comp has a pentium 4 HT 1.5GB Ram a ati radeon x1600 the sound card is a Sound blaster audigy 2 once again any help would be great thanks.

**Terrister** · 11-16-2006, 08:20 AM

I would go to www.creative.com and download and install the drivers manually.

villandra · 11-19-2006, 06:59 PM

I'm having a similar problem - my soundblaster sound card drivers appear to have installed, atleast, but I am about to repeat the entire process, so just to review -

can you please tell us how to manually install drivers. It's been awhile since I last did it and I don't remember how.

Also, now, I did already try downloading and installing their entire up to date program AND drivers today - and the drivers alone may also download and install as a single package, so in that case, how would one manually install them?

Yours,
Dora Smith

11-13-2006, 12:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
frostedflames Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 104 OS: xp	Sound Card Problem (HELP!!) Hey all, I just reformatted my computer and before i did that my audio worked fine. Now I installed the drivers using the auto update feature on creatives website it finds it and installs it thats what i have been doing everytime i format. Now it works it finishes the install in device manager it says its installed and working properly but when i goto play something nothing on winamp it says baddirect sound and when i goto adjust my audio volume it says no mixers available but the drivers are installed and i dont have intergrated. I think i ran into this before but i forgot how i fixed it plug and play on my bios is on and i just have no idea what to do from here dxdiag says theres nothing also but everything is plugged in right (the card my speakers) everything is the way it was just its not working any help would be cool im on Windows Xp Pro my comp has a pentium 4 HT 1.5GB Ram a ati radeon x1600 the sound card is a Sound blaster audigy 2 once again any help would be great thanks.

11-16-2006, 08:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	I would go to www.creative.com and download and install the drivers manually. __________________

11-19-2006, 06:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
villandra Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6 OS: WinXP	How do you manually install the drivers? I'm having a similar problem - my soundblaster sound card drivers appear to have installed, atleast, but I am about to repeat the entire process, so just to review - can you please tell us how to manually install drivers. It's been awhile since I last did it and I don't remember how. Also, now, I did already try downloading and installing their entire up to date program AND drivers today - and the drivers alone may also download and install as a single package, so in that case, how would one manually install them? Yours, Dora Smith