device driver problem on win 2000 svc pk 4, help please?

Question

older computer, dell, penium 2 or 3 not sure, 500 mhz, my soundcard quit working, I have downloaded drivers for it over and over, I have purchased registry michanic, I have plenty of security, NOW, I had alot of spyware at one time, but computer is clean. But my soundcard will not come back up, says device could not open, code 10, well, code 10 is something wrong with the device driver. what can I do, its an old soundcard too and I bought a new one and my computer doesnt support it, I do not want to buy another one. Please tell me how to fix it, its driving me crazy!!! I go in to maunally change the device driver, but I dont really know what to change it to? If you are a computer geek, please help me! I have a creative sounsblaster 16 pci, the drivers are archived, but they still wont work. help help help

Answer 1

Dear buddy
surf windrivers.com
search your desired device driver for that
they need your e mail give them for registration purpose

Some Other Link That might be usefull to you
http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/creativevibra.html
In case it will be a vibra one

I guess this will help you
Regards
Alok Tiwari
India

Answer 2

windows xp settings
bought a new if you have the new sound card installer disk put right click my comeputer icon go to properties
click on the hard ware tab click on device mananger tab
click on the + next to sound video and game controllers
right click your sound card click on remove
click apply & ok click on start /turn off computer
click on the turn off tab remove the power cable
open the pc put in your new sound card make sure it is fited in the port right put the cover back on the pc when windows xp start back up found new hardware box will pop up put in your sound driver cd in the cd rom

click on next for windows to install the sound drivers for your new sound card
when windows has install your new sound card reset the pc

when your back at the desktop set the sound card settings and microphone settings up like this


windows xp settings, sound
make sure your speaker conncetion is in the speaker port
on your sound card ..if you have a SPEAKER box with power set it to on or if your spearks have a power & volume on set too on and turn up the volume on them

click on start / control panel
sound speech,and audio deices, icon
click on change the speaker settings,tab
a sound and audio devices properties box will pop up


volume ,tab
device volume bar , set too high
untick, mute
ckick on advanced,tab
a volume control box will pop up
untick any box that has tick in the mute
click on the volume control box red X too close the
volume control boxspeaker settings
click on speaker volume ,tab
left, set the volume level too high
right,set the volume level too high
clikc ok

click on advanced, tab
speakers,tab
speaker setup, set the tab,too desktop stereo speakers

click on perfomance tab,
hardware acceleration, bar,set too, full
sample rate conversion quality bar, set too , best
click ok

now on the click on audio tab,
sound playback, default device , set tab for your sound card
sound recording ,default device, set tab for your sound card

now click on voice tab
voice playback,default device,set tab for your sound card
voice,recording,default device,set tab for your sound card
click on apply & ok

now in the control panel click on

the sound and audio devices,icon
tick the box , place volume icon in the taskbar
click apply & ok
close off the control panel
now click on the
volume icon in the taskbar
volume control box will pop up
on the top click on options
then on properties

at the top in mixer device box
click on the tab, set the device for your sound card

in show following volume controls box list

1:tick, volume control
2:tick, wave
3:tick, sw synth
4:tick, front
5:tick, subwoofer
6:tick, center
7:tick, rear
8:tick, cd player
9:tick, line in
10:tick, microphone
11:tick, pc speakers
click on ok

now on the vloume control box
make sure no box has a tick in mute box

1:volume, control, move the bar too the top
2:wave, move the bar too the top
3:sw synth, move the bar too the top
4:front, move the bar too the top
5:subwoofer, move the bar too the top
6:center, move the bar too the top
7:rear, move the bar too the top
8:cd player, move the bar too the top
9:line in, move the bar too the top
10:microphone, move the bar 2 steps up
11:pc spearkers, move the bar too the top


if you only have 2 speakers and not a set of 12 speakers
on the volume control box click on options properties
in show the follwing volume controls box list
you can untick

1:front
2:subwoofwooer
3:center
4:rear
then click on ok


for windows xp settings, microphone settings
click on start /control panel
sound speech,and audio deices, icon
sound effect manager ,icon
click on speaker configuration ,tab
place a dot in
2 channel mode for stereo speaker output
click on ok close off control panel
restart the computer
then do a microphone test again

restart the computer for windows xp too save the settings
then try your sound