2007-03-19 14:19:33 · 2 answers · asked by G B 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I have seen this before and it is a pain in the neck to resolve. You will toy forever with this and maybe you will get lucky and get it fixed, if not, then read on. You will not like this answer but the only way I was able to fix my problem like this was to reformat my hard drive and reinstall XP. Do not put XP over the top of XP as that will fix nothing, you must reformat. After you do that do not install another driver till you install the latest sound driver first and I mean first. Sound cards have historically been major pains and invariably there will be something about a motherboard it does not like. They have gotten better but still can give you hell if you are not prepared. Anyway, putting in the sound driver first allows XP to reserve system resources for your sound card before any other driver. My guess is your computers system resources are taxed and this is why you must reinstall your sound card driver each time you start your computer. I am also guessing that you either downloaded a new sound card driver or just bought a new sound card. If I am right then like I said I have seen this before. Last, after you install the sound driver install the video driver and the rest in what ever order you want. I hope this helps.
2007-03-19 14:41:46 · answer #1 · answered by Shellback 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the driver your installing is not the suitable driver for your soundcard, try to identify your soundcard and find a proper driver for it.
2007-03-19 21:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by jhust b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋