multimedia audio controller

[Rainy]

Hi I just purchased and installed a new sound card.. A Creative Sound
Blaster X FI Extreme Audio. (sounds great) Ok The reason I did was because
I could never find the Multimedia Audio control for my very old creative
sound card. and it didn't have the quality of sound I was looking for. So
thinking that a new sound card would come with it's own Multimedia Audio
Control, I was surprised to see the yellow exclamation point for my new card
at Multimedia audio Control.. either this is old from the other sound card,
or I have the same problem with the new card. does this make sense?
Questions are.

In Device Manager...
How do I uninstall it..
if I do.. when windows boots, it comes right back with the exclamation
point! and tries to install the driver which I don't have and can't find.

I can disable it, but I don't think that is good either!

If I need the multimedia audio control, where do I get it?
I have been to creative sound blaster website and put in search Multimedia
audio Control and they don't have such a thing.. or.... I can't find it..
help!!! please.... Appreciate good technical advice always.. thanks

hugs Rainy

Windows xp home oem
Sp3

 

[Don Phillipson]

Hi I just purchased and installed a new sound card.. A Creative Sound
Blaster X FI Extreme Audio. (sounds great) Ok The reason I did was because
I could never find the Multimedia Audio control for my very old creative
sound card. and it didn't have the quality of sound I was looking for. So
thinking that a new sound card would come with it's own Multimedia Audio
Control, I was surprised to see the yellow exclamation point for my new card
at Multimedia audio Control.. either this is old from the other sound card,
or I have the same problem with the new card. does this make sense? . .. .
If I need the multimedia audio control, where do I get it?
I have been to creative sound blaster website and put in search Multimedia
audio Control and they don't have such a thing.. or.... I can't find it..

/ Control Panel / Multimedia is a component of the WinXP OS
(not of any particular sound card.)

Standard cure for hardware driver malfunctions is
1. Make a written note of the filepath to the right device driver.
2. In / Control Panel / System/
remove the device completely, then reboot.
3. In a standard installation, Windows should find the device
as "new hardware" and prompt you for the drivers, cf. #1.
The Registry may be preset to the wrong filepath (e.g. to
that for an audio device you have removed) but you can
/ Browse to the correct filepath.
4. If this does not work OK, you can use / Control Panel
/ Add Hardware and enter the data manually.

NB: If this motherboard ever had Sound on Board, you
should beforehand turn it off in the BIOS, so as not to
impede the new sound card.

Repost here with results.

 

[Rainy]

yes the motherboard had sound inboard.. that's why I got an old sound card
to replace the sound.. The new sound card does not Multimedia Audio
Control.. so I will try what you have suggested.. hugs Rainy

Hi I just purchased and installed a new sound card.. A Creative Sound
Blaster X FI Extreme Audio. (sounds great) Ok The reason I did was because
I could never find the Multimedia Audio control for my very old creative
sound card. and it didn't have the quality of sound I was looking for. So
thinking that a new sound card would come with it's own Multimedia Audio
Control, I was surprised to see the yellow exclamation point for my new card
at Multimedia audio Control.. either this is old from the other sound card,
or I have the same problem with the new card. does this make sense? . .. .
If I need the multimedia audio control, where do I get it?
I have been to creative sound blaster website and put in search Multimedia
audio Control and they don't have such a thing.. or.... I can't find it..

/ Control Panel / Multimedia is a component of the WinXP OS
(not of any particular sound card.)

Standard cure for hardware driver malfunctions is
1. Make a written note of the filepath to the right device driver.
2. In / Control Panel / System/
remove the device completely, then reboot.
3. In a standard installation, Windows should find the device
as "new hardware" and prompt you for the drivers, cf. #1.
The Registry may be preset to the wrong filepath (e.g. to
that for an audio device you have removed) but you can
/ Browse to the correct filepath.
4. If this does not work OK, you can use / Control Panel
/ Add Hardware and enter the data manually.

NB: If this motherboard ever had Sound on Board, you
should beforehand turn it off in the BIOS, so as not to
impede the new sound card.

Repost here with results.

 

[Rainy]

I went to Bios and looked for either motherboard or sound.. and didn't find
anything... what exactly am I supposed to be looking for.. I saw CPU.. and
that also is bundled with the motherboard.. I will try some of the other
things you mentioned and get back to you.. thanks, Rainy

Hi I just purchased and installed a new sound card.. A Creative Sound
Blaster X FI Extreme Audio. (sounds great) Ok The reason I did was because
I could never find the Multimedia Audio control for my very old creative
sound card. and it didn't have the quality of sound I was looking for. So
thinking that a new sound card would come with it's own Multimedia Audio
Control, I was surprised to see the yellow exclamation point for my new card
at Multimedia audio Control.. either this is old from the other sound card,
or I have the same problem with the new card. does this make sense? . .. .
If I need the multimedia audio control, where do I get it?
I have been to creative sound blaster website and put in search Multimedia
audio Control and they don't have such a thing.. or.... I can't find it..

/ Control Panel / Multimedia is a component of the WinXP OS
(not of any particular sound card.)

Standard cure for hardware driver malfunctions is
1. Make a written note of the filepath to the right device driver.
2. In / Control Panel / System/
remove the device completely, then reboot.
3. In a standard installation, Windows should find the device
as "new hardware" and prompt you for the drivers, cf. #1.
The Registry may be preset to the wrong filepath (e.g. to
that for an audio device you have removed) but you can
/ Browse to the correct filepath.
4. If this does not work OK, you can use / Control Panel
/ Add Hardware and enter the data manually.

NB: If this motherboard ever had Sound on Board, you
should beforehand turn it off in the BIOS, so as not to
impede the new sound card.

Repost here with results.

 

[Rainy]

also I installed the driver that came on the cd that came with the sound
card.. everything installed correctly.. except for that errant Multimedia
Audio Control.. I have tried the add new hardware and it doesn't find
anything.. either from windows update or from the sound card cd.. Rainy

Hi I just purchased and installed a new sound card.. A Creative Sound
Blaster X FI Extreme Audio. (sounds great) Ok The reason I did was because
I could never find the Multimedia Audio control for my very old creative
sound card. and it didn't have the quality of sound I was looking for. So
thinking that a new sound card would come with it's own Multimedia Audio
Control, I was surprised to see the yellow exclamation point for my new card
at Multimedia audio Control.. either this is old from the other sound card,
or I have the same problem with the new card. does this make sense? . .. .
If I need the multimedia audio control, where do I get it?
I have been to creative sound blaster website and put in search Multimedia
audio Control and they don't have such a thing.. or.... I can't find it..

/ Control Panel / Multimedia is a component of the WinXP OS
(not of any particular sound card.)

Standard cure for hardware driver malfunctions is
1. Make a written note of the filepath to the right device driver.
2. In / Control Panel / System/
remove the device completely, then reboot.
3. In a standard installation, Windows should find the device
as "new hardware" and prompt you for the drivers, cf. #1.
The Registry may be preset to the wrong filepath (e.g. to
that for an audio device you have removed) but you can
/ Browse to the correct filepath.
4. If this does not work OK, you can use / Control Panel
/ Add Hardware and enter the data manually.

NB: If this motherboard ever had Sound on Board, you
should beforehand turn it off in the BIOS, so as not to
impede the new sound card.

Repost here with results.

 

[Don Phillipson]

also I installed the driver that came on the cd that came with the sound
card.. everything installed correctly.. except for that errant Multimedia
Audio Control.. I have tried the add new hardware and it doesn't find
anything.. either from windows update or from the sound card cd.. Rainy

In / Control Panel under WinXP the module is called
Sounds and Audio Devices (not Multimedia.) TweakUI
shows no .CPL file specific for this module, i.e. it is
probably built into some other CPL file.

Secondly you should confirm any necessary Services
are switched on -- usually accessible via
/ All Pgms / Administrative / Component Services / Services (Local)
There are scores of these: just be sure that any that looks
as if it is nencessary for audio is switched on.

Post results here.

 

[Rainy]

Hi Don. .thanks for the input.. yes I know it's listed as sounds and audio
devices... but under the sound card it states it's Multimedia Audio
Control.. I think the problem will be fixed when my son comes over to
reinstall the sound card.. The one thing we didn't do was to reboot after
taking the old card out.. I think that would have gotten rid of the
Multimedia Audio Control.. it's a layover from either windows or the old
card. once we reboot we will install the new card, and install the
driver... Also my sound is fine.. it's just that exclamation point next to
Multimedia Audio Control .. I will let you know what happens once the sound
card is re installed.. hugs Rainy

also I installed the driver that came on the cd that came with the sound
card.. everything installed correctly.. except for that errant Multimedia
Audio Control.. I have tried the add new hardware and it doesn't find
anything.. either from windows update or from the sound card cd.. Rainy

In / Control Panel under WinXP the module is called
Sounds and Audio Devices (not Multimedia.) TweakUI
shows no .CPL file specific for this module, i.e. it is
probably built into some other CPL file.

Secondly you should confirm any necessary Services
are switched on -- usually accessible via
/ All Pgms / Administrative / Component Services / Services (Local)
There are scores of these: just be sure that any that looks
as if it is nencessary for audio is switched on.

Post results here.

 

[Rainy]

thought I would tell you what happened.. the problem is solved.. I decided
it had been ages since I attempted to repair the operating system.. I
started it several times.. and when it got to the Multimedia audio
Controller it froze, Microsoft was telling me it wasn't signed.. or
something! I then pulled the sound card out.. which did not help at all.. I
TRIED A coupld more times and it was the same every time it came to
installing the drivers it would freeze up on me.. Now I know my limits.. but
I also have a good characteristic, and that is I'm persistant... even though
I don't completly understand why it was freezing.. I thought now what would
a tech do, well he would go into Bios.. not sure what he would do there, but
poked around and found where the audio controller was and disabled it. I
thought to myself if I screw this up I at least know what I did, where it
is, and how to put it back.. lol so it got past that part of installing
drivers.. and then got another error about them asking for the Hp printer
disc... but it was frozen as well.. so I unplugged the printer.. and tried
again.. and this time it worked.. I was so happy!! lol no kidding.. I felt
like I really accomplished something.. The last thing I wanted to do was
format.. what a job that is.. especially my computer since there are so many
programs I use. Thank you for trying to help.. it's more than appreciated..
hugs Rainy

..

also I installed the driver that came on the cd that came with the sound
card.. everything installed correctly.. except for that errant Multimedia
Audio Control.. I have tried the add new hardware and it doesn't find
anything.. either from windows update or from the sound card cd.. Rainy

In / Control Panel under WinXP the module is called
Sounds and Audio Devices (not Multimedia.) TweakUI
shows no .CPL file specific for this module, i.e. it is
probably built into some other CPL file.

Secondly you should confirm any necessary Services
are switched on -- usually accessible via
/ All Pgms / Administrative / Component Services / Services (Local)
There are scores of these: just be sure that any that looks
as if it is nencessary for audio is switched on.

Post results here.