How can I find out what XP is looking for

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I keep getting this message...... Multi media Audio Controller. I have tried
all of the CD that came with my soft ware.... 'I Think' but none of them are
what XP is looking for. Is there a way for me to find out what the Hard ware
is that it say it wants.

Pleas help......this is driving me crazy and I think it is way I have got no
sound.
Regards
Cheryl
 
cheryl_uk said:
I keep getting this message...... Multi media Audio Controller. I
have tried all of the CD that came with my soft ware.... 'I Think'
but none of them are what XP is looking for. Is there a way for me
to find out what the Hard ware is that it say it wants.

Please help......this is driving me crazy and I think it is way I have
got no sound.
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You must know what sound card you have. Look on your receipt/invoice for
the computer - ask the people you bought the system from, open it up and
look, etc.

There are applications out there that can identify what hardware you have,
but I think they all depend on a properly installed system - as I think they
pull the information from the registry. Perhaps they do not - so I will
recommend you try two different ones:

EVEREST Home Edition
http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3

Belarc Advisor
http://belarc.com/free_download.html

Once you know what you have, what next? Go get the latest driver for your
hardware/OS from the manufacturer's web page. For example, let's say you
have an NVidia chipset video card or ATI video card, perhaps a Creative
Labs sound card or C-Media chipset sound card...

NVidia Video Card Drivers
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

ATI Video Card Drivers
http://www.atitech.com/support/driver.html

Creative Labs Sound Device
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/

C-Media Sound Device
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/e_download_01.htm

Good luck!
 
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