Soundblaster Live! installation in Win2K

[sabka]

Hi,

I just did a fresh install of Win2K and now my Soundblaster Live! card is not working. I tried to let Windows install the best drivers - none found.
I also d/l the liveware drivers from the Creative web site - I install the drivers using their program but when I restart, Win2K still pops up a message saying "New Hardware found" and then again "No suitable drivers available". When I try to force Win2K to use the Creative drivers, the only ones available are for "SB 16 and AWE 32", but when I install those, I get the message "This device cannot start. (Code 10)"

It was working fine before! Same configuration - no change to the machine.

Please - I need help - I really need my card for music editing!

 

[gsaldivar]

try *completely* removing each individual driver from the Device Manager [right-click -> Uninstall...], and completely remove all traces of LiveWare from your computer...

then grab LiveWare again. reinstall it into Windows 2000...

 

[lilnnjaboy]

also remember don't do the add new hardware wizard that Win2K does...cancel out of it...and just install liveware...it should install the drivers and setup everything for you.

 

[sabka]

Alright, I d/l the SB Live! 5.1 Drivers and it installed fine. I can now see the little speaker symbol in the bottom right corner. But I can't hear any sound out of my speakers. I checked that the speakers are plugged into the right output jack, are powered on, nothing is muted, and I'm playing a song. Volume is cued up.

Help!!!