Vista: Can't Install Creative's Audigy drivers or on-board sound..

[Coldkilla]

I got Vista today in the mail.. I went to creative's website for Audigy Drivers. I have the "Sound Blaster Audigy" (Nothing fancy, just a $30 sound card). I downloaded the 32-bit Vista Drivers from creatives website and it said:

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1173/wtfvj4.jpg

It didn't work.

So then I looked up my mobo (ASRock 754/939 Combo) on-line- hoping for a sound card update, they did. BETA drives however. Anyways, they didn't work.

So I did a search for AC97 drivers (my onboard sound). Found the companys website, found their Vista version. Downloaded it. It installed and didn't give me an error.. however, the sound still didn't work. Another thing: Vista doesnt even recognize any sound devices inside the computer. On-board or otherwise..

What can I do?

 

[Lonyo]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Creative and their drivers.

 

[Coldkilla]

Another thing: My motherboard: AS Rock, do not even have Vista (audio or otherwise) Drivers for their 754/939 combo motherboards.. or ANY of their motherboards.. I'll me damned if I have to spend 100+ for another motherboard PLUS another 30-200 for another sound card..

 

[imported_kiwik]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Welcome to the wonderful world of Creative and their drivers.

:rofl:

 

[Coldkilla]

So... About that sound issue..

 

[Trashman]

I would take a closer look @ your soundcard and find out what model it is exactly.
Is it possible the card you have is of the following?

copied from Creative support section
DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value.

also keep in mind that it is a "beta" driver as well.
"THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver."

 

[Coldkilla]

Yea.. I guess no official drivers.. for Vista... and no drivers from my damned motherboard ether.. whaat do I have to do to have sound around here.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Coldkilla
God wtf do I have to do to have sound around here.

You called?

Set aside your Vista disc, format and install XP. When Vista SP1 comes out (and yes Microsoft is already working on it, indeed looking for beta testers) reinstall it. By that time hardware drivers should have caught up a bit.

 

[Coldkilla]

And loose all my data again!?!!! Jesus. Its like Im forced to spend another 100+ dollars on another damn 'backup harddrive'

 

[Doom Machine]

dang, did you hear the bell ring when vista popped up that message cause M$ held your hand and took you to school.

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: Coldkilla
And loose all my data again!?!!! Jesus. Its like Im forced to spend another 100+ dollars on another damn 'backup harddrive'

its not that hard...

 

[Coldkilla]

Nether is cracking a safe to a safecracker.

Anyways, I found AC97 vista drivers for my on-board sound.. and even though they installed.. my pc says theres still no audio devices installed..

Cmon wtf..

 

[jjsbasmt]

I found the correct driver for my Audigy with little effort at the Creative website. Driver is not provided for the game port, but then who still uses them? Also EAX is not supported with this beta driver. I have the basic Audigy SE model. If someone would tell me how to paste or copy the link to this forum, I will gladly do so.

 

[corkyg]

Are you disabling on-board when you go to Audigy and vice versa? If both are "on," you may get nothing. On my mobo that is a jumper. On some it is a BIOS/CMOS change.

 

[Coldkilla]

*Sigh*

I installed the Audigy Drivers.. AND the AC97 Drivers... Yet this is my sound properties..

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9300/untitledax5.jpg

Nothing is detected. Drivers apparently didn't install anything. Now what.

 

[Shawn]

Take a screenshot of the device manager. Also did you try installing the sound drivers in WinXP compatibility mode + run as an administrator? I have found that for most things that works. I was able to get the drivers for my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz to work that way.

 

[Coldkilla]

Fixed it. Device Manager. Apparently the drivers were installed, but windows didn't like them. So having windows do the search for the audio drivers online and installing them apparently worked.

Odd. But it's weird that windows didn't pick up on any of the drivers I downloaded. Audigy or Onboard... But it works when windows does the search and installs them.. Its like telling you that it's running the show.. not the user.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Just found this site following a link from the tech report. Should be useful for Vista users:

Drivers