Windows XP reinstall Driver issues

Crispy_Ambulance

Hi

I had to reinstall XP on my Viglen desktop after it died and wouldn't boot. I've been having real problems getting the drivers sorted out ever since. I've been in touch with Viglen and they sent me a link to download the drivers, but 2 of the files won't install properly.

My main problem is that I have no sound on the PC. Viglen directed me to the manufacturer website to download the Realtek Audio Driver, which I did. It installed in Program Files but I still have no sound and the driver in Device Manager is still showing with a big yellow question mark. I've tried reinstalling it with the wizard, but even when I directed it to go the Realtek file I got an error message telling me there was no software to do the installation.

Viglen have suggested a fresh XP reinstall, but being as I've just done that, I don't see how that is going to help and I'm going to have to start again with the drivers.

Can anyone suggest how I fix this?

tobydog27

Hello, Normally Windows Updates download the required Audio Drivers....should only take a matter of seconds.....hope this helps....

pcombo

try downloading this
http://www.techspot.com/drivers/driver/file/download/3312/

?? just a look around might not be the correct one no harm on trying.

Crispy_Ambulance

pcombo wrote: »

try downloading this
http://www.techspot.com/drivers/driver/file/download/3312/

?? just a look around might not be the correct one no harm on trying.

Thanks - I was directed to download MICROSOFT UAA Function Driver for High Definition Audio from the ASUS Troubleshooting website. I downloaded from techspot, and it installed in the downloads folder.

However, Device Manager is still showing me a question mark and when I try the install wizard, even if I tell it to browse in that folder, it still won't install anything.

Am I doing something wrong?

silkyuk9

i had a roblem with downloading realtek, now i solved this by uninstalling the audio driver accociated with nvidea. sees i had 2 audio drivers and possibly one was conflicting with the other, once i got rid of nvidea(which was in the graphics dowload) my audio was ok.

have you tried driver detective, thats what i use to updater all my drivers

exup

have you tried uninstalling the driver for your sound card before reinstalling?
If you uninstall - then windows will detect your sound card as a new device and then another window will open asking you for a driver location - so you should be able to direct it to the high definition drivers you downloaded