Hi everyone,
I am experiencing a strange phenomenon with my sound card. I just built a new rig, all new parts except the PS and DVD drive. Included in the build is an X-fi Extrememusic. Right from the start I have had problems with it. Sometimes when I boot up Windows, the sound card seems to be missing. No audio device connected, etc. Other times when I boot it's there. Even when it IS there after a half-hour or so it goes away (partly). I get an error message about Windows Generic Host process, and I can no longer use WMP or Musicmatch (they say there is no audio device), but I can still hear Windows sounds and if I happen to be using a music player, it will continue working until I close it. I have tried the drivers on the CD, and also the latest online drivers from Creative Labs. I'm using Windows XP SP2, legal and activated. It has gotten to the point that I will boot up, open a music player, and pause it or mute the volume. If anyone has ideas please help!
Shig
I am experiencing a strange phenomenon with my sound card. I just built a new rig, all new parts except the PS and DVD drive. Included in the build is an X-fi Extrememusic. Right from the start I have had problems with it. Sometimes when I boot up Windows, the sound card seems to be missing. No audio device connected, etc. Other times when I boot it's there. Even when it IS there after a half-hour or so it goes away (partly). I get an error message about Windows Generic Host process, and I can no longer use WMP or Musicmatch (they say there is no audio device), but I can still hear Windows sounds and if I happen to be using a music player, it will continue working until I close it. I have tried the drivers on the CD, and also the latest online drivers from Creative Labs. I'm using Windows XP SP2, legal and activated. It has gotten to the point that I will boot up, open a music player, and pause it or mute the volume. If anyone has ideas please help!
Shig