Well, I was talking about the SB Live card which you were talking about - you said your connection was to the 'middle' connector on the card and they show it on the left of that - it is no matter though.
Carry on!
:)
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Well, I was talking about the SB Live card which you were talking about - you said your connection was to the 'middle' connector on the card and they show it on the left of that - it is no matter though.
Carry on!
:)
I currently have Creative SB Live Wave Device enable & active. Do I remove it? Do I need to replace it with something from the above link? Is so, what?Quote:
Originally Posted by NooNoo
Signing off for awhile. Gotta be a grandma!
You need to add the microsoft mci wave device.
Adding a Specific Codec or MCI Device
To add a specific codec or MCI device, follow these steps:
1. In Control Panel, double-click Add New Hardware.
2. Click Next, click No, and then click Next.
3. In the Hardware Types box, click Sound, Video, And Game Controllers.
4. Click a manufacturer in the Manufacturers box and a model in the Models box, and then click Next.
For MCI devices, click Microsoft MCI in the Manufacturers box, click the model you want in the Models box, and then click Next.
The following MCI devices are included with Windows:
CD Audio Device
MIDI Sequencer Device
Motion Video Device
PIONEER LaserDisc Device
VISCA VCR Device
Wave Audio Device <<<< this is the one you said was missing, this is the one that must be put back.
If the codec or MCI device you want to install is not listed, it was not installed by Windows. If the codec or MCI device was included with another program, reinstall the program to reinstall the codec or MCI device. If the codec or MCI device is located on a driver disk, click Have Disk and specify the location containing the files. If Windows 98 finds a codec or MCI device, click No to add the device to the list of installed devices.
NOTE: Unlike the other MCI devices, the Mixer Device cannot be added manually. This device can be added only during the installation of a Windows-compatible sound card driver. When it is installing the driver, if Windows determines that the driver can support the Mixer Device, it installs the Mixer Device along with the sound card driver.
5. Click the Finish button.
Okay,
Sequence followed. Wave Audio Device was installed as per instructions. There is a separate item "Microsoft Audio Codec" with 4 options in Model column. Do I need to do anything with it?
Re: NOTE: Unlike the other MCI devices, the Mixer Device cannot be added manually. This device can be added only during the installation of a Windows-compatible sound card driver. When it is installing the driver, if Windows determines that the driver can support the Mixer Device, it installs the Mixer Device along with the sound card driver.
Does the above mean I need to reinstall the driver from the CD I copied it to from the Dell download site?
You need all the Microsoft audio codecs installed. You have the mixer device installed because you have already used it... the one with the sliders.
The audio driver installed ok, so that should be ok now too.
Do you have sound now?
Do I need to do this from the Add Hardware menu?Quote:
Originally Posted by NooNoo
I do not have sound yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by NooNoo
Did you read the whole document I quoted?
Yes, what am I missing?
so you can tell if any of the windows supplied codecs are missing from your installation.
Do you still get sound from a cd?
If so then try
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Multimedia icon.
3. On the Advanced tab in Windows 98, or on the Devices tab in Windows 98, double-click Media Control Devices.
4. Click Wave Audio Device (Media Control), and then click Properties.
5. Click Use This Media Control Device, and then click OK.
6. Repeat steps 4-5 for MIDI Sequencer Device (Media Control) and Motion Video Device (Media Control), and then click OK.
7. Close Control Panel, and then restart Windows 98.
Yes, I still have music from the Audio CD's. I performed the 1-7 instructions above for Wave, MIDI, & Mothion. Closed Control Panel & restarted Win98. I still have no sounds.
Do you have a windows 98 cd or did the dell come with a restore cd or does it restore from a partition?
I think the next step is a repair install - you install over the top of the existing system.... but I need to know what set up you have.
The Dell came "wiped" of all software. I do have the Microsoft Win98 Second Edition disc. It has been installed and "repair installed" once before. I am willing to try pretty much anything that has the potential to conquer this problem
hmmm ok, then this might be the oem soundblaster live card problem. This consists of trying various drivers and when they don't work, uninstall them in safe mode and try again. Have you discovered safe mode yet?
No, I haven't been able to start in safe mode w/o losing input from mouse & keyboard. I will try again. Is this right?
Okay. I tried the above & it worked. Now that I am in safe mode, what do I need to do?Quote:
Restart the computer, pressing the F8 key once per second, till it loads a selection screen. Use the up and down arrows to select "Safe Mode", press enter, and the computer will load into a safe mode. It looks like a normal screen but with Safe Mode in each of the four corners.