Win. MX - No Sound Help.

[artvandelay3]

Noo Noo
I did everything as directed. I installed the program and open it in c:\sound. Under Device Manager I right click on the ? mark and hit update driver. I click on the 'install from a list (advance)' and under search for the best driver in these locations and under 'location' I type in c:\sound and expand the folder and the 'x audio' folder is the only folder there. I try to expand , but it will not let me. I try to explore the folder but it will not let me open the MGXSB16.inf part of the folder. AFter i cannot install using the 'search for devices' i choose the "don't search. I will choose the driver to install. AFter choosing this tab I look throughout the hardware available and cannot find the c:\sound. It lists different manafacturer and there available drivers. Also, there is all hardware, which i click. After all drivers are listed, i still cannot find the driver. Please help of poor, irritated man.

[NooNoo]

Did you install winzip and unzip it?

Can you see the individual files using windows explorer?

[artvandelay3]

I extracted all using the Windows Compressed (Zipped) Folders Extraction Wizard. Is that the same thing? And no whenver I use Windows Explorer I cannot find the folders.

[artvandelay3]

Yes, i can see the individual files whenever I open the folder. But whenver i point to file there is no "Creative Labs Soundblaster Plug and Play" Device . Also which one is the MGXSB16.inf because I have two. One is system information and the other is unknown (to me).

[NooNoo]

You want the one that is the system information file. When you point to this file, you should then get a choice of hardware to install in the next window - do you? if not, what does happen?

[artvandelay3]

Everytime I click update driver, the Hardware Wizard comes up. There are two options; 1)install automatically and 2)install from a list or specific location. Afterwards is where I get lost.

[NooNoo]

You want number 2, install from a specific location. That location is the c:\sound directory and the file to browse to is the MGXSB16.inf file

[artvandelay3]

If I select 2) then there are 2 more options. 1)search for the best driver in these locations; under this option there are two sub options; a)search removable media and b)include this location in the search, which also includes a browse tab. The 2)Don't search I will choose the driver to install. If i select 2) a big box with common hardware types appear. Show aull devices and a list of all hardware makes up the list, however; there is not a c:\ or a browse tab. SHould I remove hardware wizard?

[artvandelay3]

My problem is that whenever i try to open the xaudio file under the sound file, i cannot input MGXSB16.inf in file form. Basically I don't how to make MGXSB16.inf a file. Whenever i expand the sound folder, i come to xaudio....folder, i expand that folder and nothing happens.

[artvandelay3]

another thing is whenver i right click on MGXSB16.inf it opens with notepad. Should I change this? And if so, to what?

[artvandelay3]

I installed the program and it finally works! Sometimes, it takes an old bastard a little longer to figure easy stuff out.

[confus-ed]

Originally posted by artvandelay3
I installed the program and it finally works! Sometimes, it takes an old bastard a little longer to figure easy stuff out.

... ... ahhh so that's why it takes me so long ... glad its fixed