TITLE
    PC Compatibility Card: Sound Blaster Not Recognized
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6/4/97
6/26/97
TOPIC

    After doing a clean install of Windows 95, there is no support for Sound Blaster installed. If I try to add new hardware, Windows 95 reports that there is no hardware. What is happening?

DISCUSSION

    Some 166 MHz PC Compatibility Card owners have reported difficulty with getting Windows 95 to recognize the Sound Blaster hardware installed in their computers. When doing a clean install of Windows 95, the initial Sound Blaster driver installed by Windows 95 may not be installed properly.

    To correct this problem, go into the Systems Control Panel, Device Manager Tab and Remove "Creative ViBRA16CL PnP" driver under the "? Other Devices" list. Also, remove any Creative Labs entries under the "Sound, video and game controllers" list and then Restart Windows 95. At this point, during the boot, Windows 95 will report that new hardware has been detected. You will need to perform the following steps:
      1. When asked for the CD-ROM that came with the Creative driver which needs to be installed, place the PC Utility CD in the CD drive.
      2. Click Next
      3. Click Other Location button
      4. Click Browse button
      5. Navigate to e:\Sound\Win95
      6. Click OK
      7. Click OK
      8. Click Finish
      9. When the warning comes up click OK
      10. When Copy files window comes up click on Browse
      11. Navigate to e:\Sound\Win95
      12. Click OK
      13. Click OK
      14. DONE...


    This article was published in the 5 June 1997 "Information Alley".

Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: DOS Compatible
Sub Category: PC Compatibility Cards
Keywords: kwindows, kalley

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