SoundBlaster Audigy Probl

Ok I've been having a LOT of problems lately with my SoundBlaster Audigy. Recently I decided to take out one of my two hard dri'ves and once I installed windows to my other hard dri've my sound card started acting funny. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. When I try using the install file for the card it says "No Soundblaster detected."? When I check my Device Manager I see this:??Other Devices
?Multimedia Audio Controller?and for some reason I see this as well:?Network Adapter
?!394 Net Adapter?It only shows the network adapter when the sound card is in the PCI slot. When I do a properties on the Sound card I see this:?The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver.
Device Type: Other Devices
Manufacturer: Unknown
Location: PCI Slot 3 (PCI bus 2, device , function 0)
Driver Provider: Unknown
Driver Date: Not available
Driver Version: Not available
Digital Signer: Not Digitally Signed?Ok now here is another thing that happens..... I decided to install the sound card by going through the Device Manager and it installs. Well when I check the Device Manager it shows up as this:?Emu0Kx Audio (DF80)
Creative Auidigy Audio Processor (WDM)Device Type: Sound, video and game controllers
Manufacturer: Creative Technology, Ltd.
Location: PCI Slot 3 (PCI bus 2, device , function 0)Driver Provider: Creative
Driver Date: 8/2/2002
Driver Version: 5.2..253
Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publ?Resource type - DF80 - DF9f
IRQ - 23?The Network Adapter Says this:?Network Adapter
?!394 Net Adapter?This device cannot start. (Code 0)Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device. Device Type:? Network Adapters
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Location: On OHCI Compliant IEEE 394 Host Controller
Driver Provider: Microsoft
Driver Date: 7//200
Driver Version: 5..2535.0
Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows XP PublisherDriver Files:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\nic394.sys?But! When I try to install the soundcard with the install file it still says I don't have a SoundBlaster. I have used the updated install file as well as the v.0. I am not understanding this at all. No matter what I do the soundcard doesn't show up as a SoundBlaster. But I have sound, not as the correct soundcard, but I do have sound. When I did get it to work and show up as a SoundBlaster Audigy, it works for maybe a few hours then I get a horrible screeching sound from my speakers then my computer freezes up. I restart the computer and my Soundcard is gone again.
Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to fix it or can I? Is my soundcard going bad? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Wrothgar,
Try following these uninstallation steps from this Knowledgebase article SID72. After you have finish uninstalling and removing all the files as instructed from the guide, do not reboot but shutdown the computer and remove the soundcard from the computer instead. Next, power on the computer without the soundcard and then let Windows finish its startup before shutting it down again. Slot the soundcard back into the computer and proceed with the re-installation from the CD.
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