Audio Won't Work: Help Needed!(SB Liv

Tonight I came to my computer and found that the audio wouldn't work. I ran Creative diagnostics, and the first message was that I needed to "reinstall drivers." The second test failed at hardware check, saying no hardware was detected. So I went to Device Manager and it indicated that it was all there. So then I went to Creative's website to check for drivers, after Windows came up with nothing. I found out that there's nothing. So then I decided to do a "Repair" with my Creative Soundblaster Li've! CD. That didn't work either. Then I just did a "Remove", and oddly enough, when I rebooted, it was all still there. In All Programs, in the task bar, it was still there. But only this time I couldn't run diagnostics again because it said that there is missing information or something. So the removal didn't work properly, and ended up removing certain vital components. This left me one step back!
What should I do? Go into Add/Remove Programs and get rid of all Soundblaster components, or get my Resource CD and reinstall sound drivers from it's Should I retry with the Soundblaster CD?
Note: I also opened up my PC after it was suggested by Creative Diagnostics earlier that I check my sound card's physical connection to my machine. I couldn't find anywhere to unscrew the card, so I just put a light amount of pressure on it to make sure that it's fastened in there properly. It seemed absolutely fine. Although I wonder why I couldn't figure out how to remove it.
Also note that I tried system restore, and to no avail.
I honestly don't know what to do at this point. Can anyone help me?!
Thank you!Message Edited by VenaSera on 02-08-200802:26 AM

Hi,
Try uninstalling the sound card following the steps in the article below:
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class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">You mentioned: "I also opened up my PC after it was suggested by Creative Diagnostics earlier that I check my sound card's physical connection to my machine. I couldn't find anywhere to unscrew the card, so I just put a light amount of pressure on it to make sure that it's fastened in there properly."
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class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Did this sound card came pre-installed in your computer?
class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">If this is the case, you might want to contact the respecti've computer vendor for assistance on this issue.
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