Compaq Presario R3000 how to get the sound to work with Windows 7 RC

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1) Download     SP29586.exe: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp29501-30000/sp29586.exe
2) Run it, Create a directory  c:\ swsetup 
3) Once all the Files are extracted DO NOT INSTALL
4) Now Goto the Start Menu  Click on Devices and Printers, the Click on the Name you have called your  machine this will be marked will a yellow triangle as the sound driver windows 7 has install already is a realtek ac 97 which is not working, 
5) Once your Machinename  you will see a general tab and and hardware tab select the hardware tab.
6) Look for the Realtek ac 97  under the Device functions, select that and click properties,
7) Now tab to the Driver, now click update driver,
8) Select the option let me pick from a list of devices drivers, now click have disk
9) Click on Browse  select the following location Swsetup\SP29586\SMAXWDM\W2K_XP and click on  smwdmCH6.inf 
10)Now the Soundmax Driver should come up select ok and  next. Now your Sound will work
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I am basicaly having the same problem with my labtop. I tried the following above and yet I still have not been able to get my sound to work. I have had some problems with my power and sound cards before but after I reinstalled windows my graphics card and sound card have not been working to their full potential. I thaught that it was a 64 bit graphics card, but now I am not so sure. I had to jostle the power cord in the back till I mannaged to find a perfect spot to keep the computer running. Before the reinstallation I had to put pressure on the left side of the computer to get the sound to work.. but even then it still came in and out.. "The sound that is." I can see the same driver in the codex menue and it is yellow but, what you stated above did not work.
It says (Cannot continue the hardware update) The wizard cannot find a better match for your hardware than the software that you curently have installed. and then tells me to keep the current software. My sound Icon does not show up when I go to the settings.... I can't play diablo 2 on this no idea why... But my screen is choppy when I scroll through internet sites and it did not do that before. I have a 400mbs connection .... here is my computer information. :Compaq Presario R3000 Intel pent4  2.80ghz    2.80ghz       1.12GB ram and im running on windows xp2 professional.