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I recently did a fresh install of Windows XP MC edition 2005.
Now, among many other problems, Creative Audio Console won't start, saying it cannot find the audio device. I am getting no sound at all. Add Hardware says my card is installed and working properly. So? go to device manager, and there is an exclamation point next to Game Port for Creative and it says "this device cannot start" with a " Code 0".
I downloaded the latest Creative drivers when I did the install of XP because I dont have the original CD from the card which I bought about 6 months ago. The card worked fine until I did the fresh XP install and applied the latest drivers.
Any advice would be appreciated
Message Edited by ilikepcgames on 04-9-2008 0:06 AMMessage Edited by ilikepcgames on 04-9-2008 0: AMMessage Edited by ilikepcgames on 04-9-2008 05:4 PM

Hmm, well, what's showing up in your Control Panel. There should be an Audio Console in there. Also, go to your add/remove programs. Is? anything creative showing up there? The? console that's included with the drivers is not the complete? console, it's very basic and not so great. Also, look at what card that console is showing up as. It's kind of an off-white rectangular box and will have tabs something like:
Device Information? Mode? Speakers? EAX Effects CMSS-3D Headphone Detection Restore Defaults?
If you're trying to access this? minimal console from your taskbar? there's a good chance you will get an error. I had it happen. The only way to access it is to go through the Control Panel.
I sent my computer in for a rebuild, they put an extrememusic in but did not install the software - just the drivers. An icon was in my taskbar, but I couldn't access it from there. I had to go in through the Control Panel. ? I have an XtremeGamer. In my control panel/Audio Console there it says SB X-Fi[9800] which even Creative support says is wrong, but no one has been able to fix it - not Creative, not the techs from the computer company. And in trying to get all the drivers/software uninstalled, it's either corrupted or disabled other programs that have nothing to do with Creative. I swear, their stuff is the AOL of soundcards. Leaves crap everywhere that's close to impossible to remove.
Also, check your DirectX version since you have done a reinstall. I'm grasping at straws here trying to think of what else could be the problem.
The only other suggestion I can make is to try contacting customer support and see if you can get a replacement installation CD. They really should have ALL the components needed for installing a card here on the site. CDs do get lost, they get scratched, broken, whatever.
http://us.creative.com/support/custsup/welcomeds.asp that's Creative's Customer support page.

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