Windows 98 Sound Blaster H

We recently had to re-fromat the hard dri've on an old computer running Windows 98. Our sound blaster software has been lost in our move and I am trying to download the latest drivers for Windows 98. Can someone point me in the right direction?

I have a Sound Blaster Li've! 24-bit for Windows 98 - Model SB040.Creative no longer has the drivers available based on what I can tell. I tried to search based on the model and this is the message I gotDriver unavailable:[img"]http://93.95.7.84/Servicesoft/Data/WW_TS/TemplateSets/ww_english/drivers_case/no_driver_audio.png" alt="Driver unavailable">Unfortunately there is no driver available for this operating system?Any suggestions other than throwing an old but perfectly good computer away becuase I can get the sound to work for my kids to play some very basic computer games. Thanks for any help you can lend!Kate

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