Re: Lost Sound after Windows Update of driver

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From: DL (dl_at_spoofmail.com)
Date: 03/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:57:41 -0000

Never use winupdate drivers, allways use hardware manu.site

"Nisse PowerMan" <dud@nilsson.com> wrote in message
news:405EB8AA.5468@nilsson.com...
> I just lost the Sound on my Win2k machine.
>
> I recently did all Win2k Criticals including SP4 and Explorer 6, it all
> went smooth so I was encouraged to try more Windows updates.
>
> Windows Update had found a new driver for my ESS Maestro 2 sound HW and
> the installation was successful. Restart of the PC was not!
>
> I got blue screen with some strange Stop error and Windows would NOT
> start.
>
> I tried to restart - no.
>
> I started in safe mode with network but could not find anything except
> that Sound was not working. Whenever I check My Computer/Manage/Devices
> and my Sound HW it reports it works JUST FINE. But when I try to use it,
> for example MP it reports that there is NO HW available.
>
> Everytime I reinstall the same old ESS Maestro 2 driver that worked fine
> initially I can get sound, but after restart the sound is gone.
>
> I tried the 'Last known good start', but got blue screen.
>
> I tried to back up the registry that I had saved just the day begfore -
> no.
>
> Backing up the registry just gave an error message that it failed.
>
> I tried to save current registry, then back up the same, but got error
> message with extra info that some keyes were open and could not be
> backed up.
>
> Then after trying to back up the registry the machine suddenly started.
> But no Sound.
>
> I tried to update the sound driver as well as reinstall the driver that
> worked - no.
>
> As I wrote, after reinstalling the ESS Maestro 2 driver that comes with
> the Win2k Install CD I can get sound working, but NOT after restart.
>
> How can I get Win2k understand that I want to use the Sound HW?
>
> Is it a Registry problem or just a simple setup problem?
>
> Should I try Windows Setup?
>
> Or can you advice on a proper news group?
>
>
> /Regards, Anders
>
>
> --
> Remove the obvious part before replying by mail please!

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