XP sound driver

From: Len Dolby (lsdolby_at_ignore.ntlwor.com)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:58:46 -0000

Big P L E A S E - is there anyone out there who can help me ? This problem
is
driving me NUTS !! (no pun intended) I apologise in advance for the length.

The Belarc report of my system may be relevant - starts after "#####"
below..

I could use Sound Recorder. Then I downloaded the driver update advised by
MS
Windows Update.
PROBLEM - Right now, Sound Recorder is dysfunctional - it will not
record mike input at all, distorts and loses substantial volume on other
recordings
(and yes I ticked the correct inputs in "record" mode).

This started 2 weeks ago. Included in the download was a new "mixer.exe" -
easily
identifiable for 2 reasons - 1/ it was a 3D mixer (like miniaturised WinAmp)
and 2/ it
had a "Mike Boost" box to tick. And, it worked beautifully - I've the
"talky" sound
file, to prove it.
Unfortunately, it only worked once. Next time I booted up - back to the old
2D
"mixer", no mike boost. Searched my C:\ for "mixer.exe" - none of the
several I
found were the "3D" one. Been back and forth to both MS Download site, and
to
the CMedia site - could I get this mixer? No.

Result of my various downloads and attempts to load correct driver is that I
now
have driver files all over the place. I've uninstalled so many times it's
untrue - all XP
does is "Detect New Hardware", loads up the old driver files.

SECONDARY PROBLEM - I'm a "one-man" owner - no network. When I
go to some downloads, I get an error message saying the "download" path (set
by
XP, not me) is >256 characters ...path never stated in full so I can't
repeat it. This
seems to be related to XP installing itself as a network (and it's a pain in
the *** to
keep clicking on "load DAD personal settings" when I am the only user). Is
this,
by any chance, related to the "sound driver update" problem ? I did note, in
Update History, that it failed several times before a "successful" install.

If some-one could hold my hand I'd appreciate it ! Alternatively, a simpler
solution - just give me a "mixer.exe" file (including a "mike boost") and
I'll
replace mine with it - or is that solution too simple ?

####### Belarc report
      Operating System
      Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600)
   System Model No details available (IS in fact a "TARGA" system -
German mfr)
      Processor a 1533 megahertz AMD Athlon XP
      128 kilobyte primary memory cache
      256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
      Main Circuit Board b
         Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7V266-E REV 1.xx
      Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
      BIOS: Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7V266-E ACPI BIOS Rev 1006 01/23/2002
      Drives
      40.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
      25.69 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

      ASUS CRW-3212A [CD-ROM drive]
      SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616T [CD-ROM drive]
      3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

      ST340810A (40.02 GB) [Hard drive] -- drive 0 768 Megabytes Installed
 Memory Modules -
 Memory
      Slot 'DIMM 1' has 512 MB
      Slot 'DIMM 2' has 256 MB
      Slot 'DIMM 3' is Empty
        Local Drive Volumes
            c: (on drive 0) 39.60 GB 25.63 GB free
            d: (on drive 0) 395 MB 58 MB free

      Logins Network Drives - (NB - THIS I DON'T UNDERSTAND EITHER - Len)
      NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
      NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
      ENIGMA\Owner

      Installed Microsoft Hotfixes
                Q318202 (details...) on 09/09/03
                Q318203 (details...) on 12/02/03
                Q823718 (details...) on 09/08/03
                Q832483 (details...) on 01/15/04
            DirectX
                DX819696 (DirectX Update 819696)
            Internet Explorer
                Q324929 (details...)
                Q330994 (details...)
                Q810847 (details...)
                Q813489 (details...)
                Q813951 (details...)
                Q818529 (details...)
                Q822925 (details...)
                Q824145 (details...)
                Q828750 (details...)
                Q832894 (details...)
                SP1 (SP1)
            Windows Media Player
                WM320920 (details...)
                WM320920.1 (details...)
                WM819639 (details...)
                WM828026 (details...)
                SP0
                    Q828026 (details...) on 10/04/03
            Windows XP
                SP1
                    Q324720 (details...) on 01/28/03
                SP2
                    KB282010 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB282010) on 08/07/03
                    KB810217 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB810217) on 11/12/03
                    KB817778 (Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP) on
08/07/03
                    KB820291 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB820291) on 08/07/03
                    KB821253 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB821253) on 08/07/03
                    KB821557 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB821557) on 07/18/03
                    KB822603 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB822603) on 10/01/03
                    KB823182 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB823182) on 10/17/03
                    KB823559 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB823559) on 07/12/03
                    KB823980 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB823980) on 07/18/03
                    KB824105 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB824105) on 09/06/03
                    KB824141 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB824141) on 10/17/03
                    KB824146 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB824146) on 09/11/03
                    KB825119 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB825119) on 10/17/03
                    KB826942 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB826942) on 01/08/04
                    KB828028 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB828028) on 02/11/04
                    KB828035 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB828035) on 10/17/03
                    KB829558 (Windows XP Hotfix - KB829558) on 12/02/03
                    KB833330 (Windows Blaster Worm Removal Tool (KB833330))
on 01/15/04
                    Q322011 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q323255 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q327979 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q328310 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q329048 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q329115 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q329170 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q329390 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q329441 (details...) on 02/28/03
                    Q329834 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q331953 (details...) on 03/27/03
                    Q810243 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q810565 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q810577 (details...) on 02/08/03
                    Q810833 (details...) on 01/28/03
                    Q811493 (details...) on 04/19/03
                    Q811630 (details...) on 02/08/03
                    Q814033 (details...) on 03/21/03
                    Q814995 (details...) on 05/03/03
                    Q815021 (details...) on 05/29/03
                    Q815485 (details...) on 05/03/03
                    Q817287 (details...) on 04/18/03
                    Q817606 (details...) on 07/12/03
 Printers
            Canon Bubble-Jet BJC-1000 on LPT1:
            Epson Stylus COLOR 600 ESC/P 2 on LPT1:
            Epson Stylus COLOR 670 ESC/P 2 on USB001
            Lexmark i3 on USB004

      Controllers Display
      Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
      Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
      VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
      NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 [Display adapter]

Bus Adapters None detected

Multimedia
      CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device
(NB - This chip is on the motherboard - not a separate card - Len)

Communications

      LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter Version 1.0
      LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter Version 1.0 - Packet Scheduler Miniport
      Network Card MAC Address: 00:A0:CC:2E:40:1F
      Network IP Address: 81.99.84.169

Other Devices

      USB Human Interface Device [Joystick]
      USB Human Interface Device [Joystick]
      USB Human Interface Device [Joystick]
      USB Human Interface Device [Joystick]
      USB Composite Device
      USB Composite Device
      USB Composite Device
      USB Root Hub
      USB Root Hub
      USB Root Hub
      VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
      VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
      VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller

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