Re: C-Media AC97 Audio Device



<billurie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u6j3PKOfFHA.2372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Suddenly my XP/SP2 has no sound capability. Looking
> at Device Manager/Sound, Video, I see C-Media AC97 Audio
> Device, whereas my machine for 2 years has been using
> Avance AC'97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller.
>
> I seem to recall that a recent "Windows Update" may have
> given me the new C-Media software, and I'd like to
> verify that it did, and find a way to uninstall it if
> it was a gift from Microsoft which blocked my regular
> nicely-working audio.
>
> Thank you.
> --
> William B. Lurie

If your driver has indded been updated with another, have you tried to "roll
back" the driver? In Device Manager, right clikc the sound device, click
"Properties", click the "Driver" tab, select "Roll Back Driver"


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