RE: On startup following Windows Update update of hardware drivers, et

Hi woggie,

I've always found updating hardware drivers from Windows Update a bit of a
crapshoot.

That being said, check Device Manager (start > Run...> devmgmt.msc) for
drivers with errors: usually there's an exclamation point (!) icon in front
of drivers with problems. Double click on the driver with a problem, go to
the "Driver" tab of the dialogue that pops up, and try the "Roll Back Driver"
button to reinstall the previous version of the driver.

If the above doesn't work, and lacking an OEM CD with the original drivers
for devices in your computer, you may have to search your computer's
manufacturer's website for original/updated drivers for devices for your
particular computer model. You can also search the websites of the
manufacturers of individual hardware components in your computer for drivers,
especially if you installed the hardware yourself. E.g., here is the
download site for Hercules' Gamesurround Fortissimo 7.1:

http://ts.hercules.com/eng/index.php?pg=view_files&gid=2&fid=23&pid=170&cid=1

Always take due care, of course, that the drivers that you download are the
correct ones for your hardware.

Hope this helps,
Dean





"woggie" wrote:

... I get the dialog from Gamesurround Fortissimo 7.1 (Hercules sound card)
saying "No audio mixer device found."

I'm using XP Pro on a P4 2.4GHz machine with 1GB RAM and the Hercules
Gamesurround Fortissimo 7.1 card and a Monsoon 5.1 speaker system. It was all
working fine before the update and restart. Now there is no sound at all.

Can anyone advise me?

16 updates were done at once - as follows:

Update for Windows XP (KB904942)
Update for Windows XP (KB912475)
Update for Windows XP (KB912945)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: x86 (KB829019)
Windows Media Connect 2.0 (KB909993)
Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider Package: x86
(KB909520)
Update for WMDRM-enabled Media Players (KB891122)
Update for Windows XP (KB900930)
Update for Windows XP (KB896344)
Cumulative Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB887797)
Powerware Corporation - Other Hardware - WinDriver
C-Media Electronics Incorporation - Sound - CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device
Microsoft Corporation - Sound - Unsupported customized Crystal Sound Fusion
Audio device
Guillemot Corporation - Sound - Hercules (R) Game Port
Samsung Electronics CO., LTD. - Monitors - Syncmaster
955B(T)/905B(T)/950B(T), Syncmaster Magic CM195A(M)
Yamaha - Sound - YAMAHA XG WDM SoftSynthesizer

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