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i think this is the right place for this i have downloaded a driver for my sound card its in a zip file and when i open it i have a .cat file a .inf file and a .sys file .... what do i need to do to install the ...


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Old 28th May 2008, 16:35
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Default Please help - sound driver problem

i think this is the right place for this
i have downloaded a driver for my sound card its in a zip file and when i open it i have a .cat file a .inf file and a .sys file .... what do i need to do to install the driver .... its really annoying me not been able to play my music
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Old 28th May 2008, 16:45
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First where did you get the driver? Are you sure it isn't a .cab file?

What problems sre you having, which media player etc.
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Old 28th May 2008, 16:58
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i got the driver from the website of the people who made my sound card which is c-media electronics and yes im sure theres no cab file .... i have just installed windows again after formatting my computer so that is why i need the driver when i open windows media player it comes up with .... windows cannot play your file because there is a problem with your sound device there might not be a sound device installed on your computer it might be in use by another process or it might not be functioning properly
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Old 28th May 2008, 17:10
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WMP is notorious for not having codecs and this will usually straighten it out alot of other issues. http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/

Not sure on your PC but my audio drivers are in C:\drivers\audio\onboard
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Old 28th May 2008, 17:21
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tried downloading the codecs and still nothing
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Old 28th May 2008, 17:31
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Open control panel>system>device manager.

Then find the sound card in the tree menus, it will probably have a warning sign next to it.

Open>properties>update driver on one of the tabs, then point it at the files you unzipped.
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Old 28th May 2008, 17:49
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thats done it :) thanks for your help
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Whooop! I was expecting you to come back with more questions then when you started.

Good effort and you're welcome. :)
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