Audigy 1 wont install...

aphex23 · Oct 19, 2003, 07:47 PM

Hi folks, ok, here is the deal, i messed with the audigy 2 drivers, and installed them, but i uninstalled them, and want to install the audigy 1 drivers, but it says that my sound car isnt found! this is the same thing that happend when trying to install the audigy 2 drivers before you patch them, and now i cant install my real drivers, and help??? thanks alot!

Rayder · Oct 19, 2003, 11:36 PM

Try DriverCleaner to remove leftover junk for Creative before attempting to re-install the drivers. You can also try to point directly to the driver files when intsalling the card instead of letting it attempt to self-install. Sometimes the card doesn't like the PCI slot that you picked for it to use, maybe try a different PCI slot.

At least that's some stuff to try anyway. Hope that helps.

aphex23 · Oct 20, 2003, 04:19 AM

Well, yeah, i did use the cleaner to start with... and i think that might have messed something up, i tried just to re-install the audigy 2 drivers, and i cant do that now either! so i dunno.. and its not the slot.. i havent change anything for over a year, and it was working a day ago... untill i uninstalled and cleaned it..

StarGazer79 · Nov 3, 2003, 02:27 AM

Im having the same problem.

.. ncat do anything!.. not a thing at all.

it just WONT find the card

aphex23 · Nov 3, 2003, 04:33 AM

yep, nothin fixes it.. this sucks, im gonna have to format

StarGazer79 · Nov 3, 2003, 09:30 AM

yup me too

.

argh.. i JUST finished installing all my software
darn it

RIV@NVX · Nov 6, 2003, 10:25 AM

Did you guys fix it somehow?
StarGazer79: your solution helped to you or?

mau108 · Nov 6, 2003, 01:58 PM

after running driver cleaner in safe mode, did you reboot back into normal mode and run ADD HARDWARE wizard?

Ive removed my audigy 1 drivers and used the driver cleaner (2.5) and had no problems installing the Audigy 2 ZS drivers...

so make sure you explore all possibilities before formatting

aphex23 · Nov 6, 2003, 03:00 PM

well, yes i did that, i can install just the drivers, but not using the prepacked installer, so, i cant install any of the software either, the mixer and what not.. i dunno

mau108 · Nov 6, 2003, 07:53 PM

if you want to install the audigy 2 suite of softwares you must apply the ctomp patch
extract the audigy 2 files using winrar, copy this file (http://members.aol.com/dvdking2001/Pub/ctcomp.exe) into the directory
run it, and then after its done, run setup and it should install...

aphex23 · Nov 6, 2003, 10:09 PM

I know how to do it man, i already did it, the problem is now, after uninstalling, and cleaning, etc etc etc! it no longer reconginzes my car AT ALL, not as audigy1. or 2... i have done everything there is to do, im sure, i just need to fomrat and get rid of all the crappy drivers and registry entries it left... screw creative, im just going to use the KX drivers, thats what im using now..

StarGazer79 · Nov 7, 2003, 02:34 AM

well.. i actually did reinstall.. and the probelm didnt go away at all

i fixed it though.. checked the bios.. and the mobo was set to AUTO for´on board sound... i made sure it was disabled.. booted into windowser delted all the sound cards in there and clicked f5
new device found..
strangely enough.. the audigy 2 drivers WOULD install. BUT.. wheni ran diag on them, nothing worked apart from D3d and card detection. AND not even when i used the ctcomp file would it let me upgrade the drivers.
not evne the audigy one creative drivers (compaq pack). would let me find the audigy card!.. i had to manually install the driver. with "have disk" setting. then reboot and install the initial drivers to get everything working. .
and then install all the apps..
ok those apps suck.. but at least they HALF work. (the SB experince demo does NOT work however... WHY!?
it goes to load stuff and then just sits there and does nothing.
i think ill just go out buy a patinum ZS- pr evem netter a fortisumo 3

tek · Nov 7, 2003, 02:37 AM

Creative = Crap

StarGazer79 · Nov 7, 2003, 03:04 AM

so what is good? and what gives GREAT 5.1 out.. and great 5.1 in games?. and EAX and stuff.

kop48 · Nov 7, 2003, 05:15 AM

You can install the drivers by going to the audio/drivers/ directory on your install cd and running the EXE there. Doesn't work in Safe Mode though. I'm having trouble with mine in the fact that any Creative application that uses BMP skins won't load anymore

RIV@NVX · Nov 7, 2003, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by StarGazer79
so what is good? and what gives GREAT 5.1 out.. and great 5.1 in games?. and EAX and stuff.

Only Creative cards support EAX properly.

Oct 19, 2003, 07:47 PM	#1
aphex23 Into The Black Void Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	Audigy 1 wont install... Hi folks, ok, here is the deal, i messed with the audigy 2 drivers, and installed them, but i uninstalled them, and want to install the audigy 1 drivers, but it says that my sound car isnt found! this is the same thing that happend when trying to install the audigy 2 drivers before you patch them, and now i cant install my real drivers, and help??? thanks alot!

Oct 20, 2003, 04:19 AM	Thread Starter #3
aphex23 Into The Black Void Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	errrm........ Well, yeah, i did use the cleaner to start with... and i think that might have messed something up, i tried just to re-install the audigy 2 drivers, and i cant do that now either! so i dunno.. and its not the slot.. i havent change anything for over a year, and it was working a day ago... untill i uninstalled and cleaned it..

Nov 6, 2003, 10:25 AM	#7
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Did you guys fix it somehow? StarGazer79: your solution helped to you or? __________________ -- Vedran

Nov 6, 2003, 03:00 PM	Thread Starter #9
aphex23 Into The Black Void Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	yeah well, yes i did that, i can install just the drivers, but not using the prepacked installer, so, i cant install any of the software either, the mixer and what not.. i dunno

Nov 6, 2003, 10:09 PM	Thread Starter #11
aphex23 Into The Black Void Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	bah! I know how to do it man, i already did it, the problem is now, after uninstalling, and cleaning, etc etc etc! it no longer reconginzes my car AT ALL, not as audigy1. or 2... i have done everything there is to do, im sure, i just need to fomrat and get rid of all the crappy drivers and registry entries it left... screw creative, im just going to use the KX drivers, thats what im using now..

Oct 19, 2003, 11:36 PM	#2
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Try DriverCleaner to remove leftover junk for Creative before attempting to re-install the drivers. You can also try to point directly to the driver files when intsalling the card instead of letting it attempt to self-install. Sometimes the card doesn't like the PCI slot that you picked for it to use, maybe try a different PCI slot. At least that's some stuff to try anyway. Hope that helps.

Nov 3, 2003, 02:27 AM	#4
StarGazer79 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Im having the same problem. .. ncat do anything!.. not a thing at all. it just WONT find the card

Nov 3, 2003, 04:33 AM	Thread Starter #5
aphex23 Into The Black Void Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	yep, nothin fixes it.. this sucks, im gonna have to format

Nov 3, 2003, 09:30 AM	#6
StarGazer79 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	yup me too . argh.. i JUST finished installing all my software darn it

Nov 6, 2003, 01:58 PM	#8
mau108 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	after running driver cleaner in safe mode, did you reboot back into normal mode and run ADD HARDWARE wizard? Ive removed my audigy 1 drivers and used the driver cleaner (2.5) and had no problems installing the Audigy 2 ZS drivers... so make sure you explore all possibilities before formatting

Nov 6, 2003, 07:53 PM	#10
mau108 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	if you want to install the audigy 2 suite of softwares you must apply the ctomp patch extract the audigy 2 files using winrar, copy this file (http://members.aol.com/dvdking2001/Pub/ctcomp.exe) into the directory run it, and then after its done, run setup and it should install...

Nov 7, 2003, 02:34 AM	#12
StarGazer79 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	well.. i actually did reinstall.. and the probelm didnt go away at all i fixed it though.. checked the bios.. and the mobo was set to AUTO for´on board sound... i made sure it was disabled.. booted into windowser delted all the sound cards in there and clicked f5 new device found.. strangely enough.. the audigy 2 drivers WOULD install. BUT.. wheni ran diag on them, nothing worked apart from D3d and card detection. AND not even when i used the ctcomp file would it let me upgrade the drivers. not evne the audigy one creative drivers (compaq pack). would let me find the audigy card!.. i had to manually install the driver. with "have disk" setting. then reboot and install the initial drivers to get everything working. . and then install all the apps.. ok those apps suck.. but at least they HALF work. (the SB experince demo does NOT work however... WHY!? it goes to load stuff and then just sits there and does nothing. i think ill just go out buy a patinum ZS- pr evem netter a fortisumo 3

Nov 7, 2003, 02:37 AM	#13
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	Creative = Crap __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Nov 7, 2003, 03:04 AM	#14
StarGazer79 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	so what is good? and what gives GREAT 5.1 out.. and great 5.1 in games?. and EAX and stuff.

Nov 7, 2003, 05:15 AM	#15
kop48 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	You can install the drivers by going to the audio/drivers/ directory on your install cd and running the EXE there. Doesn't work in Safe Mode though. I'm having trouble with mine in the fact that any Creative application that uses BMP skins won't load anymore __________________ Two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity... and I'm not sure about the universe.