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Old 05-17-2008, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by LauzWiz
I am rocking in the same boat as most of you.
I also accidentally deleted my soundmax and have searching now for nearly a year for somewhere to redownlaod but so far nothing works. Please help me if you can i desperately need sound.

Operating System
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Computer Corporation OptiPlex GX60
Chassis Serial Number: 9CL521J
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Main Circuit Board b
2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Serial Number: ..CN698613CU00D4.
Bus Clock: 400 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A09 11/15/2004
Drives
39.96 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
25.07 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD400EB-75CPF0 [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAATH869972, rev 06.04G06, SMART Status: Healthy

510 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_A' has 256 MB
Slot 'DIMM_B' has 256 MB

Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 39.96 GB 25.07 GB free

This is your audio driver from Dell http://support.dell.com/support/down...3&fileid=92933

but you need to make XP use the driver,the Setup.exe install fails make a note of the Dell cab file it extracts to and then install this way

1. Expand "Sound, video and game controllers"
2. Right-click the the yellow flagged device ( or audio device Realtek, Soundmax C-Media etc ) and choose Update Driver
3. In Windows XP SP2, the Update Wizard will prompt to connect to the Windows Update
4. Select "No, not this time" and click Next
5. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next.
6. Select "Search for the best driver in theses locations" and check "Include this location in the search"
7. Click Browse and select the location of downloaded driver. C:\DELL\DRIVERS\r71579
8. Click OK and click Next
9. Wait while the Wizard installs the software
10. Click Finish.

Set a System Restore Point before installing drivers just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore / select Create a restore point and follow instructions
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