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by ashanimitch

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I'm having problems with my pc, and I don't know where to find the solution.
The problem is that I lost the audio
sofware, and even though the compure is telling me that the device is already installed it does not work.
The ERROR code I'm getting is 80040256
I'm using "Windows 98 Plus" in my pc.
If anyone can tell me where I can find
assistance or knows what to do to fix the problem please let me know.
thanks,
Ashanimitch

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by philldmc

First thing I suggest is to know which sound card you have. You may need to pull out the sound card and look for the chipset. i.e Creative Labs SB16. Second go to the web site and download the latest driver if you need help go to www.driverzone.com Third boot into save mode, press "F8" during boot up and select the save mode option. Then go to the device manager and remove all you audio drives. Restart your machine and Windows should detect your sound card and direct Window to the latest drivers you downloaded. This should have solved your problems if not try changing PCI slots. Also make sure nothing is sharing the IRQ, DMA or the Memory Address. The Device manager will let you know if any of them are shared.

by matrix007

check device manager to see if any conflicts.
in device manager choose disable in this hardware settings. add/remove all programs associated with this hardware. turn off computer and remove and get id# for future reference. set back in the sound card, it is a plug n play so windows will install it. Windows has a database of drivers, but also try to get the drivers from the manufacturer.
remember the id# from the card.

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