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by lylsiem

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After countless attempts to repair XP with Ghost, nothing worked. I then formatted and installed a complete fresh XP. After clicking Esc every 30 sec because of file cannot load, I got XP up and running.

Problem is, there is no sound, just system beeps.
1) I downloaded the Realtech Ac 97 file from the site, did not work.
2) I checked system.svs under start, it says its running.
3) There are no yellow explanation marks under device manager
4) All drivers claim to be working properly.
5) There are no active mixers when sound is clicked.
6) I tried the recovery disk that came with the system, did not work.
7) I tried the Intel Chipset download but could not complete.
8) Sound is an onboard Realtek AC'97 Audio and a
Realtek AC'97 Audio Driver
9) Retrieved all info on system from Belarc.

Board: Intel Corporation D845GVFN AAC77641-104
Serial Number: FCFN53402209
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. FN84510A.86A.0023.P07.0508282002 08/28/2005

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by older mycroft

https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=274518

I suggest your current problem is partly related to your previous postings.

I am particularly concerned about your comments that you repeatedly bypassed errors where files could not load, to finally arrive at an 'full' installation. Clearly your current problem hinges on all the files that never loaded.

Which files did you skip over? It's all in the detail! ;)

by lylsiem

There seemed to be no possible configuration to get the Ghost copied to work until I downloaded a free program that operated in DOS to select which drive to boot from. This was only a trial and I cant remember the name of it. While I finally got the copied drive to work, I decided to install a fresh XP on the old 80gig drive because the copied version was very slow. After installing the new XP, the Ghost version became corrupt and unusable, similar to Safemode but sound still worked. The Ghost image became the C: drive for some reason after installing the new XP, which became D:. Thats why I formatted the Ghost version and just reinstalled XP from scratch on the smaller drive. I have done reinstalls many times in the past but never with this much trouble. I wish I could say that previous posts helped but in my case they didnt and the answers were very good.

by Former member

If your Windows Xp disk is a copy then it is not surprising it does not work (if it was not copied correctly).
As with Ghost, i would not use it. I would just back up my data/files to another hdd and just install the operating system. :)

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

by lylsiem

I do have the original SP2 disc with serial. This is the second time around installing XP fresh, the first time it changed the drive from C: to D: so I formatted and tried again and it worked but no sound.

by Former member

As for sound, do you have your motherboard drivers disk at hand?.
if so then put this in and install all of the drivers, this will include the sound system that your are looking for.

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

by lylsiem

As for my original post, I tried everything. The chipset could not complete for some reason and sound drivers have been installed from the disk as well as the website. There must be some way. Everything on the system shows that the drivers and sound devices work. When I open volume control, it says there are no active mixer devices available.

by Former member

Then you will need to find out by looking at your motherboard. If your Chipset is up the creak then it is not surprising that your Ghost does not work, or your fresh install. How long have you had this motherboard/computer?.
You might need to buy a new motherboard and then just drop/place everything on to this motherboard and away you go.

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

by lylsiem

Tried the chipset and sound driver. It should be easy like that since my other Ghost copy had sound but its now gone. Maybe something on the XP disk did not load the ability to execute the drivers. I did say that I was always pressing Esc to continue installation because there was so many things that could not load. I tried a different XP disk with SP3 but my serial number didnt work. I guess because mine is SP2. Maybe a program to fill in the gaps on the disk?? I dont know what to do.

by older mycroft

https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-7343-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=275477&messageID=2610449

[i]"..I am particularly concerned about your comments that you repeatedly bypassed errors where files could not load, to finally arrive at an 'full' installation. Clearly your current problem hinges on all the files that never loaded.

Which files did you skip over? It's all in the detail! .."[/i]

You never answered my questions then, but now you're expecting me to tell you the answer now?

As I intitially said, if you kept pressing 'Esc' then you don't have a complete install of XP. Any rescue attempt from here on in is pointless.

I, for one, only have experience of solving problems with Windows XP & Windows XP Pro - I have no idea what operating system you are running since there are untold components missing. ;)

I suggest you cut your losses, stop wasting your own time, and blow this bogus installation away.

There's always the possibility that your hard drive is corrupt and on its last legs.

You ought to reinstall XP until you have a working install, then install the chipset drivers, then install the sound drivers, then update your install, then see how you go. :)

by lylsiem

I am facing defeat. I have no exact idea of how many items did not load but for at least 50% of the install involved Esc. The disk is in good shape and genuine. Maybe after reinstalling XP too many times, features get cut out?? I believe that you and many others on here do know what you are talking about and would seem to help most anyone in a similar situation with the obvious fixes that we techs know about. My problem I do now think is that the disk is corrupt or my XP is expiring. I was just looking for any last ditch effort that someone had a magic wand, lol. I will buck down and get a new disk and try again. Thank you all so much for your time. I also have learned a few things along the way. Maybe I should just stick to helping others. Have a great day!!

by rob miners

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310064

Keep us informed as to your progress if you require further assistance.

If you think that any of the posts that have been made by all TR Members, have solved or contributed to solving the problem, please Mark them as Helpful so that others may benefit from the outcome. ;) :D

by lylsiem

Although my XP disk appeared to be in good condition, there were some small scratches that appeared deeper than originally thought. After installing a new version of XP SP3, everything works now. The disk loaded the info in 5 min., the other took an hour because not much could load. The link you gave me had many helpful solutions that could help many. Thanks again. It was the disk.

by oh smeg

The first is that XP install should not produce any Errors. If it does then there is something wrong and it needs to be fixed before you proceed any further.

The Second thing is that the Realtech AC97 Drivers [b]Are Not[/b] Digitally Signed so they [b]MUST[/b] be installed before you connect to the Windows Update Web Site or the very first thing downloaded will prevent them being installed. This is before you even get to the available updates that first download that downloads 2 or 3 files to the computer will kill off the ability to install any Unsigned Drivers.

Generally when you get install errors this is because of Bad RAM though not always so, just most of the time. You need to do a Full Diagnostic Scan of the computer to make sure that you have everything working correctly.

I would suggest using The Ultimate Boot CD to Test the Hardware and you should test everything.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

As for the Product Key not working with the SP3 Install Disc this is because it's a different version of XP. Currently there are 4 Distinct versions of XP and a couple of Sub Versions but the main ones are XP Home, Media Center, XP Professional, XP Professional Volume License. With XP you can use any Install Media of the same version to install from and use the Product Key on the COA. But you can not for argument sake Use a Copy of XP Pro when you have XP Home installed and use a XP Home Product Key to load XP Pro. If you have a XP Home Install Disc that is the original you can use a new SP3 Home Disc to install XP Home but you [b]Can Not[/b] use a XP Pro Disc to install XP Home or Media Center. And if you have a Product Key for a Volume License product it can not be used with any other form of XP.

You need to use the same type of XP install Disc as you have loaded or at the very least a Product Key for.

Col

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