microsoft sound driver windows xp free download

I remember having similar problems with the Sigmatel drivers on my current machine, although there I managed to load the drivers manually.Īnybody have any idea how I can get the drivers loaded without the installer? I tried a bunch of things includnig running the installer and the various support service EXEs in Windows XP compatibility mode (which got further but still didn't want to go through).īoth the modem and the audio card are not registered and I see one Unknown PCI device in Device in device manager but it doesn't like either of these drivers. Withou the installer it looks like the audio device is not showing up in the list of devices either, which means I haven't been able to install the WDM audio drivers manually either. The beep gets to be a headache in a hurry.Īnyway, the machine has a Sigmatel STAC 9200 audio card and the card's installer will not run on Windows 2003. I can live without the modem, but with out sound the machine is a bit annoying. All went well, except for the Audio and Modem cards. However after digging around for other machines and doing a little more research I just couldn't find a better match than the Dell machine for what I was looking for.Īnyway, as soon as I got the machine I dumped XP Media Edition and threw on Windows 2003 as I do with all of my work computers. I know, I know I was ranting and raving (what else is new) with my last order that I ended up sending back with kindest regards to Dell because of the horrible, horrible customer service. And this time around it looks like the hardware is in working condition. I picked up a new Dual Core machine (Inspiron 9400) and from the first looks of it, this thing really is a screamer. I guess I am a tool sucker, because much as I hate to admit it ended up going back to Dell.

So I finally broke down and got a new computer.

Microsoft sound driver windows xp free download