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RIGHT, THAT'S IT I'm telling Bill 'bout YOU :p :DQuote:
MSIE just makes me sick and I REFUSE to use Outlook or express.
Does the printer actually print?
When it worked before did you have XP SP2 installed, and have you got it installed now?
Might be worth downloading the Lexmark drivers and trying them?
EDIT: Otherwise try installing the printer a second time and making it the default.
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Does the printer actually print?
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When it worked before did you have XP SP2 installed, and have you got it installed now?
I'll check finding the Lexmark drivers and muck about with the soundcard a bit more tomorrow - it's dinnertime, then I'll be getting ready for work. Cyas about 5am mytime.
Hokay, it's 5am mytime and nobody offered anymore solutions... I'm still having the same issues, does anyone have an answer?
[edit]sorry for the double-post, but since the 'bump' button got removed thanks to the abuse of one screaming idiot, I had to get it to the top somehow...[/edit]
Hi,
Have you tried installing the printer twice and setting the new installation as the default printer (like still leave the possibly corrupt installation there, but sideline it?)
Any luck with the latest Lexmark drivers?
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No luck with the latest lexmark drivers, can't install it twice - it won't take even one installation. Tells me 'data is invalid' when I try.
The more I think on this the more I'm suspecting the mobo of starting to crap out. Too many things going awry for it to be anything else.
hmmmmmmm....
Remove the SB live card.. how old is this sucker?
remove the exrtra stick/s of RAM in the machine..
attempt to install the Lexmark drivers now.. be sure the old drivers (yeh i know wouldnt install), are removed.. you will need to do a chek in the inf's folder for this one..
the sound card and printer worked on the old installation.. why the clean install?
I have had a bad run with the SB lives with Win XP and mobo's with onboard sound..
some mobo's have a jumper to disable the soundcard as well as the BIOS setting..
have seen forums where the issues with SB live and some Asus, MSI and Gigabyte mobo's basicly required an upgrade to Audigy
the problems were not just from new.. some problems developed over time..
btw.. if my comment above worked with the Printer.. now try reinstalling the Sound card and check if it installs..ok now..
leave the largest stick of ram in the machine.. and leave any others out for now..
As for the MOBO.. any of the caps on the MoBo with sweaty heads..ie: bulging and/or oozing gunk?
(BTW .. I do a ssume a lot some time apologies for the assumptions I have made here..)
EDIT: ok it is a Virgin installation... you havent disabled any services as yet?
If it was my box I may have tried another high level format and re-installed windows by now, if everything worked before the reinstall and now it doesnt I would put it down to a bad installation not a hardware fault.
Maybe format then reinstall without SP2 if possible, then install your MoBo drivers then your Sound card drivers remembering to restart after each driver. If you sound card works after this then carry on with the rest of your drivers restarting after each.
A couple of other things you could try,
Remove service pack 2
Move the sound card to a different PCI slot
Check if there is a jumper to disable on-board sound
My feeling is that there is a problem with windows installer or somthing similar not a hardware problem.
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if you have another box i would try putting the sound card in there to see if its not a hardware problem. i have had you printer problem i think, but i reinstalled the drivers and it worked so i dont know what to say about that.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll try 'em this evening and get back to you with the results.
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how old is this sucker?
The card or the system? System's 2 years old. Card is new (as in 1 week). I did install on soundcard last week and everything worked nicely, then Mrs |ce went in trying to adjust things and mucked up the whole works, hence the reinstall.Quote:
the sound card and printer worked on the old installation.. why the clean install?
No sweaty caps were readily evident when I first opened the box and installed the card, however that may or may not be the case now. Let me examine it in detail this evening and get back to you. I haven't smelled magic smoke yet though, which is a good sign.Quote:
As for the MOBO.. any of the caps on the MoBo with sweaty heads..ie: bulging and/or oozing gunk?
as of my first post yesterday this was the case. I have now disabled messenger service, and removed windows messenger component from add/remove. Otherwise all virgin.Quote:
ok it is a Virgin installation... you havent disabled any services as yet?
Considering that again. Might be a glitch in the install somewhere... If no readily evident hardware issues are found tonight when I crack it, that'll be my next step, with everything installed before I upgrade to sp2.Quote:
If it was my box I may have tried another high level format and re-installed windows by now, if everything worked before the reinstall and now it doesnt I would put it down to a bad installation not a hardware fault.
I refuse to unload my barrels on someone attempting to help. Thanks for the attempt although I'm not quite sure what you mean by your post here. Have you taken a hardware course at any time in the past?Quote:
if you have another box i would try putting the sound card in there to see if its not a hardware problem. i have had you printer problem i think, but i reinstalled the drivers and it worked so i dont know what to say about that.