Some hardware should not be installed until the software is installed first.
This is usually the case with HP printers. A sound card may work the same
way but check the manual on the website. Most plug and play devices work
the other way; you plug in the device and let the system find the software
and install it.
"oufan199" <ladler@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u9GaldsiIHA.748@xxxxxx
Quote:
> TommyK and others:
>
> I found the so-called Vista driver for the Audigy Notebook 2 ZS, but it
> sounded — at best — no better than the on-board system, and not nearly as
> good as it does in my XP laptop. So I uninstalled it. Giving it another
> go, I downloaded the driver again last night off the Creative website, but
> when I plugged in the sound card I got the dreaded BSOD. Now I'm afraid to
> try it again.
>
> Are you supposed to install the card first, then download and install the
> driver? Could that be the reason for the blue screen?
>
> "TommyK" <TommyK.36l2f3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:TommyK.36l2f3@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote:
>>
>> Colin is right, the out-of-box drivers arent Vista compatible. The
>> creative site has vista drivers on it.
>>
>> The problem i'm finding is that although i've got sound i have no means
>> of calibrating the speakers like i did on WinXP.........
>>
>>
>> --
>> TommyK
>