Vista - Drivers for sound devices

May I just say, having invested heavilly in a new computer and then in
purchasing Vista Premium. Why is that, with their Billions, Microsoft could
not provide decent driver backup for external usb soundcards? My soundblaster
audigy is now redundant having spent hours trying to resolve the problem.

It looks like I now have to spend yet more to get a fully functional system.

Is it no surprise that Microsoft do not allow any direct Email contact for
complaints?

"GraemeMarshall" wrote
> May I just say, having invested heavilly in a new computer and then in
> purchasing Vista Premium. Why is that, with their Billions, Microsoft
> could
> not provide decent driver backup for external usb soundcards? My
> soundblaster
> audigy is now redundant having spent hours trying to resolve the problem.
>
> It looks like I now have to spend yet more to get a fully functional
> system.
>
> Is it no surprise that Microsoft do not allow any direct Email contact for
> complaints?

What exactly is the issue? What do you mean by decent driver backup for
external usb sound cards?

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

GraemeMarshall,

I'm just a simple user, but it's my understanding that hardware
manufacturers are responsible for developing drivers for their own hardware.
Microsoft does not do this, but will make them available where arrangements
have been made between the vendors and Microsoft. If anyone has more
complete information, please provide it.

--
freddy


"GraemeMarshall" wrote:

> May I just say, having invested heavilly in a new computer and then in
> purchasing Vista Premium. Why is that, with their Billions, Microsoft could
> not provide decent driver backup for external usb soundcards? My soundblaster
> audigy is now redundant having spent hours trying to resolve the problem.
>
> It looks like I now have to spend yet more to get a fully functional system.
>
> Is it no surprise that Microsoft do not allow any direct Email contact for
> complaints?

"freddy" wrote
> GraemeMarshall,
>
> I'm just a simple user, but it's my understanding that hardware
> manufacturers are responsible for developing drivers for their own
> hardware.
> Microsoft does not do this, but will make them available where
> arrangements
> have been made between the vendors and Microsoft. If anyone has more
> complete information, please provide it.

> "GraemeMarshall" wrote:
>
>> May I just say, having invested heavilly in a new computer and then in
>> purchasing Vista Premium. Why is that, with their Billions, Microsoft
>> could
>> not provide decent driver backup for external usb soundcards? My
>> soundblaster
>> audigy is now redundant having spent hours trying to resolve the problem.
>>
>> It looks like I now have to spend yet more to get a fully functional
>> system.
>>
>> Is it no surprise that Microsoft do not allow any direct Email contact
>> for
>> complaints?

That is correct. MS does not create the drivers for 3rd party hardware.
It's unclear, though, what exactly the OP is asking about.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

If you are referring to the Audigy 2 NX, according to Curative's site that
product is no longer being supported. However, you are in luck. In the past
year they came out with another USB audio device called the Creative Xmod.
It works in Vista natively.



"GraemeMarshall" <GraemeMarshall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:512B278F-9201-475C-898B-B7CBB1D3B49B@microsoft.com...
May I just say, having invested heavilly in a new computer and then in
purchasing Vista Premium. Why is that, with their Billions, Microsoft could
not provide decent driver backup for external usb soundcards? My
soundblaster
audigy is now redundant having spent hours trying to resolve the problem.

It looks like I now have to spend yet more to get a fully functional system.

Is it no surprise that Microsoft do not allow any direct Email contact for
complaints?

That was supposed to have been, Creative's site. Spell check on the blink
again. LOL

This has nothing to do with MS and that particular driver. Call or Contact Creative and ask them which of their drivers will support their sound card in Vista.

--
Peter

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"GraemeMarshall" <GraemeMarshall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:512B278F-9201-475C-898B-B7CBB1D3B49B@microsoft.com...
> May I just say, having invested heavilly in a new computer and then in
> purchasing Vista Premium. Why is that, with their Billions, Microsoft could
> not provide decent driver backup for external usb soundcards? My soundblaster
> audigy is now redundant having spent hours trying to resolve the problem.
>
> It looks like I now have to spend yet more to get a fully functional system.
>
> Is it no surprise that Microsoft do not allow any direct Email contact for
> complaints?

Creative has all kinds of Vista drivers available. It's not Microsoft's
responsibility to provide 3rd party drivers although, in many case, they do.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate Triple Boot
P4 HT @ 3ghz, 4gb DDR, 700gb HDD
Soundblaster Audigy 4 PCI Sound
ATI Radeon X1650 Pro AGP Graphics
"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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This has nothing to do with MS and that particular driver. Call or Contact
Creative and ask them which of their drivers will support their sound card
in Vista.

--
Peter

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"GraemeMarshall" <GraemeMarshall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:512B278F-9201-475C-898B-B7CBB1D3B49B@microsoft.com...
> May I just say, having invested heavilly in a new computer and then in
> purchasing Vista Premium. Why is that, with their Billions, Microsoft
> could
> not provide decent driver backup for external usb soundcards? My
> soundblaster
> audigy is now redundant having spent hours trying to resolve the problem.
>
> It looks like I now have to spend yet more to get a fully functional
> system.
>
> Is it no surprise that Microsoft do not allow any direct Email contact for
> complaints?