Boot to Safe Mode, go into Device Manager, and remove all sound-related
entries. Restart normally and install them again.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message
...
Sorry about the plethora of messages - I'll calm down soon!

During the recent upgrade of my old laptop to 98SE I think I remember
seeing a message relating to audio devices somewhere along the line, but
I can't remember the details.

After the installation, "PCI multimedia audio device" was listed as
non-functional in the Device Manager, and I couldn't play audio CDs.

I tried to rectify the situation via the Properties Update Driver
route, but I and/or the system couldn't find one.

I then had a look at the driver CD that came with the laptop, and it
does indeed contain an audio section (Crystal CS4280 to be precise),
complete with a Setup file, which I executed.

However, something has gone wrong in the sense that "PCI multimedia
audio device" is no longer listed as non-functional in the Device
Manager, *but* every time I reboot the Found New Hardware Wizard comes
up, looking for "PCI multimedia audio device" drivers!

See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.ep...nimfurious.gif

There are thousands of Google hits for "PCI multimedia audio device" and
more then 100 for "crystal audio setup", but I can't quite make sense of
it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk