Re: No midi in windows Xp and Sb16
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Posted by Randy Walker on May 13, 2003 at 22:29:45:
In Reply to: Re: No midi in windows Xp and Sb16 posted by Jeremy D. on September 18, 2002 at 07:36:15:
BELEIVE IT OR NOT - SB16 WORKS ON WINDOWS XP!!!!
First - the email address I provided is legitimate but, it is used for junk mail and I don't read or reply'
NEXT - I'm not giving details. Just a solution so follow the steps below precisely...
Right click My Computer
Properties
Add Hardware Wizard
Next
Yes I have already connected the hardware
Next
Add a new hardware device (bottom of pick list)
Next
Install the hardware that I manually select from a list(Adv)
Next
Sound, Video and Game controllers
Next
Creative Technology Ltd (select inside left panel)
Sound Blaster 16 or AWE32 or compatible (select inside right panel)
Next
Next (again)
(Wait a good while)
Finish
OK
(You're all done and sound should work)
Randy Walker
: *Are* there Windows XP (or Win2000) drivers for the SB16? You could check at www.soundblaster.com. Being a discontinued card, I'm not sure Creative will have written drivers for it. You don't say what you upgraded the OS from, but if it's Win9x, the same drivers certainly won't work, because the whole driver architecture of XP is different (it's based on Windows NT).
: Perhaps the time has come to get a new soundcard? You can get something much classier than the SB16 pretty cheaply these days. Or failing that, have a Win9x partition on your hard disk specially for music. But I believe you'd have to start all over again: get rid of WinXP, install Windows 98 in your primary partition, then create a separate partition for XP - I gather it can't be done the other way around.
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: : Guys i dont get ANY midi reaction after installing Xp. I can listen to music and wavefiles but midi is gone!! I use Cubase Sx and when trying to choose output in the "inspector" Soundblaster doesnt even show. Just a couple of Windows wavesoft synths but no Soundblaster output to make my M1 keyboard react or record midi with!!!... :(
: : Any ideas?