Warning: this is off topic for the list.
>> Speedman wrote
On top of that even w/ only loading the drivers I have seen a number of
machines stop booting until the Creative card was removed.
I have a Compaq 7471 that I have done a lot of hardware upgrading to. About
2 weeks ago I attempted to reinstall the Compaq software and Win98 CDs that
accompany my computer. Well, I had so many problems trying to get it to
install, after I opened up my box and set up the hardware to mimic the
factory condition it came as. Eventually the install program wouldn't even
attempt to run. So I figured what the heck and bought the standard WinME so
I could stop opening up my system and just install the friggin Windows OS.
Well it installed fine, I did have to disconnect my second hard drive, but
not a biggie for me. Well every so often when first installing the major
software components (Voodoo 5500 software, SB Live! Platinum, Adaptec Easy
CD 4) WinME wouldn't boot up. It would stop at the WinME logo just before
it. So I'd reinstall, and reinstall, and reinstall everything. I narrowed it
down to my Creative SB Live hardware. Win98 never gave me problems with it
and my oboard audio. After about a week of reinstalling various software,
including WinME, I found out I had to make my onboard soundcard disabled in
the profile as well as keep it from existing in any hardware profiles before
it would work. No, this answer was not posted on creative's site, but a
different problem posted gave me the idea. During the past two weeks for at
least three times a day I thought to myself, Linux works just fine, Linux
doesn't do that. The moral of the story, so long as the hardware is
supported, Linux works just fine, Linux doesn't do that :^)
Sincerely and respectfully,
Hans N.
