hi,sorry its me again.the advice you gave me for the graphics worked perfect,unfortunatley i have no sound now,any ideas would be appreciated .....

What is the exact description (in EVEREST) under "PCI / PnP Audio"?

hi dan sorry to bother you again. the info from everest is intel82801aa 1/0 controllerhub-ac 97 audio adapter b-1 pci ,hope this helps,cheers.also have aquired a tool bar just below the refresh/home buttons called mirmar and i cant get shut of it,dont know where its come from,all the best daxs.....

First go here and download numbers 1, 2, (and 5 if you have USB ports on this machine).

First run number two (INFINST.EXE) as this is more current (2004) than 98 or 98SE files. This updates your system to the most current operating information levels for that chipset.

Next run number one (IAA23_ENU.EXE). This is an Application Accelerator for that chipset. If it finds something uncompatable, anywhere, it simply won't install. No harm done.

If you downloaded anything for number five (USB, etc), run that next.

Then go to DriverGuide and download the ac97.zip file.

Login: drivers
Pwrd: all
(Or simply become a member, it's free, and an excellent resource for drivers files.)

Unzip the files to an empty directory (folder). Right-click on the lchaudio.inf file and choose INSTALL.

Restart your system. If all is well and you have sound, delete the files in the empty directory just to clean things up.

"...also have aquired a tool bar just below the refresh/home buttons called mirmar and i cant get shut of it,dont know where its come from.."

Right-click on the Internet Explorer Menu Bar/Tool Bar area and the toolbars which are selected will come up. Click on the MirMar entry to remove the check mark. This should remove the MirMar toolbar from view. If you don't want it around, go to Start, Run, and type in msconfig. Click on the Startup tab and see if there is an entry for this annoyance. If so, remove the check mark. Then go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs to see if there's an entry for it. If so, and you don't want it, remove the "program".

Post back with the results.

thanks dan,will have a go tomorrow bedtime now,seems a bit complicated to a novice like me but will give it my best shot.cheers for the info will let you know how i get on, daxs.....

hi,i have downloaded ac97 but it wont let me open it.it keeps putting message up ac97.zip is not a valid windows application.HELP

Do you have Winzip?

Originally Posted by Dan Penny

Do you have Winzip?

yes i have downloaded it but it dosent seem to install i have 3 icons on desktop.winzip80,winzip and ac97 but cant seem to install them. cheers daxs oh have a nice day......

Just run the WINZIP.EXE file and it should install the program. If this is what you're doing and it isn't installing, please describe exactly what happens, or the exact error messages you're receiving.

Originally Posted by Dan Penny

Just run the WINZIP.EXE file and it should install the program. If this is what you're doing and it isn't installing, please describe exactly what happens, or the exact error messages you're receiving.

cant seem to find winzip.exe,may be i could start at the begining again,when i press the icons on dektop i get a message box saying something about registering.also i get a box saying ac97.zip is not a valid windows application.....