Audigy + Microphone = XP Crash

[Ukle]

Ok just wondering if any of you lot have any idea what could be the cause of my Audigy Fault. Simply the Audigy plays sounds perfectly, never crashing, but if it tries to use the microphone in game the computer crashes.

Windows XP allows recording via the microphone with the sound recorder application but if I perform the 'test this hardware' function in XP on the microphone then XP says 'this device is not compatible with XP please contact your Sound card vendor'. And this then becomes apparent in Counterstrike as the microphone doesn't work and if I try to use it then game crashes immediately.
System Specs -

OS: Windows XP
MB: MSI6380E KT3 Ultra-ARU
CPU: Athlon XP1800+
RAM: PC2700 2x256Mb
Graphics Card: Creative Geforce4 TI4400
G.Card Driver: Unknown (latest as per Creative's website)
Soundcard: Audigy Player
S.Card Driver: Latest.

The onboard soundcard is disabled, as well as the game port. Tried the original drivers and the latest update but no joy.

Just after advice on any other things to check or if anyone else has encountered a similar fault with any other sound cards or the Audigy.

 

[NaveT]

Yep there are loads of problems with the audigy and xp.

Try this first
1. Start / Run - dxdiag. Click the sound tab, and change sound accelaration from Full to basic (or possibly none). Reboot. Try the microphone again. Once the mic starts working again in CS its usually possible to up the acceleration again.

if the above fails.
2.Make sure you have the latest via chipset drivers.
3.Try your sound card in a different slot.


There is rumour that there is a conflict between the Creative GF4 and the Creative Audigy according to their forums anyway.

 

[Ukle]

Thanks NaveT

Thanks for the advice NaveT. Will try it when I get home at the weekend... hopefully it fixes it sounds like it should at least provide a work around.

Do have latest via chipset drivers (well latest as of Sunday ) and tried it in various slots. Hopefully the DirectX tweaking will fix it.

As for the conflict between GF4's and the Audigy thought it was only with TI4600?

 

[FuZor]

Originally posted by NaveT
Yep there are loads of problems with the audigy and xp.

Try this first
1. Start / Run - dxdiag. Click the sound tab, and change sound accelaration from Full to basic (or possibly none). Reboot. Try the microphone again. Once the mic starts working again in CS its usually possible to up the acceleration again.

if the above fails.
2.Make sure you have the latest via chipset drivers.
3.Try your sound card in a different slot.


There is rumour that there is a conflict between the Creative GF4 and the Creative Audigy according to their forums anyway.

Tis true I also had probs with games using Audigy on XP. Until I upgraded my M/B (And CPU)

 

[Embattle]

Re: Thanks NaveT

Originally posted by Ukle
Thanks for the advice NaveT. Will try it when I get home at the weekend... hopefully it fixes it sounds like it should at least provide a work around.

Do have latest via chipset drivers (well latest as of Sunday ) and tried it in various slots. Hopefully the DirectX tweaking will fix it.

As for the conflict between GF4's and the Audigy thought it was only with TI4600?

My 4600 works fine with me Audigy

 

[NaveT]

Creative Ti4600 and Audigy is rumoured to have problems, although mine is fine.