Win XP, GPL and Soundblaster Live....

Hi, a while ago Itried to run GPL on a Win XP maxchine with a creative Soundblaster Live Player installed. It kept freezing.. Then iwas told on some forum (maybe it was even here on ras) that this combination just wouldn't work... So my question is: Is there a way, that i can run GPL under XP and STILL use the Live soundcard? I'd like to keep it for it's MIDI capabilities. Is there a workaround? rhanks in advance Cheers! Cris

"Cris Eichler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ci3f49$ua0$04$[email hidden]... > Hi, > > a while ago Itried to run GPL on a Win XP maxchine with a creative > Soundblaster Live Player installed. It kept freezing.. Then iwas toldon > some forum (maybe it was even here on ras) that this combination just > wouldn't work... So my question is: Is there a way, that i can run GPLunder > XP and STILL use the Live soundcard? I'd like to keep it for it's MIDI > capabilities. No particular reason why it shouldn't work, I have a SB Live 5.1 on Win2k and it works fine as long as I turn sound acceleration down to basic (one above none). When does it freeze? In-car or as you start gpl? Malc.

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> "Cris Eichler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ci3f49$ua0$04$[email hidden]... > > Hi, > > > > a while ago Itried to run GPL on a Win XP maxchine with a creative > > Soundblaster Live Player installed. It kept freezing.. Then iwas told > on > > some forum (maybe it was even here on ras) that this combination just > > wouldn't work... So my question is: Is there a way, that i can run GPL > under > > XP and STILL use the Live soundcard? I'd like to keep it for it's MIDI > > capabilities. > > No particular reason why it shouldn't work, I have a SB Live 5.1 on > Win2k and it works fine as long as I turn sound acceleration down to > basic (one above none). > > When does it freeze? In-car or as you start gpl? > > Malc.

It freezes randomly when I'm in car. The screen freezes, the sound goes in a loop.... I've been told by someone that older drivers for the Live may fix the problem. Haven't tried that yet, because right now, i don't have the card in the machine. I want to play GPL after all. and "never change a running system"... but still, i want those great Midi Sounds the Soundblaster has.... But maybe I should just put it in and fiddle around 'til it works.... Thanks for the reply.... Cheers! Cris > >

Cris Eichler wrote: >>> some forum (maybe it was even here on ras) that this combination >>> just wouldn't work... So my question is: Is there a way, that i can >>> run GPL under XP and STILL use the Live soundcard? I'd like to keep >>> it for it's MIDI capabilities. >> The problem most people are experiencing with GPL and SBLive is distorted sound, not system lockups. I had a SBLive and none of the fixes helped for me. There was a lot of crackling and some times the sound went totally bananas and made it impossible to hear when it was time to shift up. This happened after a shift-R and a new shift-R would normally fix it. Lockup and sound loops sounds like an IRQ conflict. It's been a while since I last messed around with IRQ's but can you make sure it doesn't share it's IRQ with something else? Putting it in another PCI slot might help. (MS spell checker doesn't recognize IRQ and PCI) :) -- Jone Tytlandsvik http://tytlandsvik.no mailto: firstname at lastname dot no

Save yourself alot of hassles and frustation and get a Audigy2 card. I had the same problems as you plus more in GPL with a Live card, got an Audigy2 and all is good. Sid. "Cris Eichler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ci3f49$ua0$04$[email hidden]... > Hi, > > a while ago Itried to run GPL on a Win XP maxchine with a creative > Soundblaster Live Player installed. It kept freezing.. Then iwas told on > some forum (maybe it was even here on ras) that this combination just > wouldn't work... So my question is: Is there a way, that i can run GPLunder

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> XP and STILL use the Live soundcard? I'd like to keep it for it's MIDI > capabilities. > > Is there a workaround? > > rhanks in advance > > Cheers! > > Cris > >

"Sid Chapple" wrote... > Save yourself alot of hassles and frustation and get > a Audigy2 card. I had the same problems as you plus > more in GPL with a Live card, got an Audigy2 and all > is good. Ditto with my SB PCI512 card (same chipset), now running a 12,- Euro Hercules Muse Lt. It's simply not worth trying to sort it out. Jan. =---