"Dennis Pack" <dennispack********.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:CDC362E4-81ED-45EC-966F-88ABA141CF74@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> pvdg42:
> I have the same sound card on my Compaq V2300cto. The sound drivers
> were installed through Windows update after I formatted the hard drive and
> installed Vista Enterprise x86. If you performed an upgrade installation,
> conflicting drivers may have been installed. Go to device manager,
> un-install the audio drivers, check the box to delete the driver files,
> reboot. After rebooting Vista should find the proper drivers through
> Windows update. The driver on my laptop is version 6.14.10.575, dated
> 4/22/2005 through Microsoft. Have a great day.
>
> --
> Dennis Pack[/color]

Thanks for the encouraging words, Dennis.
I'll try it all again when I have time.