"knucmo" <stevejouanny********.com> wrote in message
news:1193011041.145184.99230@v29g2000prd.googlegro ups.com...
> Like the fool I am, I decided to buy a computer which has this trouble-
> causing softtware on it. I have Realtek HD Audio in the Device
> Manager, but to my *surprise* it did not install yielding the message
> "Install Realtek HD Audio Driver Failure!"
>
> The drivers are not installed as a result and I have no audio device.
> Its part of an ASUS motherboard. I can cannot remove the driver from
> the DM but it gives me this nonsense saying that its not possible to
> remove it because an audio card (which doesn't even work at the
> minute!) is nevertheless required for booting the OS!
>
> Before you suggest to me to install the MS UAA driver, I have checked
> my device manager, and according to the DM, I already have a MS UAA
> Bus High Definition Audio Driver. Perhaps this is defective too?
>
> SJ

Did you install the motherboard chipset drivers? Take the motherboard
model to the ASUS support site and download the relevant board-level
drivers, then install them. If they're already installed, just do an
in-place reinstall.

After that, you should be able to successfully install the other drivers and
the audio should work.

HTH
-pk