Realtek AC97 Driver not getting installed

soumya.guitar · 19-07-2009, 09:59 AM

I had loads of software and virus related problems with my computer, so I deleted everything, formatted and then reinstalled everything again. All is ok now except for my audio. The audio driver Realtek AC97 is not getting installed anymore.

When I am running the driver, the message says "Installation completed successfully". But when I am playing the Windows Media Player, it is unable to play the audio and is showing the message "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be functioning properly". I should add here that when I am playing a video file, the video is playing alright but sans the sound. PLEASE HELP.

I am using XP SP2, with AMD Sempron processor 2600+ and 1.61 GHz, 1GB RAM.

**Strider** · 19-07-2009, 10:47 AM

Could you please try the suggested solution here?

Note:- Moved to Drivers forum

19-07-2009, 09:59 AM	#1
soumya.guitar Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 4 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Realtek AC97 Driver not getting installed I had loads of software and virus related problems with my computer, so I deleted everything, formatted and then reinstalled everything again. All is ok now except for my audio. The audio driver Realtek AC97 is not getting installed anymore. When I am running the driver, the message says "Installation completed successfully". But when I am playing the Windows Media Player, it is unable to play the audio and is showing the message "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be functioning properly". I should add here that when I am playing a video file, the video is playing alright but sans the sound. PLEASE HELP. I am using XP SP2, with AMD Sempron processor 2600+ and 1.61 GHz, 1GB RAM.

19-07-2009, 10:47 AM	#2
Strider Founder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Last City Zion! Posts: 3,539 Thanks: 287 Thanked 345 Times in 298 Posts Rep Power: 62 OS:	Re: Realtek AC97 Driver not getting installed Could you please try the suggested solution here? *Note:- Moved to Drivers forum* __________________ Want to ask a question? Try This! A guide on how to post a question, reply to a post etc.

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