Creative Dxr3 Probs

[TomAL 0]

Hi i have had a dxr3 working in windows 2000 for ages using the sigma designs drivers. I come to load it up to watch a dvd and i get an error (cant remember exactly), so i remove the driver and app, and try to reinstall it, windows finds it and installs drivers, then when i try to install the application (sigma)it comes up with an error before istalling saying "An instance of the driver may allready be in use" then if i click on ok it comes up with another error "You must have a valid driver prior to install the applications". well i thought, so i tried the creative drivers and app (beta) and i get the error:

"card is not detected or driver is not loaded. Please ensure the card is properly installed before running this setup."

 

Anyone any ideas it has me stumped.

 

Thanks

 

Tom

[TomAL 0]

ok so i put it in another computer and it comes up with the same error. Any idea's.

 

Tom

[Silent-IQ 0]

right, well looks like you did something bad, try removing EVERYTHING that has to do with your dxr3 card, and i mean everything, every singel file. Then go with the newest sigma drivers coz their are the only way to go if you whant a regionless card.

 

//Silent.

[TomAL 0]

Thanks for your reply. Do you know of anywhere that will have a list of all file registry entries etc that the dxr3 puts in. I was using the sigmadesigns software (much better than creative), worked fine for ages then turned on my comp and it didn't. I have tried it in another computer that had never had that card installed before and it did the same thing, thats whats strange.

 

Thanks

 

Tom

[GAMaus 0]

It's an old Topic but i'll answer anyway.

 

I tried the driver and app in the hp2_3k1 + h2p_3k2 packages form

the sigma ftp server.

 

ftp://ftp.sigmadesigns.com/HollywoodPlus/

 

Works fine with Win2k and OfficeXP.

 

Hope i could help!

 

 

[GAMaus 0]

Another way is to uninstall the Service!

 

Microsoft tells you how:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282599

[AndyFair 0]

Originally posted by GAMaus:

Quote:

[...]Hope i could help!

 

Probably not after 3 years, no...

[Logos302 0]

Might also check to see if a program CTFMON.exe is running this used and may still cause problems from the softwere, this program can be saftly terminated.