"How far down did the rabbit go?"
Thank you for your response. Well lets see, when I go into my device manager and right click on the multimedia audio controller, and the multimedia video controller and try to update the driver, I get the message that says that windows cannot locate the drivers. To answer your question about a software CD, no I didn't get one when I purchased the computer from HP. (A huge learning experience to say the least) So while surfing different software issue forums, I've learned that when a person buys a computer from a company like HP, the hardware including the motherboard is supported only through them, ie. drivers etc. Then the wall that I hit when I pursued that avenue was that since I uninstalled Vista and installed WinXP Pro, Vista being the OS HP installed, all of the software support is only compatible with Vista. I hope that makes sense. So presently I am just trying to find out what the exact names are of the drivers that I could successfully install. I have really been through all kinds of drivers and I keep running into the same problem with the HD audio controller missing. Here are some of the software that I have downloaded but have been unsuccessful in installing:
WindowsXP-KB901105-v3-x64-enu
SB128PCI-US
AD1988B_2KXP_510016110WHQL
AD1988B_5101610
sp26792
sp32646
sp33867
sp24200
sp26334
sp26792
93.71_forceware_winxp2k_enlish_whql
I'm so mixed up its not even funny.
Here is more detailed info of my PC from Belarc:
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) HP-Pavilion RP829AV-ABA d4790y
System Serial Number: MXG71203TK
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.67 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Basswood2 1.05
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 5.04 11/24/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
274.85 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
244.20 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
SATA-DVD DROM6316 [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H653L [CD-ROM drive]
Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
HP photosmart 7600 USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 6
WDC WD2500JS-60NCB1 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCANKD775933, rev 10.02E02, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WD2500JS-60NCB1 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 1 3328 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A2' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A3' has 1024 MB
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 1) 137.43 GB 136.28 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 137.43 GB 107.92 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Controllers Display
Intel(R) ICH8 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller - 2825
Intel(R) ICH8 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller - 2820
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x) NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT [Display adapter]
HP w22 [Monitor] (22.0"vis, s/n CNT703Z629, January 2007)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A nVidia WDM A/V Crossbar
nVidia WDM Video Capture (universal)
Communications Other Devices
1394 Net Adapter
Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 Network Connection
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.106 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1
Physical Address: 00:1A:92:99:B3:17
Networking Dns Server: 192.168.1.1
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device (2x)
USB Human Interface Device (2x)
HID Keyboard Device
HID-compliant mouse
photosmart 7600 series (DOT4PRINT)
USB Composite Device (2x)
USB Mass Storage Device (2x)
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (7x)
pcouffin device for 32 bits systems
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
AVG 7.5.446 Version 7.5.446
Realtime File Scanning On
Again I really appreciate any help whatsoever. I am really needing it right now.