Well, all seems well post-SP3 installation. There were a couple of hiccups - Windows Live Messenger now complains (error 2771) when it is started up that there is a component missing, and installation fails. This has been observed by others who have installed Service Pack 3, but it looks as though a simple re-installation (assuming you already have the latest setup downloaded) should fix it.
Secondly, though not SP3 related, I noticed that Windows Update had a new audio driver for my motherboard. I installed it and rebooted, this has resulted in the Intel Audio Studio app from failing to load, complaining that “Sonic Focus drivers must be loaded for this application to work”. However, I still have sound coming out of my speakers, and the only use the Intel app was put to were graphic equalizer-related. Think I’ll just leave this be for now…
4:28 pm on May 13th, 2008 1
Anything nice and/or useful in SP3?
5:25 pm on May 13th, 2008 2
Not much that is obvious externally at least.
From the positioning of start menu shortcuts to their default position, I’m guessing Outlook Express and the ‘Set Program Access and Defaults’ app may have been updated.
Also, recurring calendar appointments in Outlook 2007, which were imported from a previous PST file (are they stored in there? it was from an old OS install at least) were finally editable - before I was given errors when I tried to amend them.
Whether the above are down to SP3, other updates, or completely unrelated, I can’t be sure.
The IE address box toolbar (no idea what it is really called) has been removed; don’t know if this was to prevent issues, or due to various legal rulings re. Microsoft’s integration of their browser into their OS etc.
5:27 pm on May 13th, 2008 3
Thank your for the review. No need to hurry with the SP3 installation for me, I guess.
3:15 am on May 21st, 2008 4
I also now get the “sonic focus drivers must be loaded for this application to work” related to Intel Audio Studio controller. Again, the problem started after microsoft windows xp update and I installed the update named “IDT - Audio - IDT High Definition Audio CODEC”. I havean Intel 945G Express chipset and my understanding is that it has something to do with this. I will keep checking your posts for a fix if you find one.
3:34 am on May 21st, 2008 5
I have a very similar motherboard to you, and other than un-installing that update, or manually rolling back the driver, I can’t think what to try. As I said, as I don’t use the non-loading app itself, I’m not overly worried, but if I do happen to find the proper solution, I’ll be sure to post it on this blog
(I’ve used the MSCONFIG command to stop the application from attempting to load each time I boot up.)
9:15 pm on May 24th, 2008 6
I had the sonic crap error too… using an DP965LT … I go the latest AUD_allXP_5762_PV_IDT_v14_IAS driver and it fixed it…
Seems that uSoft’s attempt to be “everything to everyone” is fragile at best.
I recall a guy, Jack Kilby from TI, dealing with a similar issue years ago with regard to electronics - called it the tryanny of numbers. Had to do with TI, Fairchild and the like trying to make discrete “micromodules” of electronics back in the day… only about 20% actually worked.
He ended up designing the first IC …
One of the reasons I design hardware, is that exception handling has been dealt with by nature for about 12 billion years - a fairly mature system. If I screw up, the way an electron will go is pretty cut and dry…
Software guys - man, i give you credit, you play god - you have to do the same thing, with an infinite amount of variables in the wild… hats off to you.
7:07 pm on May 28th, 2008 7
Thanks for that, I am trying out the suggested audio driver now. Once installed, if Windows Update no longer suggests the ‘new’ hardware driver, this PC will be safe from me drunk updating it
In case anyone else comes across this post in the future, the file (which can be found here) also works for the following motherboards…
(Obviously the Intel DP965LT motherboard, as mentioned above)
D945GBO
D945GCL
D945GCZ
D945GNT
D945GPM
D945GTP
D945PAW
D945PLM
D945PLNM
D945PLRN
D945PSN
D945PVS - My motherboard
D945PWM
D955XBK
D955XCS
D975XBX
D975XBX2
DG965MQ
DG965MS
DG965OT
DG965PZ
DG965RY
DG965SS
DG965WH
DP965LT
DQ963FX
DQ963GS
DQ965CO
DQ965GF
DQ965WC
It is listed as 5790.3v22 and is WHQL certified.
Your setup looks quite impressive there. I only ever had one battered old oscilloscope, and ended up swapping it for some PC hardware. SB16 ASP. That was a loooong time ago now
4:45 am on June 4th, 2008 8
[...] and all the apps on it. It is most probably just a coincidence, but this occurred directly after I updated my on board audio drivers. Upon rebooting, I was presented with an error message stating that [...]
4:46 am on June 4th, 2008 9
See this post - hopefully was just a coincidence, but directly after installing the driver mentioned above and rebooting, I had major issues with file corruption