Vista, XP and Ubuntu
Desktop:
Grr, Vista won’t let me fiddle with my C:\Windows directory. It’s not a security protection though, just a personal distrust so I had to take ownership of the windows directory and give myself fiddling permissions.
Laptop:
Apparently, there is no way on earth to get sound drivers for a Gateway MX 6445 for Windows XP except having them pre-installed from the factory, all the other drivers are hassles: network, wifi. After a few hours down the drain, I installed Ubuntu and everything was automatically recognized and drivers were installed without even needing an internet connection.
Win: Ubuntu.
Dave,
I too have had the same problem – I cannot find a driver for my sound card. I too have a Gateway MX 6445 laptop with Windows XP. Is there anything I can do to fix my sound card?
Cip
Comment by Cip — April 21, 2008 @ 6:30 pm
Wow: Vista driver support is actually better than XP (that’s a new one).
The Vista driver:
D00377-002-002V.exe Windows Vista Audio Driver version: Conexant 6.14.10.0575
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=21080&dscr=Windows%20Vista%20Audio%20Driver%20version:%20Conexant%206.14.10.0575&uid=195475018
is happily working on my now Vista laptop. Unfortuneatly, I don’t have a cheaper option. It might be worth trying that driver on XP (Vista drivers tend to work on Server 2008).
Comment by Dave — May 8, 2008 @ 6:57 pm