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System sounds are very low
Hi,
I've been having problems with sound issues in this 3 month old system since day one and have searched here for days for a possible solution. I've tried all of the suggestions to no avail. My system sounds (on the volume mixer bar) never go higher than 10-15%. Media Player seems OK but not great volume. Internet sounds (You tube) reach around 50%.
I noticed a windows (optional update) this month is for a new driver for my Soundblaster card from Creative and I am thinking maybe I should try that first before further exploring.... BUT, I notice the new driver is released in August of 2009!!!! but published 6/2/2011. Is that possible?
My current driver is dated May 2009. Gee... was Creative on strike for 2 years?
Since the new driver is 41mb, I am assuming it will install a new control panel. My question, at the moment ... is, if I have to roll back the driver because it's worse, will I automatically get back my control panel?
I've never dealt with drivers, sound cards etc... and very shy about all of this. I really appreciate any help I can get. The Creative forums were pathetic (in my humble opinon) as 1,000's of posts never get responses.
Thanks,
Ann