Drivers for Altec Lansing ACS595 speakers

[STU9000]

Still got my old Altec Lansings from the last millenium. They still sound awesome. I bargained with Dell when I bought my first ever PC and they upgraded the speakers to get the sale. So glad I managed to squeeze that one last deal out of them, these speakers sound great and have served me well over the years

Only trouble is you can't adjust the setting other than manually. It had nice drivers for Win 98 that allowed you to adjust the surround effects and stuff, but couldn't get these for the mac so wondered if anyone had written any drivers for Win 7?

 

[panais]

Hi.

Did you tried to install\run the software\driver in Compatibility Mode?http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

 

[STU9000]

Sounds interesting, will looks into that, cheers.

 

[panais]

No problem


Remember to post back with results.

 

[STU9000]

Remember to post back with results.

Will do.

 

[panais]

This way you help us to help more

 

[STU9000]

I will report back but it's not on my list of priorities at the moment + I have to find a new male-male USB cable.

 

[panais]

I will report back but it's not on my list of priorities at the moment + I have to find a new male-male USB cable.

Ok

 

[STU9000]

Do I even have this feature on Windows 7 Home Premium? I seem to recall the guy in the shop telling me I had to upgrade to get that feature.. Anyway Steam just prompted me to turn off windows compatibility mode but when I went into settings the box was ticked but it was faded out and I couldn't untick it.. Does that mean I have this feature as standard or not?

 

[panais]

Yes your windows has this ability.


If the box is ticked then "normally" is still in compatibility mode.


Though the software\driver that you try to use is very old and may gives problems.

 

[writhziden]

You may have to click the button to "Change settings for all users" to be able to change the compatibility settings.

 

[panais]

You may have to click the button to "Change settings for all users" to be able to change the compatibility settings.

Good point.

 

[STU9000]

Got it thanks. Good to know this feature is available, I'm sure it will come in handy. Does it cause any problems using this feature?

 

[writhziden]

I would avoid using the feature unless it is necessary or you are having problems with an older program. It is not needed for most programs, and it may make them less stable, but it should make older programs more stable. That is, after all, its intended purpose.

 

[STU9000]

ok if there's a stability issue then I might not bother with these altec drivers

 

[writhziden]

I think you misunderstood me. The speakers may still work. There are methods for installing them on newer systems. See

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/98073-drivers-install-vista-drivers-windows-7-a.html​

and

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/97061-driver-install-device-manager.html​

for help installing the drivers for older hardware.

 

[STU9000]

Well I'm still looking for the drivers as it happens anyway, they were bought with a Windows 98 machine and AFAIK there were no drivers made for VISTA. Might be some for XP not sure.

 

[panais]

I also search for drivers,but ACS595 are toooooo old


I can find anything,even for win xp.

 

[STU9000]

If I can find a USB cable then it'll probably search automatically.

 

[panais]

Ok,try to find a cable maybe from a friend to test.

And i\we will search more.