Sound Blaster Cinema 6 not working

[SpyderTracks]

How many ways are there to perform a clean install. How would you have done it?

I would have downloaded the current image from Microsoft and booted the installer, deleted all partitions and installed to the remaining space

Then install all available drivers through windows update, that will definitely account for all of them.

Then you manually install Nvidia drivers direct from Nvidia and then SB Cinema then finally control center.

 

[Scottx666x]

That is what I did

I don't see the specific way of correctly configuring windows and drivers on a custom chassis that you mention? What exactly do you mean by that as this process is how any version of Windows is installed, bar installing SB and CC at the end.

 

[SpyderTracks]

That is what I did

Ok, that’s not what you’d previously said you did.

What exactly do you mean by that as this process is how any version of Windows is installed, bar installing SB and CC at the end.

there are various methods to install windows and people don’t understand the difference. The fact that you weren’t able to communicate what method you chose to install windows is what led me to think that it hadn’t been done correctly.

Windows reset done from start menu. This is not a clean install and will carry over any issues remaining from the previous installation. It’s just installing over the top.

In place upgrade, again, not a clean install and will leave any issues from the previous installation.

Or a proper clean install as we’ve described.

Then you have configuration of windows which includes driver installs. A lot of people don’t realise this changed in windows 8 and now windows update takes care of all drivers apart from graphics and management. If you’re manually installing them it’s likely to cause issues. The only time you would do this is if it was a brand new component that didn’t have its driver in the windows catalogue yet.

 

[Martinr36]

W11 clean install instructions:

Download a new copy of Windows using the Media Creation Tool (Second option on linked page) to an 8GB (min) USB.
Boot that USB and choose a Custom Install.
Delete all UEFI partitions on the system drive (EFI System, Recovery, MSR Reserved, Primary).
Select the unallocated space that results and click the Next button. The installer will create the correct partitions and install Windows.
Run Windows Update repeatedly, even across reboots, until no more updates are found.
You may need/want to download and install the latest graphics driver from the Nvidia/AMD website (they change so regularly the latest version isn't always in the Windows libraries).

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