subject: Basic Fixes For Solving Hd Audio Problems With Sp3 [print this page] Anyone who has tried to use HD audio along with SP3 has probably noticed a problem. It seems that the downloads supplied for SP1 and SP2 don't work for SP3.
Normally, any Windows XP user would just have to install the UAA High Definition Audio Class Driver. For SP2, you could install KB888111, which also works with SP1, or KB835221 would work strictly for SP1. However, when using SP3 neither of these will work. This can be very frustrating for any HD audio user, but there is a solution to this problem.
MSFN forum has a fix from redxii which is actually a modified KB888111 file that is available for download. What this does is adjusts the INF file for Windows SP3 users to think that the KB file was meant to be installed. You can download the 7z (7zip) file and extract it. Next right-click the question mark at the device manager for the Audio device you are using. Reinstall the driver by pointing it to the folder you extracted the files to. After that, install the audio driver for your motherboard. Your HD audio problem should now be a thing of the past. Don't worry, if this solution doesn't work for you, you can try something else.
CSDVersion will give you the name of the most recent service pack installed on the node, which is basically what you're running which is SP3. What can be done here is to change the CSDVersion from SP3 to SP2 so that you can install KB888111. Once this is installed, change the CSDVersion back to SP3. This is a six step process which will enable your HD audio to run on SP3.
First, open Regedit and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlWindowsCDSVersion. Next you need to double-click the CDSVersion and then change it to 200. After doing this you will need to restart your system. Step three would then be to install kb888111xp2.exe. This should be found in your audio driver folder. After doing this you would install your audio driver. The next step is to go back and change your CDSVersion back to 300. Step six is to restart your system. This fix was originally translated from Chinese websites, so it's possible that something could have been lost in translation, but this method should work for most SP3 users.
While these fixes should work, there is help to be found by searching the internet as well. Don't forget, solving HD audio problems with SP3 is not something that other people have not encountered as well. When having any kind of computer problem, someone else has likely had the same problem as well. You would be surprised at what you can find just by simply checking the internet and running a search. There are various blogs and websites that deal with issues such as people trying to solve HD audio problems with SP3.
The great thing about the internet these days is that there are people who will share information that helped them with others. This applies to all kinds of topics, and if you are experiencing problems such as this HD audio with SP3 conundrum, there should be help to be found.
