Can't install Reatek Audio drivers.

After the day from hell trying to repair my comp, and reformatting, I am unable to install the sound drivers for the onboard Realtek sound. Every attempt ends in a fail. The comp is a P35K Asus MB, Intel E6750 CPU, 2 gig Geil ram, WD 500 gig, XP pro. When I first assembled this system on Boxing Day 2007, I had issues with the Realtek, in that it had to be installed prior to the service packs. Yesterday I used an install disk that contained SP 3 ( what a difference time wise), so there was no option to install the sound before the SPs. Oddly, I used the same install disk on an older notebook yesterday and was able to install the Realtek sound without issue. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

So you currently have SP3 on your computer? What kind of error is given during the failed install?

Edit:Have you tried these drivers?

http://majorgeeks.com/Realtek_High_Definition_Audio_for_2KXP03_d4902.html

 

I just tried those drivers and it failed. the message was; Install Realtek HD Audio Driver Failure!! [Error Code: 0xE000227]. it fails at the end of the install. It did this with the original drivers on the disk, the downloaded drivers from Asus and now these from MG. Thanks for the response.

 

Are there any yellow exclamation marks in your Device Manager relating to sound?

 

Yes there is the yellow exclamation beside this device.

 

Right click the device and select properties. Post the Vendor and Device ID.

 

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0883&SUBSYS_1043829F&REV_1000\4&196E0BAD&0&0001
is the detail. Thanks again.

 

That is the Realtek ALC883 so those drivers I linked to should have worked. Maybe the UAA in SP3 got borked. you can try the following.

Try the fix listed here. Just do the fix listed in "The Steps"

http://www.boredsysadmin.com/2008/03/windows-xp-sp3-and-microsoft-hd-audio.html

 

This is turning into a real nightmare. The links in the article are either dead or direct you to something else. The first downloads of the fix weren't exes and other links are for drivers or other programs. I thought I got the right one but it has made no difference . I will continue on. Thanks again.

 

I followed the instructions to the letter, and had the same results. This is getting very frustrating.

 

Not sure what the problem is. Onboard audio is enabled in BIOS, correct?

 

Try this.
First disable UAA then uninstall UAA in Device Manger/System Devices, will the driver then install.

 

You can only disable UAA in safe mode. So, I found a link and went to safe mode , disabled UAA, rebooted into safe mode,, uninstalled UAA, installed drivers, and rebooted, which fixed the problem. I had tried to disable the UAA in DM and the HD audio disaappeared from DM. This was a concern, so after it was done, i went into DM and the HD audio was there.Thanks for your help tgell.

 

Glad you got it fixed! Thanks for the feedback.

 

The problem is I don't know why the other fix, which is posted in many places, and worked for many people, didn't work for me.