devldr not reponding... ever!

does anyone know what this devldr.exe file is? i think its something to do with drivers....
it keeps crashing and I have no idea why... do i need it? what does it do? can it be updated?
im running win xp, athlon xp 2000, 256 ram

cheers for any help

wacky

 

it's your sound card. an excerpt from answers that work:

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Found on Windows 2000/XP. It really does not matter how Creative call this task/service, DEVLDR, DEVLDR16, or DEVLDR32, it is a thorough nightmare whatever its name, and DEVLDR does not disappoint. What does this task do – we do not know, it is such a frustrating task we care little about what it does.


Recommendation :
"Not responding" on shutdown or problems at startup are the most common problems associated with this task. There are some workarounds that sometimes work. For both Windows 2000 and XP a solution that often works is to remove all sound items from "Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Device Manager", de-install any Creative SoundBlaster software from "Add/Remove Programs", then search your hard disk for DEVLDR.EXE and rename or delete it, then delete/disable it in "Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Services", and finally download and install the latest SoundBlaster Live software. Under Windows XP, instead of installing the latest SoundBlaster Live software you can opt to restart your PC, and when prompted for the drivers for the re-detected soundcard, use the Windows XP CD so that the XP drivers are used rather than the Creative drivers (the same sometimes works with Windows 2000 SP3, although no CD is required in that case). Walking away from Creative Labs has also been suggested to us as an option...

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wow - im shocked and stunned

is creative really that un compatable? I do have a creative live sound card!
ok then, bye bye creative, cheers mate