Steps to install Creative legacy Sound Card on Windows NT 4.0
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WARNING : Please remove all previously installed legacy driver or PnP
driver before you install.
1. Unzip the zip file into a floppy disk and insert the disk into the
floppy drive (<Floppy_Drive>).
2. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
3. Open the "Multimedia" Icon in the Control Panel.
4. Select the "Devices" tab.
5. Click the "Add..." button.
6a. For Sound Blaster 16:
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a) Choose "Unlisted or Updated Driver"
b) Enter the path name which contains OEMSETUP.INF:
<Floppy_Drive>\
c) Choose "Creative Tech. Sound Blaster 16"
d) Click "OK". If asked to install new or current driver, choose "New"
e) Choose your current Base I/O address (220, 240, 260, 280).
f) Choose you other settings (IRQ, DMA, MPU-401).
g) Restart when prompted
6b. For Creative Advanced Wave Effects Synthesis for AWE 32:
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a) Choose "Unlisted or Updated Driver"
b) Enter the path name which contains OEMSETUP.INF:
<Floppy_Drive>\
c) Choose "Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 MIDI Synth"
d) Click "OK". If asked to install new or current driver, choose "New"
e) Restart when prompted
7. Your Sound Blaster card should be working properly at this point. If you
need to change the resources that your card is using, open the Multimedia
Control Panel applet, select the "Devices" tab, select "Properties" for
the Sound Blaster driver, and click on the "Settings" button. This will
bring up the same resource picking dialog that was invoked when installing
the device.
Known issues
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- Only a single installed Sound Blaster audio card is supported.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.