Creative Sound Blaster PCI User Manual 10
Installing Software
You need to install device drivers and applications to use Sound Blaster PCI. To install these
drivers and the bundled applications, use the following instructions. The instructions are
applicable to all supported Windows operating systems.
1. After you have installed the Creative audio card, turn on your computer. Windows
automatically detects the audio card and device drivers.
2. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the
Cancel
button.
3. Insert the Sound Blaster PCI installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The disc supports
Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, either enable your CD-
ROM drive’s auto-insert notification feature, or click
Start
->
Run
and then type
D:\CTRUN\CTRUN.EXE in the
Open
box (where D: represents your CD-ROM drive).
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
5. When prompted, restart your computer.
Uninstalling Your
Audio Card
You may at times need to uninstall and then reinstall the Creative audio card to correct
problems or change configurations. The following instructions tell you how to uninstall the
Creative audio card in all Windows operating systems.
1. Click
Start
->
Settings
->
Control Panel
.
2. Double-click the
Add/Remove Programs
icon.
3. Click the
Install/Uninstall
tab. The
Add/Remove Programs
dialog box appears.
4. Click
Sound Blaster PCI
and then click the
Add/Remove
button in Windows 95/98/98 SE/
ME/NT 4.0 or the
Change/Remove
button in Windows 2000/XP.
5. When the
Confirm File Deletion
dialog box appears, click the
Yes
button.
