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Q166729: Cannot Install Driver for ESS1888 Sound Card

Article: Q166729
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw kbsound kbHardware
Last Modified: 14-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The latest Windows NT 4.0 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) lists the ESS1888
sound card as a supported device with included drivers in Windows NT 4.0.
Windows NT 4.0 does not actually include a driver for this device.

For information about the Windows NT 4.0 HCL, see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  ARTICLE-ID: Q131303
  TITLE : Latest Windows 2000 and Windows NT Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

MORE INFORMATION
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This is a documentation error. The ESS1888 sound card should not be listed on
the Windows NT 4.0 HCL. A driver for this device is not included on the Windows
NT 4.0 CD-ROM. Drivers are included for other ESS sound cards, but those drivers
do not work with the ESS1888 sound card. Windows NT 4.0 does not support the
ESS1888 sound card and does not contain drivers for it.

For additional information about ESS sound cards, visit the ESS Technology, Inc.
web page at:

  http://www.esstech.com



Additional query words: 1868 1878 1887

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Keywords          : kbhw kbsound kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0

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