Hi, I am having issues with installing my Soundblaster AWE64Gold in to the PC. I boot straight to dos eah time, to install the drivers i have a file downloaded from creative sb64basic.exe but when i infalte this it has an install cammand using it , it initiallises but then tells me that I am running widows 95 and that this program is only for dos and win 3.1 ............ How can i get this install program to run or get the right drivers for my sound blaster loaded in the autoexec.bat. After inflate there are no actual driver files, they must be extracted when you install... Please someoine help me!!!!

Either; Restart in DOS mode (Start/Shut Down/etc), or, fresh boot and hold down F8 (if I remember correctly) to get the boot menu, and choose Command Prompt Only. Then do your install.

Sorry, just re-read your post. You say you are going to dos. I've got a cd for the AWE64 and it has the installations for 95 and Win3.1/DOS (plus WebPhone and other junk). Re-visit the creative site and try to find the installation for your O/S. If that fails, maybe we can work on transferring the files to you via email, folder by folder. The sub-folder for the Win3.1/DOS install contains 19 sub-folders, (21.8 MB ttl) and the 95 sub-folder contains 11 sub-folders(22.4 MB ttl). Or, we could use AIM if you have it. (I installed it to help someone in Oklahoma (through this forum) on an fdisk problem.) Here's the README.1ST file from the root of the cd; Sound Blaster Read Me First File ================================ This file contains additional information on the following: 1. The directory structure of this CD-ROM 2. How to install the software on this CD-ROM if you are running Windows 3.1 3. How to install the software on this CD-ROM if you are running Windows 95 1. The directory structure of the Sound Blaster CD-ROM This CD-ROM is divided into the following subdirectories: \WIN31 - Creative Audio Software (for Windows 3.1) \WIN95 - Creative Audio Software (for Windows 95) \SF2DEMO - SoundFont Compatible MIDI Demos. \SAMPLES \WAVE - WAVE sample files. Please refer to the user documentation that comes with your Sound Blaster package for more information on these software applications. 2. How to install the software on this CD-ROM if you are running Windows 3.1 This CD-ROM comes with these applications meant for use on Windows 3.1: Creative Audio software. 2.1 Installing Creative Audio Software for DOS/Windows 3.1 To install the Creative Audio Software for DOS/Windows 3.1, simply run the INSTALL.exe program located in the same directory as this README file. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. *** Important Note *** You should NOT install the Creative Audio Software for DOS/Windows 3.1 if you have a PC running the Windows 95 operating system. Please install the Creative Audio Software for Windows 95 in this case. 3. How to install the software on this CD-ROM if you are running Windows 95 3.1 Installation steps on Windows 95 systems If you have Windows 95 on your system, the software installation process is simple as this CD-ROM is Autoplay-enabled. Follow the steps outlined below: (a) Insert this CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. (b) The Sound Blaster 'Welcome' screen which contains a menu of available options will appear. This is the Setup Options menu. (c) Check the applications you want to install and click the OK button. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 3.2 Additional Windows 95 Notes 3.2.1 If you wish to re-install any of the software on the CD-ROM later, you can eject the Sound Blaster CD-ROM from your CD-ROM drive, and then close the CD-ROM tray. Windows 95 will recognize the Sound Blaster CD-ROM's Autoplay feature and the Setup Options menu will be made available again. *** End of ReadMe First File ***

Thanks for all that information, But I think you may have slightly missunderstood the problem. I know that I have the right files to amke it work, the only problem is the installation program that contains the drivers will not work under my version of dos, it thinks I am trying to install under windows 95 or above. I am not sure what it looks at for this install ... I am guessing the ver number of DOS. I also can't install using 98 or 95 because besides already removing most of the windows file (i intend to only operate dos) the drivers will not be the same as the ones need to run under dos. All I really want is the Drivers I don't think I will need any of the other programs as I all I am trying to do is make a standalone dos based mp3 player, therefore i don't need any fancy functions just sound and thats it. I have three options to get this card to work,1. I install an earlier version of dos 2. I trick the install program into thinking i have an earlier version of dos 3. I get just the drivers for dos as seperate files and use these alone. any help will be greatly appreciated. Lee