I made an orginal post about 2 days,and got plently of response and they were VERY helpful,... and I feel like I'm so close to fixing this problem,... So here is my orginal post, with my follow up and what the trouble is now..... "So,... Out of no where yesterday my speakers Completly stop working, and when I go into my Device Manger I see 2 yellow Questions marks Other Devices - Universal Serial Bus Controler - Multiamedia Audio Controler No It finds no hardware when I try to update my Driver, and i DON"T EVEN KNOW ! the kind of sound Card forsure,... so How do I find that out,.. and what do I do to get my sound Card working again ?!?! Why would it just stop working ?" Mechanix2Go Date: January 30, 2005 at 01:57:07 Pacific Subject: Where did my Driver go ??!?! Reply: Look here: http://download.sis.com/download_step1.php?act=Search&mode=2&category=3&subcategory=101&os=4&x=16&y=8 "ok, i have gone to the website above and downloaded the driver,... and i do beileve this is what i need to get my sound card working,.. HOWEVER !!!!.. Even though it clearly says it supports Xp, and in the readme file it says to just run setup.exe for all OS but Xp,... now it tells me to go into the Xp folder and read that readme file,... however there is only a "system information" word file,... and its full of jibberish,... and when i run the setup for the other OS, it says the system is not sutiable for running ms-dos ?!?! so how do i install this driver ? can someone download it and have a peak through the contents and PLEASE TELL me how to install this driver for XP

and when i run the setup for the other OS, it says the system is not sutiable for running ms-dos If that error message refers to autoexec.nt, you should have a spare copy of it in windows\repair that you can copy and paste into windows\system32. Then try running the main setup program again. If that was the problem, scan for adware/spyware/viruses/etc, as they are known to delete that file.

This indeed was the problem, and i'm following your steps as we speak

i have no been able to install the driver,... and even though the Sis 7018 is listed as not functioning properly under my "sounds, video and game controller" in device manger,... its still does not find th proper hardware when i try to update this driver... SERIOUSLY !!!!! what the hell is wrong with my sound card and why is it doing this,.. AGHHHHHH

i have NOW **** been able

Have you tried a system restore to before when they stopped working?

This may not be the correct driver. From the download agreement: "We only manufacture chipsets for Mainboards/VGA cards, but do not assemble boards or cards for retail use. Retail board and card manufacturers often customize SiS chipsets' hardware and software to suit their particular system or configuration, so drivers on this site may not work for your particular system. Your manufacturer is the best source of information for product information and support. We suggest you obtain technical assistance from your board or card manufacturer first before installing SiS drivers. SiS does not guarantee the proper functionality of these drivers on your customized systems and we assume no responsibility for any problems occur upon the installation of SiS drivers." I note that the readme in the download makes no mention of XP. You need to go to your MOBO manufacturers site and get the driver from there.