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INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to update a sound card driver in Windows Vista and in Windows XP.
This article is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer user.
You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first.

Install the latest video card drivers. By doing this, you will ensure that your Roxio application runs at top performance for editing and converting video.Even if you updated your video card drivers as recently as a month ago, it's always to good to do a safety check. Contact your video card manufacturer for the latest video card drivers. Drivers for the Dazzle DVC100 and the Roxio Easy VHS-to-DVD 3 Video Capture Devices. The only drivers I could find online for the DVC100 didn't seem to work so I had decided to rip the proper ones from the 'Pinnacle Studio for Dazzle' DVD that came with the device. For the sound card to work properly in MS-DOS, the MS-DOS drivers must be downloaded and the autoexec.bat and config.sys must have lines specified within them. The lines in the autoexec.bat may look similar to: SET SOUND=C: PROGRA1 CREATIVE CTSND. The example line above is specifying where the creative labs sound card drivers are located.

Windows Vista

To update the sound card driver, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
   

2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

3. Click Sound, video, and game controllers to expand.

4. Under Sound, video, and game controllers, double-click the entry for your sound card, and then click the Driver tab.
   Note If a Driver tab is not present, the entry that you clicked under Sound, video, and game controllers may not be the correct entry for your sound card. Try clicking any additional entries listed under Sound, video, and game controllers.

5. Click Update Driver Software.

6. Follow the Update Driver Software Wizard to update the sound card driver.

Windows XP

To update the sound card driver, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.

2. Click the Hardware tab.

3. Expand Sound, video, and game controllers.

4. Double-click the sound card, and then click the Driver tab.

5. Click Update Driver.

6. Follow the Hardware Update Wizard to update the sound card driver.

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More Information

If you receive a message that the device is not working correctly, the sound card is not listed, or you must obtain driver software, contact your sound card manufacturer for more help. You may also have to contact the computer manufacturer if you find that the steps to update the sound card driver do not work.
For information about your hardware manufacturer, visit the following Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vendors/en-usMicrosoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.
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Product Updates

Open your Roxio software to access the latest product update. Update notifications appear automatically by default, but you can check manually by selecting Help > Check for Updates in product.

Troubleshooting

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If at any point you experience issues installing updates, uninstall your software using the Windows Control panel, download the latest version of your software and reinstall. You might need to re-enter your serial number and/or the email address you used for registration. If issues persist, please contact Support.