[HELP] Audiophile 2496 driver install problem

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I'm having some issues getting the newer M-Audio drivers installed.

I have the 2496 Audiophile card installed and running well using the drivers found on the original disk. When I download and try to install the 5.10.00.46 or 5.10.00.42 drivers, my M-Audio panel disappears. I am installing these by just clicking on the exe file and letting it run. Is there a way to select the actual driver file manually?
 
biggestmuff said:
I'm having some issues getting the newer M-Audio drivers installed.

I have the 2496 Audiophile card installed and running well using the drivers found on the original disk. When I download and try to install the 5.10.00.46 or 5.10.00.42 drivers, my M-Audio panel disappears. I am installing these by just clicking on the exe file and letting it run. Is there a way to select the actual driver file manually?
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Have you tried rebooting after the install? IIRC, you need to do this to get the Control Panel to appear.
 
I've never changed drivers on my 1010lt (i probably should, but everything works fine) but i thought you had to uninstall one before you install another. Look into that. I thought you had to download an uninstall utility from M-Audio. Like i said, I've not done this, but i do recall reading about it.
 
kremitmusic said:
I've never changed drivers on my 1010lt (i probably should, but everything works fine) but i thought you had to uninstall one before you install another. Look into that. I thought you had to download an uninstall utility from M-Audio. Like i said, I've not done this, but i do recall reading about it.
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The newer drivers (.42 and .46) incorporate the uninstall program in their installation program; therefore uninstalling older drivers is not required with these drivers.
 
The system tray icon never fails to show up in my experience, but as said, a reboot is required after windows has installed the drivers (two reboots in total).
I suppose an active virus scanner could be stopping it?

When you first run the new installer and it finds older drivers, it uninstalls them and quits - without installing the new ones. You then have to run it again to install and then restart. Windows hardware wizard will run and you let it find the files on auto. Then restart windows again for the panel icon to load.
At least that's how it worked for me.
 
Jim Y said:
At least that's how it worked for me.
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Yup, that's pretty much my recollection as well. You eventually have to get to where Windows recognizes the "new" hardware. This happens after the Delta install has ostensibly completed. And then IIRC you need another reboot.
 
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