sound card causing log off/shut down problems

[markpsych]

Experiencing log off & shut down problems - windows XP .

More commonly occurs when switching user, but also when only one account is open. Coincided with windows sounds (e.g., log on/off) sounding distorted/cutting in & out. Audio otherwise fine (e.g., if steaming music, etc.).

Have tried:

- system file checker
- reg checker
- hot fix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328934
- Removing majority of software addons
- removing & reinstalling sound card drivers

etc.

Only thing that works is uninstalling video card drivers. No problems at all then???

I'm using an X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series.

Any suggestions?

Wonder if it's a sound card problem? If anyone has a cheap card, I'd be intersted in purchasing. No gaming, just use the pc to listen to the odd cd and internet radio.

Thanks

[Hohum]

Sounds like it's a problem with Creative's driver software:

http://forums.creative.com/t5/Sound-Blaster/X-Fi-driver-2-18-0013-causes-delay-in-OS-system-shutdown/td-p/530368

Their driver support is still as bad as ever it seems, they really do have a bunch of monkeys working in that department. Shame that their main competitor in the discrete card market (Asus) does just as piss poor a job... great hardware ruined by useless software devs. The only vendor I've seen that produces decent audio driver software is Realtek, and their chips are only found integrated onto motherboards.

[markpsych]

lol, that explains a lot.

Have gone from bad to worse today.

Uninstalled drivers and did an XP repair.

Then windows updates started failing. Some freezing folowed, and now have a root\system32\ntoskernl.exe error....wtf

[abigsmurf]

It's universally crappy sound drivers that caused MS to completely change the way sound is handled in Vista/7.

Bascially puts a software layer between the drivers and the OS so that rubbish drivers won't cause blue screens (believe sound drivers were 2nd behind gfx card drivers in causing crashes)