Reference Guide

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Beginner’s guide to Cakewalk software
Audio hardware (sound cards) and drivers
Installing a driver on Windows 2000 and Windows XP
You sound card should come with software, too. Some manufacturers provide a driver setup
program that takes you through the driver installation. Always use the manufacturer’s software
installation program if one is provided. If one is not provided, follow this procedure:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click on Add New Hardware.
The Add/Remove Hardware Wizard dialog appears.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Add/Troubleshoot a Device and click Next.
The system searches then asks you to select from a list of devices.
5. Select Add a New Device and click Next.
6. Select No, I Want to Select the Hardware from a List and click Next.
7. In the list of hardware types, select Sound, Video and Game Controllers and click Next.
8. Click Have Disk.
The Install From Disk dialog appears.
9. Using the Browse button, navigate to the directory where the sound card driver is located (CD-
ROM, diskette, hard disk, etc.) and click OK.
The Locate a File dialog appears.
10. Select the driver file you want to use for your sound card and click Open.
The Install From Disk dialog appears again.
11. Click OK.
The Add/Remove Hardware Wizard dialog appears again.
12. Select the your hardware model from the list in the Models field and click Next.
13. Click Next to start installation.
14. Click Finish.