Can Not Upgrade Windows Me with Aureal Vortex 1 Driver Installed (263542)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q263542
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SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows Millennium Edition (Me) you may experience a Fatal Exception error and be unable to continue with setup.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if your sound card uses the Aureal Vortex 1 drivers.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, you may need to obtain the latest drivers for your sound card from the sound card manufacturer. The following is a list of cards that are based on the Aureal A3D chipset..
  • Diamond Multimedia
  • Hi-Val
  • I/O Magic
  • Turtle Beach
  • TerraTec Promedia
  • Videologic
  • Xitel

MORE INFORMATION

You can also download the reference drivers from Aureal's Website.

http://www.aureal.com

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/13/2006
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbFatalExErr0D kbFatalExErr0E kbHardware kbprb kbsetup KB263542
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