Mark,

PS to the above. Does it sound to you as if should I do as much of an un-install of the sound card as Windows will do (remember it was stopping short of doing the whole thing) and delete the registry key support suggests, that I would be clean enough to put my old Live Value Dell version card back in? That would be the quickest way to get anything done, perhaps....and it would give me leisure to contemplate what to do next re the new card.

best....