This sounds like a problem I had sometime ago with my Live Value.  I happen to
catch that the sound card was installed twice....once as Live Value under the
Sound controllers (in Device Manager), and also under Other Devices (I think).
In the Other Devices, it called the soundcard by another name.  This may not be
at all what is wrong with yours, but check it out.  I simply removed the
unwanted soundcard and had no further problems.

Byron Wolter

Mary Wolden wrote:

> > I'm installing a SoundBlaster Live 1024 soundcard to my computer with
> > Windows 98 SE / Pentium 550 with 128mb ram. I get the following "blue
> screen" message.
> >
> > Fatal Exception vxd emu10k1
> >
> > In the device manager it says everything is installed ok. But when I tried
> > to get sound I get a another blue screen saying it can't play the sound
> > because the sound card may already be in use.
> >
> > Can anyone help? This emu.vxd is installed during the Live 1024 set-up.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Michael Murray
> >
>

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