Bob Racki, I would be very interested in using the zztop utility. I don't mind reinstalling the whole system again. How do I go about this? Which way would be easier? Thanks >Hi, I work fixing computers, I have done alot of work on dells with the same >system you have. Did u want to reinstall the whole system because of this >program. If u did there is a nice utility to do so called zztop. On all >dell computers this feature is added. What it does is reinstalls everything >as to the way it was when u first opened the box. >Bob Racki >Please respond if u want to fix it in other ways. > >Dell Dimension XPS D333 >Turtle Beach Montego A3D 64-voice PCI Audio Card > >I like to use DOS to look around my harddrive, erase files, search, etc. >I was going to erase all the files in a directory >and didn't notice or remember that I had moved up into the Windows directory. >I erased all the files! DUMB! DUMB! DUMB! Since I was in DOS, I couldn't >unerase them. I went to Device Manager and made notes of all the drivers. > >Wiped Windows and all software. Didn't format. I have my computer up and >working except I can't get the sound to work. > >I have been corresponding with a Dell tech, but he seems to go in circles. >Today he told me to install the Montego CD which in previous notes I had >told him wouldn't install. > >On boot the computer finds a PCI Multimedia Device and looks for the driver. >I have pointed to the Montego CD (going to the correct Engish directory, >the Windows 95 CD, C:\windows, C:\windows\system, and various other >files I have downloaded from Dell's site. Can't find it anywhere. The >Montego instructions say that when I sees the PCI Device, it will install. > >Any suggestions would be appreciated! Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html