How do you "enable" a display device when it's been accidentally
"disabled"...computer comes on, you see the microsoft logo and then it
blanks out?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Green" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [PCBUILD] Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer


> Hello,
> In Win XP Pro under Sound, Video and Game Controllers in Device Manager,
there is an "unknown device". When I allow it to search for the driver, it
finds it as a "Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer". But it will not install as
it says that "the data is invalid". All patches, updates and service packs
are installed. As are the latest Via 4in1 drivers. There is no sound card
installed at the time nor does the mother board [Abit KT7-Raid] have on
board sound. Other than this everything seems to work normally until I
attempt to install a sound card. At which time the system either hangs on
boot or has a severely delayed reaction, if it will finish booting. I get
the same results with either a Philips PSC 705, or a Sound Blaster Live or a
Muse Maxi-Sound, sound cards which all work in other systems. I have also
tried installing them in different PCI slots with no discernable difference.
The system has only an AGP video card and a 10\100 network adapter. The raid
function is disabled
>   in the BIOS. The system in question worked fine with WinME and the Muse
Maxi-Sound prior to doing a clean WinXP install.
> I have installed Win XP on several different systems with various
hardware. This is the only one I've had any problem with.
> 1. What exactly is a "Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer"?
> 2. Does it have anything to do with my sound card problems?
>
>              Thank you for any assistance, Dave

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