baphomet_irl Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 im runin XP 2600, and for the most part it is stable, but sometimes (usually when it'f left idle) i get 'devldr.exe' ('end now') type error that actually forces me to hold down power button for 5 secs to turn off/reboot - even using the 'log off' or 'shutdown' in task manager wont work :s. I was just wonderin if anyone has any idea what might be causing this. any help is much appreciated Link to post Share on other sites
Malechai Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 Thats a file from Creative (built for MS) for your Soundblaster. Try deleting the file, removing the sound device from device manager and rebooting, letting windows reinstall. I dont know what else to suggest. maybe someone else has something? :s Link to post Share on other sites
JeremyCDay Share Posted September 16, 2001 what soundcard you using? Link to post Share on other sites
baphomet_irl Author Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 i think u might be right - i spent ages trying to get all 4 speakers workin properly in XP - eventually i used win2k drivers... could i get away with jus deleting the file - i mean is it for useless stuff such as environmental effects for music - or would it actually effect my EAX in games? thx for the help :) Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew T Share Posted September 16, 2001 I had the same problem with XP Build 2505. What I did was download the driver again from Windows Update,open up the ZIP file in Winzip,extracted devldr32.exe into the Windows/System32 folder,overwriting the original file. Ever since doing that,I have never had the problem again when restarting,logging off or shutting down Windows XP :) Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
baphomet_irl Author Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 oh yeh SoundBlasterLive! Value Link to post Share on other sites
lplp777 Share Posted September 16, 2001 No No ....don't format your hard drive. do a search for the devldr.exe file, this is the easiest way to find it. I think the file is located in system.32 area. Cut the file from that location and paste it in you windows start up folder. Reboot you computer. Ta daaaa... . No more problems. This file is a creative file, XP does not like to have any file other than those that belong to it. I am not telling you to do this with other files. Just the devldr.exe. Link to post Share on other sites
Malechai Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 i'm curious if lplp's suggestion worked for you baphomet? Link to post Share on other sites
DjmUK Share Posted September 16, 2001 Well bluddey hell - I thought I was the only one receiving these errors whenever I logoff/hibernate. On windows update: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp there is an update file, I think I'll install this and see if that sorts it out :ninja: Link to post Share on other sites
baphomet_irl Author Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 k ill try that next time it starts crashing - its been stable for about 5 hours now eheh thx for all ur help peeps. :D Link to post Share on other sites
baphomet_irl Author Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 btw djm - i only started getting those errors AFTER i used the update..... Link to post Share on other sites
Sub Share Posted September 16, 2001 Here ya go. I had the same problem you have. Read this website. It fixed all my problems. Its also the latest leaked drivers from CL http://shs-sound.paraknowya.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
DjmUK Share Posted September 16, 2001 Originally posted by baphomet_ie btw djm - i only started getting those errors AFTER i used the update..... oh, I haven't been able to install the update yet :( there's a problem during installation. Link to post Share on other sites
lplp777 Share Posted September 18, 2001 This really works. Here is a temp fix for the above problem untill Creative get there drivers sorted, a few others have tried it and it seems to work ok. Thanks to Scomea@lycos.com: Here is the fix: I managed to get rid of the boot delay,shutdown delay, and error message by moving a file called devldr32.exe (or devldr.exe) from winntsystem32 to start menuprogramsstartup. It boots a lot faster and the SB still works perfectly Check out the following MS article about this problem. It's a known issue with Soundblaster and Win2k http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/ar...s/Q296/8/38.ASP Link to post Share on other sites
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