Installed new OS, sound not working.

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Hi everyone, i recently reinstalled windows XP and now my sound isnt working. "Bad DirectSound driver" is the error I get in winamp. does anyone know what driver I should be looking for and/or where to DL it ?


Computer:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack: Service Pack 3
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard:
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4, 2800 MHz (14 x 200)
Motherboard Name: Asus P4SD-VL
Motherboard Chipset: Intel Springdale-G i865G
System Memory: 1536 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type: AMI (02/09/04)
Communication Port: Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter: ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 SERIES - Secondary (128 MB)
Video Adapter: ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 SERIES (128 MB)
3D Accelerator: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R350)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter: Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD2000BB-22FTA0 (186 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8400B (40x/12x/40x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 190771 MB (180839 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Microsoft USB Digital Media Pro Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)
Mouse HID-compliant Wheel Mouse
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse (IntelliPoint)

Network:
Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection (
 
You could try installing the AC97 driver

Code:
http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/viaac97.html

I was looking up your motherboard
And it was a real pain, seeing as how it wasn't on Asus's website
 
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