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ac97via.sys

35.2 KB
Sound


(Based on 290 Ratings)

Ratings & Reviews
Only reviews are shown below; ratings submitted without a review are used in calculating the total ratings shown above, but will not be displayed below.
Recommended
"works good on XP"
chonasith  Windows XP 5 Nov 2008
(3 minutes after download)
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Excellent



Not Recommended
"Coudfn't open the driver file with the extension sys.It is so confusing that I have no idea how to pick a available or useful program.My sound card is Legacu Via AC 97 Audio controller(WBM).Any help please."
anson  Windows XP 24 Aug 2008
(16 minutes after download)
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"I don´t know the procedure to make it work under xp.

The OS looks for *.inf files to install a driver. so... no good for me."

Sebastian Garcia  Windows XP 25 Sep 2007
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Recommended with caution
"driver won't open won't work rate it at ZERO"
Driver  23 Jul 2007



Recommended with caution
"I still cannot hear sound from my computer."
Michael  1 Jun 2007



Not Recommended
"I cant very well rate it if I cant even dowload it! My experience with this site sucked!"
lori l reynolds  Windows XP 7 Mar 2007
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"I cant very well rate it if I cant even dowload it! My experience with this site sucked!"
lori l reynolds  Windows XP 7 Mar 2007
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Recommended
"The drivers worked fine"
Richard M Purcell  Windows XP 6 Jan 2007
Installation:  Good
Stability:  Good
Compatibility:  Good



Recommended
"didn't work on my system, its only for onboard Sound cards. it did work on my other computer. works fine"
Jesse  Windows XP 29 Nov 2006
Installation:  Good
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Good



Recommended with caution
"not right neaded legacy not intel"
mark  16 Nov 2006



Not Recommended
"i may have chose the wrong download, it doesn't work for me"
vonnie  Windows XP 29 Oct 2006
Installation:  Good
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"cant install this driver"
XPuser  Windows XP 21 Oct 2006
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"Sorry but the driver doesn't work on my computer."
ABE  Windows XP 3 Sep 2006
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Average



Not Recommended
"it didn't work or show directions to get it to work"
frank  Windows XP 10 Jun 2006
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"still have the problem but i think the problem is me"
tom  Windows XP 25 May 2006
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"couldnt open the driver, every single dreiver is is a format that windows wont open. this site has to be the biggest rip off site on the web nothing works"
James R. Clement  Windows XP 2 May 2006
Installation:  Poor
Stability:  Poor
Compatibility:  Poor



Recommended with caution
"it downloaded a file that was unusable"
rich  Windows Server 2003 x64 9 Apr 2006
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended
"PCTel modems are winmodems. The install program (setup.exe) doesn't work, so you have to rely on Windows being able to detect the modem. If the modem was previously installed and there's an irq conflict, you can't resolve it unless you know which irq the modem was previously using. You then have to change the other device's irq. The modem can't be reconfigured to another irq or com port until it's actually found by Windows. Had that problem moving the modem to another PC. The other device's irq couldn't be changed, so I replaced it with a hardware modem. Other than that, it works fine. I wouldn't buy another 'soft' modem of any brand, though."
Ruben Rodriguez  Windows 98 14 Mar 2006
Installation:  Poor
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Excellent



Not Recommended
"No installation program with driver"
Jerry  Windows XP 22 Feb 2006
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"didn't work at all!!"
Gurke  Windows XP 4 Feb 2006
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended with caution
"it would be nice if i knew how to download from your page ,,im a verry novice computer operator"
i dont know how to download ac97via.sys from here  Windows XP 6 Jan 2006
Installation:  Poor
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Recommended
"Had a hard time trying to figure out which program to open after installation, but I found it much easier to search for the appropriate file via web."
Tariq Middleton  Windows XP 26 Oct 2005
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Good



Recommended
"a good stable driver , easy to install, it does most of it by itself"
simon bignell  Windows 2000 14 Oct 2005
Installation:  Good
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Excellent



Not Recommended
"Driver did not suit the requirements My fault

Incorrect download"

Harry Dislers  26 Sep 2005
Installation:  N/A
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"fraid this was a wrong driver so dont know what its like3

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paul fellows  21 Sep 2005
Installation:  N/A
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Recommended with caution
"After wadeing though advertisements I think I was more confused than when I first started. This was my first time and apparently because you ask for this survey you think the driver downloaded, perhaps it did but not to my computer. I still have no sound card."
Bob Miller  Windows XP 14 Sep 2005
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"After filling out page after page of quesionairres and giving out my e-mail address, I was finally able to start downloading the driver I thought I needed. It turns out this system file does nothing to install an actual sound driver. WHAT A BIG WASTE OF MY TIME. I should have gone straight to Dell to download a "hassle-free" driver that WORKS!!!!"
Carlos Gonzalez  Windows XP 3 Sep 2005
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended
"I lost sound card after winwows xp update, Down loaded this driver and it never fixed my problem. Good luck if it fixes your problem. Let me know how you fixed your problem. Thanks"
keith  Windows XP 22 Aug 2005
Installation:  Good
Stability:  Average
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended
"Thanks . for the first time Sound forge works properly."
tish  Windows XP 1 Aug 2005
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Excellent



Recommended
"works great. I was having a display issue before I updated this driver,my system kept rebooting everytime I tried to change my display settings.Since the update no more problems !!"
Rick  Windows XP 13 Apr 2005
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Excellent



Not Recommended
"wont install on XP"
thomas  Windows XP 3 Apr 2005
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"Doesn't work on the system"
Debbie  Windows XP 2 Apr 2005
Installation:  Average
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"wouldnt install

"

nate  Windows XP 29 Mar 2005
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"would not install"
kevin murphy  Windows XP 21 Mar 2005
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended
"xp run too without this driver: it's an optional!!"
Simon  Windows XP 12 Mar 2005
Installation:  Good
Stability:  Good
Compatibility:  Good



Not Recommended
"Driver did not work with my system."
Lisa  Windows XP 5 Mar 2005
Installation:  Good
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended
"this driver is the only I have found that works with my Xp operating system.The original driver that comes with the operating system does not work at all."
Nikolai  Windows XP 26 Dec 2004
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Excellent



Not Recommended
"downloaded (twice) and it ain't worked yet"
jkyzer  Windows XP 26 Dec 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended
"WHAT CAN I SAY THE INSTALLATION WAS VERY EASY, AND THE DRIVERS ARE WORKING GRATE"
BILL LEE  25 Nov 2004
Installation:  Excellent
Stability:  Excellent
Compatibility:  Excellent



Recommended with caution
"Great driver, thanks a lot guys \|/

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Teddy Toma  4 Nov 2004



Recommended with caution
"how do you install it after you down load it??"
Shaun  17 Oct 2004



Not Recommended
"would not open in WXP. useless."
Matt  19 Sep 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"you locked me out i didnt get it"
leroy  6 Sep 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Not Recommended
"i couldnt open the file, i wasnt able to use it"
rolly  8 Jul 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  Bad
Compatibility:  Bad



Recommended with caution
"I have a legacy video capture device from a sony vio I rebuilt it was fore windows 95 not I run XP how can I fined drivers to use this device ?"
tom  9 Jun 2004



Recommended with caution
"Me not sure wat to do with it being a sys file does it go to the directory of where it's folder is located ???"
Carl  2 Jun 2004



Not Recommended
"couldn't open it. also doesn't seem good that it's a system file. gave up."
kate  26 May 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"couldn't open it. also doesn't seem good that it's a system file. gave up."
kate  26 May 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"couldn't open it. also doesn't seem good that it's a system file. gave up."
kate  26 May 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Not Recommended
"i have no comment"
miguel  11 May 2004
Installation:  N/A
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Recommended with caution
"how do you install the file"
Scott  16 Apr 2004



Not Recommended
"Could not get the driver to install."
Ken  24 Feb 2004
Installation:  Bad
Stability:  N/A
Compatibility:  N/A



Recommended with caution
"havent downloaded it yet"
James Leon  9 Feb 2004



Recommended with caution
"havent tried it yet"
James Leon  9 Feb 2004



Recommended with caution
"really bad driver it would'nt install even not with this site recommended program that i also downloaded so dont do it!!!

frank zatout"

frank zatout  15 Jan 2004



Recommended
"-I'ts really works!,I'd find the rigth drivers that I'M searching for, thanks very much....

-yuri"

Allan P. Cruz  9 Dec 2003
Installation:  Good
Stability:  Good
Compatibility:  Average



Recommended with caution
"sayın yetkililer bir çok yerde aradığım driverleri siteniz sayesinde buldum. teşekkür eder başarınızın devamını dilerim. saygılarımla."
temp  21 Nov 2003



Recommended with caution
"Well, my flatmates computer was working fine with Win 98 but had trouble connecting to the LAN. So we put ZP on and hey presto, no soundcard driver! Thats the only reason I'm doing this!"
Jimbo  12 Nov 2003



Recommended with caution
"Glad to hear ya got it smoothed out Jorge! Hope it goes as smooth for others =) Anyone have any questions or comments hit me with an email or call Phoenix Computer Services Inc. at 1-402-228-7117 and we can try and help ya out. =) Just ask for Ty or the real tall guy =) everyone else does...."
Tester  29 Oct 2003



Recommended with caution
"hI...iREAD YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMENTS....BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM AND MAYBE YOU CAN HELP. wHEN SEARCHING FOR AC95VIA IN MY MACHINE FOUND THE FILE IN WINDOWS/DRIVER CACHE/I386/DRIVER THIS IS A 74 MG FILE WHICH I CAN OPEN BUT NOT MODIFY, CANT PASTE YOUR FILE NOR CHANGE THE NAME OF SAME NAME FILE INSIDE. pLEASE ADVICE. iT SEEMS YOU´RE REALLY INTO THIS. BEST REGARDS"
Jorge  17 Oct 2003



Recommended with caution
"feel free to email yer comments to me personally at plowboyjr@hotmail.com if u didnt know u can click on my name and email to me. Later all =)"
Tester  14 Oct 2003



Recommended with caution
"ok heres what i did. down load this file and copy it to your c /windows/system32/drivers folder. There will be another file with the same name ac97via.sys just rename it to oldac97via.sys and put this one in to replace it... then go to device manager... right click my computer or system under control panel. uninstall the ac97 sound controller under sound and gaming options in the device manager. then at the top click action and tell it to scan for hardware changes... it should reinstall it with this as the new audio and it ..hopefully .. should sound like new again. =)"
Tester  14 Oct 2003



Recommended with caution
"I'm using on board sound and everytime the hard drive works the sound gets distroted! i fixed this before but then i had to format so now i'm trying to figure out how i fixed it"
Tyler Durdan  23 Sep 2003



Recommended with caution
"The driver offered here is just a system file. You can't install a driver with that file, but... you can get it here www.viaarena.com or the direct link to the driver for VIA AC'97 Legacy Audio Driver (WDM) downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/audio/ComboAudio_A1u370b.zip If you have Win XP, you'll get the message that the driver isn't signed at Microsoft, but don't worry, just ignore it and continue anyway. Nothing happens."
Leonat  28 Aug 2003



Recommended with caution
"this doesnt work at all its a system file not a driver.........shame i ws hoping it would work ("
Pip  8 Jul 2003



Recommended with caution
"your file is bad, this is not driver"
drivers  26 Jun 2003



Recommended with caution
"where do you copy this?? I thought you were only allowed to upload .ZIP and .EXE files?"
X-49  25 Jun 2003



Recommended with caution
"Hi. I cant open the file because I dont have the program to open sys-files with, can you please help me?!"
Emmy  12 Jun 2003



Recommended with caution
"maraming salamat, sa lahat ng bumubuo ng driverguide na ito, God bless"
jesjesyo  12 Apr 2003



Recommended with caution
"a great thanks for the sound card driver i really appreciate it God Bless and More Power"
Jonathan  26 Mar 2003




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