can't install sound card drivers

[ColtIce]

heres the problem i do a fresh install of xp this morning and now i can't install ANY soundcards drivers . iv'e tried my c-media 5.1 card,onboard ac97 ,and an ess 2 channel soundcard.they all give the same error "cannot install the device the data is invalid".i've tried installing off the disks,updated drivers from the web,and even the drivers on microsoft update all return the above error.hey i even tried installing off of different cd-roms.at this point i'm about to reinstall again but if someone has an idea that can save me that hour i'm open for suggestions

[ColtIce]

bump

[SlipperyToy]

Do ya have Anti virus running?.....If so turn it off.

[ColtIce]

Originally posted by SlipperyToy
Do ya have Anti virus running?.....If so turn it off. thanks for the tip but no anti-virus running(don't even use one).anyway i gave this thread a hour and then re-installed.to the best of my knowledge i think it was a conflict with lan drivers.