I just downloaded a copy of Windows XP SP3 integrated and started a fresh installation on my machine. Everything went fine... The installation process did not have much changes, and the only change I could realize was that during installation, the copy did not ask me for a CD key and the Setting up of Network screen was a little different that the previous versions of Windows XP. So my Windows XP SP3 was set and I started installing the Drivers of my motherboard, Intel DG965RY.
To my surprise, the Driver installer could not install Intel Audio Drivers! I then noticed, that the Device Manager was displaying a PCI Device under the 'Unknown Devices' heading. I was a little surprised to learn that Windows XP was not detecting my HD audio!
The only way to really fix this issue is... You download the latest drivers from Intel Website for your specific motherboard. In my case, it was Intel DG965RY. Once extracted, navigate to \HDAQFE\xpsp2\us\ folder or the \MSHDQFE\Win2K_XP\us\ folder. (The name of this folder depends on your desktop board model.). Extract the file KB file there and now, just go to the Device Manager and click update driver, specifying the location/ path where you just extracted the KB file.
You should now be able to install your HD Drivers! I don't understand in the first place, as to why this problem occurred... It probably means that Microsoft forgot to put in the HD Drivers in the Windows XP SP3 integrated CD?
