Cannot use Pulsar3 in W2k - why ?

[bigBadWolf]

hi fellow Pulsarians.

I have recently upgraded from W98SE to W2K ( with W2K service pack 2 installed ).

Both the W2K and Pulsar 3.0 upgrade appeared to go through flawlessly - with DEVICE MANAGER proclaiming that all devices and drivers are working "properly". ( I used the scopeWDM driver from W2K folder )

However, when i launch Pulsar 3.0 in W2K, I get the following 2 error messages.

1) HARDWARE VERSION 30 DETECTED. THIS HARDWARE REQUIRES A SOFTWARE UPDATE. PLEASE CONSULT THE INSTALLATION GUIDE.

and, a second window

2) COULD NOT GAIN ACCESS TO CREAMWARE HARDWARE.

It seems like a driver issue to me but I have tried every trick I know, but cannot fix this. I AM DESPERATE

( I have tried both upgrade to W2K and Pulsar 3.0 and clean install on both programs but neither is successful for me. I previously had Pulsar 3.0 working perfectly in W98 )

Could somebody please point me in the right direction.

thank-you in advance

cheers

bigBadWolf, from downunder

[bigBadWolf]

I am sorry to waste everyone's time. I should have done a more thorough search of this forum before posting as there are several previous posts.

I still have the problem, but maybe, through all of these threads, i will find a solution.

)

[alfonso]

did you remove the version2 background pro from automatic load before installing the new drivers?
i use 98se, but it's valid i think also for 2k.
hope it helps, alfonso

[bigBadWolf]

It was a clean install of v 3.0 AND a clean install of W2K - so, version 2.04 was not even present.

Just an update, I did a clean install on a formatted HDD in Standard PC mode along with an 815 chipset upgrade. When I was installing 2wk driver in the "Install Hardware Wizard" i IMMEDIATELY got the "blue screen of death" when it loaded the driver - and had to do a W2K repair job.

So, for the time being, i have no choice but to revert back to W98SE - but with much reluctance.