Creative SB X-Fi - Device cant start (code 10)

Hi all

 

Background

Following various blue/black/windows screen errors, a dell technician reinstalled a new hard drive and windows xp.   After hed gone I realised I couldnt get any sound and "no audio device" listed in the Control Panel-Sounds/Audio device .

Under device Manager - there was no mention of my X-Fi card.

 

Eventually.. I got the X-Fi listed in Control Panel and device manager and I had sound....hooray

Then I ran the Sound blaster CD to install Soundblaster and Creative media.

All seemed to install ok

Restart the computer and I have no sound.....grrrrrrrr

 

Currently  

In Control Panel - Sounds/Audio Device it says No audio device (again!)

In Control Panel - Sounds/Audio Device -  Hardware the creative SB X-Fi is listed.... but says "Device cant start" (code 10) 

 

In Device Manager  - creative SB xFi is listed with a yellow exclamation mark 

 

Any help/ideas (in simple terms for a computer beginner) greatly appreciated on what I do next

 

My system

Dimension 9200

Core2Duo 6600

2GB ram

nvidia GeForce 7900GS

320GB H/D

2 x 24in screen

Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme....(hopefully!)

Windows XP media center 

 

 

 

Many Thanks