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Okay, I can't find a site where I can Download Music Safely for no cost if you have any sites please post!!! I just got a new sound card. Installed everything, and it worked but when I Shut my computer down or I restart it or even put it in sleep mode the sound uninstalls itself... so whenever I turn it on I have to reinstall it. Do you have any answers!!!

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A short, practical add‑on that answers both parts of the original question and the replies from and .

For legal, free downloads: use sites that publish music under Creative Commons / public‑domain or let artists offer free tracks — Jamendo, Bandcamp (artists can set “name your price”), the Internet Archive audio collections, Free Music Archive and tracks where creators enable downloads on SoundCloud are all safe, legal options to explore. (help-music.jamendo.com)

Win9x/Me sound card disappearing — checklist and steps (builds on ’s manual‑install tip):

  1. Inspect Device Manager (Control Panel → System). Turn on “Show hidden devices” and look under Sound, video and game controllers for grayed/duplicate entries; uninstall any problem/ghost devices first. (learn.microsoft.com)
  2. Reboot, power down, open the case and reseat the card (or try a different PCI slot) — intermittent detection is often physical. Test the card in another PC if possible to rule out hardware failure. (docs.lambda.ai)
  3. If uninstall/reinstall doesn’t stick, Windows 98/Me keeps INF copies and a driver database; remove the offending oem*.inf (or files in Windows\Inf\Other) and rename drvdata.bin/drvidx.bin to force Windows to rebuild the driver list on reboot, then reinstall the correct manufacturer driver from a known source. Do this carefully and back up the INF folder first. (help.contec.com)
  4. If the device vanishes after sleep/standby, try BIOS Plug‑and‑Play settings (PnP OS / ESCD) — having BIOS manage resource assignments can improve stability on older systems. Also check power/ACPI options in the OS and BIOS. (techarp.com)

If these steps don’t fix it, the fastest fallbacks are a small USB audio adapter (modern, cheap, driver‑light) or testing under another OS to separate hardware from legacy‑driver issues.

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Member Avatar for kosmoe

I use BearShare. They use Advertising but it's not obnoxious. As far as your other question, maybe if you put it in a seperate Catagory, you'll get more responses. A good place to start would be the Web site of the Manufactuer.

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Use Kazaa Lite++ to download free music, it's illegal so use it at your own risk. In general if someone offers free music is most likely illegal. As far as your sound card problem, try to install the drivers for it manually by going into Control Panel/System/Device Manager Click on your sound card properties and reinstall the drivers again. I had same problem before when I used Win 98Se and it worked.
Also, it is a good idea to follow the directions as they are shown in your sound card manual!

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U can download songs from this site its free

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