jtdoom wrote:

is this same issue???

Illegal System DLL Relocation, REALTEK HD Audio Control Panel

Click Here to open a page with a link to download the patch to fix the "Illegal System DLL Relocation" error.

It's not the same issue in my case.  The driver isn't Realtek, so the MS fix is null and void.  If this was in fact a Realtek sound board, it would apply.

Seeing as the embedded sound is Soundmax, the fault is in the detection phase of the driver install.

I can confirm this exact behavior on Gateway E2100 series machines so far.  These machines do in fact have SoundMAX and not Realtek hardware.

Hardware ID:
PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_2010107B&REV_02