About Audigy 2 ZS

Hello people , I just got my fresh installation of Windows Vista Ultimate and I'm the owner of a Soundblaster 2 ZS.
After installing my Creative Drivers (The ones in the Installation CD) I had some sound problems (the sound would distort after some time).
I downloaded Windows Vista Drivers for ZS2 and it seemed to solve the problem , still though I have trouble with the programs included in creative folder , when I run the diagnostics tool it says it hasnt detected the sound card , still though I can view it on My Devices (my computer)
I would appreciate some feedback on how to deal with this issue.
Thank you in advance .
NekroDeath

The inputs are easy to find and select:?
Right-click the Mixer icon on the taskbar and select "Playback Devices".<
There should open a new Window with the options of "Speakers" and "SPDIF"<
With Speakers highlighted click the?"Properties" button on the lower?right corner<
Go to the 4th tab (I believe it is "volume" in english, "Pegel" in german)<
There you have your inputs!<
Unmute Line-In and set its volume according to your desires.<
Also remember that software designed for XP, that should control the Line-IN settings, (ie. Hauppauge WinTV or Dscaler) will be unable to do so in Vista, do to the architecture change. You can however enable "Compatibility Mode for Windows XP SP2" for these applications (right-click on their executable) and restore control of the inputs directly from the program. (You should however unmute it first as explained above). PS:? All Creative Software that came on the CD is incompatible to Vista. Only the included Audio Console should work as expected.Message Edited by alexs3d2 on 05-07-200707:3 PM

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