AC3Filter Dolby decoding on Xfi under Vista x64 - please he

How do I set up AC3filter to decode the signal from my satellite box optical in?I have the audio optical output from my Sky+ satellite receiver connected through the I/O module to my?X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatalty Pro. My Creative Inspire T7700 7. speakers are connected directly?to my soundcard with the 7. audio cable. I can hear normal sounds fine through my system, but anything broadcast with DTS (DD) doesn't work - i guess because Vista does not support hardware decoding. So I'm trying to use A3filter to decode for me. However, I can't work out the settings I need to use. Any ideas? Many thanks.

Dolby Digital (DD/AC3) is completely different form DTS. I'm not sure that Sky transmits DTS, so assume thats a typo. Chances are that there is no support for incoming decode of multichannel audio via Creatives crap Vista drivers, compounded Vista's **bleep** DRM controls and removal or DirectSound. If that's the case then at most you will only get a stereo stream passed from the optical in to the soundcard, so any software like AC3Filter or FFDShow's direct sound filters wont work anyway. From the Vista FAQ:?Will decoding of Dolby Digital and DTS signals be supported in the future? If not, why not?
These functions are not supported at driver level in Windows Vista and going forward will be supported at application level by applications such as Power DVD or WinDVD.
Perhaps when/if Creative pull their finger out and get some proper drivers out there will be software support for decode of multichannel, (if there isnt already), although it begs the question of why Creative are incapable of doing the same at driver level or via their own software.

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