Audigy 2 ZS, 7.1 creative speakers, vista probl

Hello everyone, I just acquired a new desktop with windows vista home premium (32bit) installed on it and I have a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card(from my previous computer) that I installed on it as well as a Creative 7. (Inspire P7800) set of speakers. I downloaded the latest vista driver for the Audigy 2 ZS from the Creative website and I managed to install it and have the audio console work. However, my 2 rear speakers and my subwoofer would not work (no sound) when I run the sound test using the audio console. The speakers were configured as 7.. Could anyone help me with that or give me some advices on what I could do to have my 7. system work properly with vista thanks a lot,JM

Thanks very much for the info.
Is this the website where I should be downloading the updates for my audigy?
http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/
Thanks again,
JM

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