Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro and Vista 64

I just built a new computer system?and am trying to get my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro to work in my new system. I am running 64 bit Vista?on an ASUS P5E-V HDMI motherboard with 4 GHz of memory and an intel Quad Core Processor. I have downloaded the Vista drivers, but I cannot get everything to work properly. My THX console, speaker setting console and others will no longer work. I am getting sound only through the front left and front right speakers. My subwoofer, center channel and right rear and left rear spekaers will not work. I have confirmed that analog 5. has been selected and that digital is not checked. I am at a loss as to what to do next. I have Logitech THX Z-5300e 5. speaker system. Please help!

Is there no one out there that can help?

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<font color="#0000FF">Any ideas appreciated! Is there something I am doing wrong? Thanks.

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)Audigy 2 Platinum EX and Windows 7 :'''(? Hi to all! I'm new here and my english is so bad..... so excuse me!
With Windows7 (x64 or x84 both!) my Audigy 2 Platinum EX doesn't work correctly!
I've just tried with official driver and update.... last driver are very very bad :'''(
I've partly resolved with unofficial drivers (downloaded on this forum) but external module
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TXH to all.
P.S.
Excuse me for my english....

)Audigy 2 Platinum EX and Windows 7 :'''(? Hi to all! I'm new here and my english is so bad..... so excuse me!
With Windows7 (x64 or x84 both!) my Audigy 2 Platinum EX doesn't work correctly!
I've just tried with official driver and update.... last driver are very very bad :'''(
I've partly resolved with unofficial drivers (downloaded on this forum) but external module
still doesn't? work :'''(? i can use only line-in and lin-out, but remote control is completly
unusable.... how can i do? Can you help me, plz?
TXH to all.
P.S.
Excuse me for my english....

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