Audigy 2 ZS - popping sound in mce

Hi,
I recently installed windows 7 (32 bit). I set up the speakers in windows media center to use the coax digital output (and 5. speakers) and when I click the button to test the speakers I just hear a clicking/popping sound.
If I set the speakers up for the single RCA analog plug and 5., the test button makes a sound ok but only for 2 channels.
I've installed the most recent driver I could find for audigy 2 zs, which is v 2.8.
Can anyone suggest how to get the speakers working in mce?
Thanks,
Phil

&Re: Audigy 2 ZS - popping sound in mceO No, you're not belittling me at all. There are so many settings applictions that I don't know where to start or even how to find them all. Good tip re the windows/creative control applets.
Setting all the # speakers and bit rates the same in the windows and creative apps didn't seem to help so I tried disabling the spdif output device and now I get all channels in mce. Yay. Thanks for your help.
Seems like the speakers device works but the spdif device does not. My sound card has a 2.5mm digital output port which I connect to the coax digial input on my denon amp with a mono 2.5mm to single rca cable. Is the spdif device supposed to work with this kind of connection?
Also, am I likely to lose anything by using the speaker device instead of the spdif device?
Thanks,
Phil

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