Best Official way to install drivers on Win7 with Xtrem Audio Notebook (Gray)

MBest Official way to install drivers on Win7 with Xtrem Audio Notebook (Gray)? Hi Guys and Creative Gurus,
I have a lot of configuration problem with my Windows 7 configuration and my Xtreme Audio Notebook expresscard (gray one). Mostly due to Creative Drivers installation order. For example, right now the Software Update don't detect my card, even if all seems to work nearly fine (popping and crashing on small sound like directory navigation on Win 7).
So I'm asking: What is the best and official way to install those drivers, including the Console Launcher, on Win 7 ?
Do I have to, from a clean Windows 7, to plug my card, wait for Win 7 to detect and donwload drivers, and instal after that my original XP CD drivers coming with the card to have the Console Launcher?
Or: Do I have, from a clean Win 7 configuration, to remove my internet connection to avoid Win 7 to find a drivers, to install first my XP CD comming from Creative (to have the Console Launcher), and after that to install official Win 7 drivers from Creative web site ?
Or, do I have, from a clean Win 7 configuration without any internet connection, to first install official Creative Win 7 drivers for my card, and after that to install "something" from "somewhere"? to get the last Console Laucher application?
Or does Creative made a great full package for my card "a la" Daniel_K for Win 7 I just have to install?
I'm asking because for my XtremGamers I use Daniel_K Drivers and this guys just made it simple and working!
Unfortunatly I don't think he have a package for my Xtreme Audio ExpressCard notebook. Anyway, I still apreciate his work !
And additionnaly: Does Win 7 recquire use of OpenAL (like vista)?
That sound some stupids question but guess what, I didn't find those simples information in the whole Creative web site or forum!
Thanks for your lights guys!
Loran_69

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Installer Operation: InstallThirdPartyPayloadOperation
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Installing third party payload
Installing payload
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Command line arguments:
1: 0 2: 1033 3: 1252
1: 0 2: 1033 3: 1252
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Message type: 0, Argument: 1033
Message type: 1, Argument: Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86
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I wouldn't like to have to use a third party software to do this, so the question is: is there a better way to install directly the Mavericks not having to use a third party software?

Install the new drive in the computer.
Install the old drive in an external USB or Firewire enclosure.
Boot the computer from the Recovery HD on the external drive.
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Clone your external drive to the internal drive.
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Step Two: Remove the old drive and install the new drive. Place the old drive in an external USB enclosure. You can buy one at OWC who is also a good vendor for drives.
Step Three: Boot from the Recovery HD on the external drive. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the Recovery HD then click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Step Four: New Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your new hard drive (this is the entry with the
      mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of
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3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from
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4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the
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5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the
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6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several
      hours depending upon the drive size.
Step Five: Clone the old drive to the new drive
1. Using Disk Utility still opened.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the
      Destination entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the
      Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the new internal drive. Source means the old external drive.
Step Six: Open the Startup Disk preferences and select the new internal volume. Click on the Restart button. You should boot from the new drive. Eject the external drive and disconnect it from the computer.

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Hi,
I can't re-create your error. I've got NO problem at all:
All I can say.: please download again, save it on desktop and run it from there.
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