Creative Software Not Runn

Hi i know a lot of people have posted similar things to this but i think my problem is different to others.
I have no trouble installing drivers for my Audigy 2, i can do it with the CD or without using the EAX update downloads. The problem is i cant install any of the creative software. I get the 00% complete "updating DirectX" hang, so instead of running the main setup i've tried:
Downloading all applications from the support site and running them :: Didnt work
Running the setups individually from the CD :: Didnt work
I can get almost any of the setups to run from the CD, install, but the application just wont run. Wierdly enough the only creative applications i can get to work are Speaker Calibration and Creative Diagnostics. As i said before for any other application like surround mixer, speaker setup etc. the setups run, install but the programs dont work. I've noticed though i cannot run the CTEngine setup at all from the CD, could this be the problem none of the applications work?
I need to get the software to work because i'm stuck in 2. speaker setup by default and i'm using 5. surround sound speakers which is driving me mad!!
My setup:
Intel P4 3.2e Procssor @ 3.8Ghz
Abit IC7-Max3
2x 52mb sticks of OCZ PC4000 @ 238Mhz
BFG 6800 Ultra
20gb 8mb cache & 60gb 2mb cache IDE Hard dri'ves
Audigy 2
Windows XP Pro SP2
All latest drivers up-to-date
I use Sygate Personal Firewall Pro and NOD32 anti-virus. I've run the setups with both these applications off, and i've also tried everything with my PC at default clock speeds.
All i need is to find out whats causing my creative software not to work and i'll be happy again.
I'm praying someone can help here!

Hello one Word,
Would you be so kind to give the Link to these Software, to somebody who`s beaten by creative as yourselv ? You would make me to the happiest man in uni'verse, I think.
I have some similar problems and could not solve it by support (....!)knowledge Base or Forum. All I saw I`m not alone with strange problems on the audigy zs 2 Notebook.
Is there been no feedback of the support to your questions also ?
greets from the Continent
ceegee
My specifications:
Win2000 SP4, Centrino M ,7 GHZ, 52 MB RAM
Logic 5.5, Rebirth 2.02

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