Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 Windows 7 problems

I have problems with My X-Fi Surround 5., installed in Windows 7; I get sound skipping in Youtube, for about half of a second and sometimes, there are sound pauses (3-4 seconds each) in Youtube or Winamp. The card is set on Full Speed and I have tried both CD drivers and latest Beta ones from the website. The Beta ones are even worse, since I am getting a lot of popping when I am listening to music, but also when I am talking through Skype ( again, in Full Speed USB 2.0 mode ).
Has anyone found a solution yet? I am 00% sure its a driver problem.

Ok, here we go :
ASUS X55SV laptop with :
-T7500 CPU at 2.2GHz
-4GB RAM DDR667
-320GB HDD Western Digital Black Edition
-9500GT video card
-Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Again, I was expecting these issues to appear in games like Counterstrike Source, where more CPU time is used, but there I do not hear popping sound. Also, when the issues occur, I do not register any CPU usage spike.

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[url="http://forums.creative.com/t5/Sound-Blaster/SB-X-Fi-Series-Support-Pack-2-0-05-5-2009/td-p/527485" rel="nofollow">This one[/url] looks like it's aimed at your card:
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