Nforce audio no rear channel

hello
im using the kn7420 mobo with a set of old 4.1 speakers in analog.
before my recent windows reinstall they worked perfectly i.e. sound out of all four speakers. now no matter which driver set i use or what options i set i cant get any sound out of the rear channel in applications. If i use the speaker test in the nforce control panel i can get it to work with certain settings but never with winamp or any games.
my speakers are creative fps 1600
any help would be appreciated
thank you
michael

Set cloning in the new audio drivers 4.31. In AC3 filter settings set 5.1 speakers. In WinAmp go preferences-Output-DirectSound-configure set Nvidia Audio and hardware accel. (Thanks to Wonkanoby)

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