Reinstallation of Vista Beta Drivers

I had my Audigy 2 installed and working pretty well with the Beta drivers, but replaced my motherboard, booted up, Vista found drivers for everything except the Audigy 2--question is how do you get the Vista beta drivers to correctly install a 2nd time around and get Vista to detect the Audigy 2. I ran into this a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't find an answer and ended up reinstalling Vista--I'd rather not reinstall Vista again. So again, had the Beta drivers installed and working, made a HW change, Vista didn't ID the Audigy 2 upon reboot, uninstalled the Creative console, and object module..., tried to reinstall the driver package, but Vista doesn't detect the Audigy 2 this time around, what next??

Somebody must have run into this??--anybody?

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I was wondering if there are any beta drivers available for the Modem Blaster V.92 Serial DE562? Thank You, Mike...

Holly cow... a v.92 modem! Christ that's from like, the 90's! You an old timer/ludite by any chance
You could probably get broadband for less.
Regardless, i very much doubt you'll ever find drivers for this piece of kit.
I think it's amazing creative have stated they'll develop Vista drivers for such old hardware.
If you're using the x86 (32bit) version of Vista then the Win XP drivers might work.
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Anyone got their Audigy 2ZS working on Vista Beta

I tried just about everything,, including the NGO Modded drivers, the Vista Beta drivers provided by Creative, the original Win XP driver, NOTHING WORKED? any suggestions, i heard some people got theirs working..

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CAN YOU MAKE THIS CAMERA USEFUL?
NEED NEW DRIVER!

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I have a Audigy 2ZS platinum sound card and can not get it to work with Windows Vista Beta . Does anyone know where I can obtain drivers for this OS, or is there ant work around for this problem?
Thanks for any help, Li'vermaggot

Thanks for your answer John. I reworded my search last night and found the same post. I emailed Creative Developer Network as was suggested at the bottom of the post and received the info from Creative today. Basically, XP drivers will work with Vista, however 3D and a few other items will not work with Vista until Creative comes out with beta drivers for Vista.
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Windows Vista Beta 2 Download Available FREE from MS

Ok who wants to try to run this with BootCamp ??? I am guessing it should be fine as its a release for x86 CPU (Intel).
Heres the link:
http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x86/download.htm
Update: Direct Link for Beta 2:
http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_ENDVD.iso
Its a 3GB ISO image which means you will need to burn the image to a DVD on completion...
For the Windows Vista Beta 2 activation key:
http://bartysblog.be/content/get-your-windows-vista-beta-2-keys-early
I am not too sure how getting the product key works - I am sure someone out there can work it out !!!
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Excellent ! Thanks for the heads up Nick.
I tried it in 'Image Mode' on Parallels (using the ISO as the boot image) and it definitely starts, but halts at an unknown USB device error. I disabled all the devices in Parallels - but no joy.
I am not in a mad rush to do it anyway - might try with BootCamp some time.
Did anyone get a result with the activation key via the SECOND LINK I provided (registering with MS ) ???
Once the mad rush subsides, heres some links to different language versions etc:
English 32-Bit: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x86/download.htm
English 64-Bit: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x64/download.htm
German 32-Bit: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/de/x86/download.htm
German 64-Bit: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/de/x64/download.htm
Japanese 32-Bit: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/jp/x86/download.htm
Japanese 64-Bit: http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/jp/x64/download.htm
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"1) Boot to the Vista DVD.
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3) Selected the first partition (200MB unknown partition), this was the EFI partition.
4) Pressed "delete."
5) Selected the Windows partition to install to.
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To fix that, I booted to the DVD again and selected "recovery options" - it said "Your startup information is invalid, click Repair And Restart to fix it".
On the next reboot it worked fine."
Taken from this thread: http://forum.osx86project.org/index....ic=14448&st=40
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WTF Creative fix winXP x64 driver new beta drivers still have the 4GB memory limit is

SBAX_PCDRVBETA_US_2_8_000.exe
I just pop in my audigy 2 ZS to see if beta drivers released June 8 fixed the no 5. issue with pass drivers unless u had no more then 4GB or limited the OS to 4GB using boot.ini
*no sound from my center and rear speakers
"the Known Issues:
* When using 5. Speaker configuration, no audio output from the Center/Rear channels.
?? To restore audio output in Windows XP: Launch Play Control Panel, click the Speaker Volume button, then click the Restore Defaults button."? (did not work no matter how many times i tried it's + also did numeros reboots)
doesn't work ? only after adding /MAXMEM=4096 did everything start working like it should.
my computer has 8GB of ram and by using this fix the other 4GB go to waste why is this issue fixed on Vista x64 drivers but NOT on XP x64
come on Creative WTF?:angry:
so creative nothing was fixed for WinXP x64 with this beta driver !!!!!!!!!!!
Message Edited by ATT-Half on 06-25-2008 07:8 AM

Re the F8 trick: Thanks. Still very annoying, as it needs to be pressed and selected on every boot. Still, it's a workaround. Re "hey it's only beta" and "not signed on purpose", I will argue that not signing drivers puts an unneccessary installation hurdle before the user. Worse, it is not readily apparent how to circumvent that hurdle. That drastically reduces the number of users that will install and use the driver, and could thus give feedback on it. My assumption is that Creative have released the beta drivers publically to get a wide range of good feedback on their performance. Also, to give the most impacted users an alternative to just removing their Creative card and falling back to onboard sound. Both objectives are more easily achieved if the driver can be installed - and used - without needing to go through an F8 boot menu on every startup. The driver is already designated as beta and carries a prominent expiration date. Not signing the driver does not do anything to alert the user of the fact that this is a beta that the expiration date popup did not already do. Look to graphics cards. You will find beta drivers there, released mainly to relieve pressing issues in-between driver releases. Those drivers are signed, yet no one doubts that they are beta drivers, not least because they are released on a page that displays a very prominent BETA logo. Creative has goals in publically releasing beta drivers, which won't be met if users can't install the drivers.

Audigy 2 ZS beta drivers a step backwar

OK. My Audigy 2 ZS was working fine with the previous Beta drivers.
I was then forced to upgrade to the latest ones, and now Vista won't start up. It goes through the bootup process but instead of displaying the round Vista logo, it resets and goes back to the checking memory bit.
I have had to uninstall them via Safe-mode to get my OS to work.
While I'm not against upgrading to the latest drivers, Creative should at least allow the previous ones to work until rather than completely disabling them after a certain date.
I have logged the issue with Creative but just received the standard "we are too busy to respond individually" reply.
Has anyone else experienced this Vista problem or know of any workarounds?
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Quick ALchemy + Non BETA drivers question... for C

Hello,?I've been reading posts in this forum for the last two days... Wow... so much info!?Anyway, from what I've gathered so far (and please correct me if I'm wrong) the situation is as follows:
Official (non-BETA) drivers should be available for Vista sometime in March, these drivers should include all functionality (previously available in XP), including EAX, through the ASIO or OpenAL stacks, right?<So any game that boast EAX and uses the OpenAL/ASIO stack will work faultlessly, right?<
Meanwhile, old games that use DirectSound3D will only work with the ALchemy wrapper (that simulates a DirectSound HAL), correct?<
Assuming the above is all correct, does Creative plan to release the ALchemy wrapper with their official (non-BETA) driver? This would be great as then the new driver would (theoretically) support any EAX game (DirectSound or OpenAL)...
Thanks in advance.

g26,
I don't have any more information for everyone on what else will be included in the driver at the moment. As far as EAX goes, if a game is OpenAL it should be fine, OpenAL still works and hasn't been removed. Games with EAX that use DirectSound 3D will have to go through ALchemy instead, because of the changes in the OS. At the moment ALchemy is beta as well but keep an eye on the forums and the preview page for more updates on that. When there is more news on ALchemy I'll try to add it to the FAQ thread for that too.
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Microsoft is going to pressure Creative for better drivers!

Cool feature of vista:
Finally, Microsoft will be making it easier for users to get manufacturers to take action when it comes to bad driver releases. Often times, an application or game can be completely or partially crippled due to a bug in the driver or just one that is poorly designed. Windows Vista will allow users to vote for the quality of a driver that they install and all drivers that wish to pass the Windows Vista Premium logo program must meet a Green status, which is a rating of 7 to 9. Any driver that is rated below it will cause the accompanying device to fall out of Premium compliancy and the manufacturer must supply users with a fixed driver within 90 days. How Microsoft will enforce this policy remains to be seen, but it's definitely a step forward in creating stable and secure Windows systems."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2842

Your missing 3 points about how it works.
. These are for MS vertified drivers only.
2. Developers don't have to get MS certifed to use it.
3. Creative drivers would be certifed, has nothing to do with how much you upgrade a driver, its based on that driver release quality.
To sum up article below, you don't NEED MS at all to get a driver in vista.
http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2780&p=3
"Of greater importance though is the difference in how drivers are handled. The x64 version will by default be locked down to only accept kernel mode drivers which have been signed, and while this can be bypassed by tweaking Vista a bit, it's not a very easy thing to do at the moment and there is no guarantee it will stay this way. Ultimately, Microsoft sees this as a move towards ensuring better drivers, but as we've seen with WHQL certified video drivers, there are a lot of things that can slip through the cracks of Microsoft's testing. It is also not clear, even within Microsoft, whether developers who need to write kernel mode drivers (drivers which effecti'vely have full, unadulterated, operating system level access to the hardware) will be allowed to sign their drivers using 3rd parties like Verisign. Giving developers this option would offer support without WHQL tests, but would almost defeat the purpose of the requirement (which is to ensure the integrity of the system).
If only a Microsoft signature is to be allowed, hardware manufacturers will be at the mercy of Microsoft, who may not sign legally questionable devices such as DVD emulators, but at the same time may also not sign malware such as the overambitious anti-piracy toolkit StarForce or Sony's CD rootkit. In general we're concerned that with the other Digital Rights Management technologies going into Vista such as HDCP, Microsoft is going to lean towards the side of only avoiding signing obvious malware and software that sits on the "fair use" side of the IP/copyright fence (while still signing items like StarForce). However, we won't really know what kind of a stance Microsoft is going to take until Vista shi
ps.
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Getting Zen to work on Vista Bet

OK...after all that it took to figure out how to be able to use my Zen player on Vista Beta 2, I thought I'd try and make the way easier for others.
Vista comes with an app called the "program compatability wizard", which is provided as a work-around for those programs which do not have nati've compatability with Vista. You can find this via the Help and Support window, on the first page. You'll need to use this to install/enable your zen-based player. In the case outlined below, the wizard will not have any down-sides once the software and drivers are installed...it simply seems to help direct the installer on where to install the drivers where locations are different that with XP, as well as to avoid errors via the setup picking up a OS incompatability....once installed software can be opened just like any other program in Vista
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As an extra, I would recommend checking on the creative site for any driver or software updates - also run these via the compatability wizard to be safe. The general rule being that the most recent versions of applications seem to work the best in Vista.
For those who want to use their player outside Media Source (or WMP), there is a plugin available for Winamp, which works well for both Vista and XP - it is important to note that not ALL Zen models are nati'vely supported in Winamp, so this can be a handy option.
Hope this help those, who like myself, have been running in circles trying to find the info they need Message Edited by crayolakidd on 06-22-2006 2:36 AM

The "Zen" model (20GB)- which was released here in Australia late last year. I previously had the Zen Touch (which I think this replaces), which I had updated to the latest "playsForSure" firmware - which I might add created one hell of a headache!! - but there is no such firmware update available for this model, only the original .00.02 firmware. I had tried to run via USB connection prior to figuring out how to install via the compatability wizard, but Vista was unable to install drivers and was unable to use via WMP without those drivers.
Below is the link showing the model in question
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K8N Neo 2 Plat. NVRAID - problem installing Vista Beta 2, anyone can help???

now, since this board is supported by the nForce 3 ultra chipset and that nVidia has not yet develloped 64-bit Windows Vista Beta 2 drivers for NVRAID (64 bit of course), system drivers have been available.
the online upgrade checker program thing that is used by Microsoft to verify if vista beta 2 will install properly on this board says I might have trouble with SATA Raid support since it does not recognize the nForce 3 ultra NVRAID.
Does anyone have the slightest idea where these driver could be found or will MSI devellop them in time cause I have a copy that is waiting to be installed but it will simply not recognize my hard disk or will not see it at all.
my disks are 3 x WD Raptor 74GB in RAID 0

Quote from: exess on 27-July-06, 00:21:47
tried that already guys!!!!! these drivers support nForce4 and above.........................
I even tried nVidia support, and them to tell me to contact MSI since they haven'T develloped any.........................
this is lame..... I mean the board ain't that old.....
well, if nvidia support doesn't have any, than MSI won't have any. i don't know why you think it's lame if a manufacturer doesn't have drivers for an operating system that is not even released yet (beta doesn't mean it is final).

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