SB Audigy 2 ZS Notebook driver install probl

Hello there i just bought a new notebook edition SB Audigy 2 ZS card and im having alot of trouble installing the driver and ap
ps.
When using either the cd it came with or the updated driver install from creative.com about half way through the install my computer crashes. My computer detects the sound card. Ive also tried using the driver update feature and when it starts about 3/4 the way installing from the cd it stops and asks for the directory to the file ha20x2k.sys to continue. Well i've searched the entire cd and only found one file that resembles it and its labeled ha0k2k.sys I dunno what the deal is with that. Im using an Averatec 3300 series notebook running Windows XP pro SP2. Ive searched up and down for some kind of information that can help me but nothing so if anyone has some input that might be of some help it would be greatly appreciated

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Recently my creative speaker settings and all my THX controls stopped working. I removed all my drivers, then reinstalled the following from the creative website.
. Creative Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series and Audigy 4 series Driver 02.08.0004
This reinstalled the creative media center as well as the creative audio console, but it did not install the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS folder or application etc, which is what has all the Creative Speaker Settings and THX control and all the other creative options. I tried using the driver installation disc which came with the soundcard, but although it shows the creative settings/ THX control installed, whenever i try to open those applications, I get an error message saying that it cannot open that audio device, install audio drivers. I searched for the right drivers and even did the automatic updater, yet it did not work.
So basically could anyone help me find the right driver to download so my creative speaker settings, THX console and all those other apllications will work?
Thanks for your time.

Even using just the CD drivers, shouldn't the applications still work?
right now when I try to open creative speaker settings I get the error:
The Audio device selected by this application is not detected. The application will exit.
Does that mean anything?

Quadro Notebook Driver Release 310.70 WHQL (Release Date: 2012.12.10)

Has anyone tried the new NVIDIA Quadro Notebook Driver Release 3310.70 WHQL (Release Date:
2012.12.10) yet?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro-notebook-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-310.70-whql-driver.html
RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS :
New in Release 310.70:
ODE Driver WHQL
The R310 drivers are the fourth ‘Optimal Drivers for Enterprise’, a release dedicated to relatively long term stability for ISV certification, OEMs, and Enterprise customers.
OepnGL 4.3 support on Kepler and Fermi series GPUs.
Workstation Features – Mosaic and Sync
Mosaic topology configurations are now preserved across driver over installs for 310 and up.
Sync settings will persist across driver over install with 310 drivers and up.
NVWMI 2.9
Workstation: Windows 7 and later
Improves performance of the profile framework
Implements saving on an nView desktop profile in the method ProfileManager::saveDesktopProfile
Supports saving a display EDID in the method Display::saveEDID
NVIDIA Control Panel
The NVIDIA Control Panel Access Control features allow workstation enterprise administrators to control which features of the NVIDIA Control Panel are available to users.
Manage 3D Settings Category: NVIDIA Driver Controlled Mode – Windows 7 and later
New mode that causes the GPU to automatically apply the best performance and image quality settings when using features such as Mosaic, SDI, and G-Sync/Quadro Sync.
Display-> Change Resolution Page: Select Displays option – Windows 7 and later
New option to apply customer resolutions to multiple displays at once.
nView Desktop Manager
Bird’s Eye View feature replaces the UI tab->edit gridlines feature. Provides a 10,000 foot overview of all desktops and allows manipulation of windows, desktops and gridlines.
Workstation application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, feature limitations, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
W520 4270CTO i7-2820QM Quadro2000M 1920x1080 Display 16GB RAM 2x240GB Intel 510 SSDs (RAID 0) - BIOS 1.42 - PCMark7:4,568
Samsung Series 9 15-inch NP900X4C-A03US - PCMark7: 4674

@harrisb: If it's not broken, don't fix it.
I had frequent IE9 freezes.
MIrcrosoft Action Center assigned the cause to NVIDIA and recommended updating the NVIDIA driver.
I installed Version 310.70 WHQL and so far everything is running smoothly.
W520 4270CTO i7-2820QM Quadro2000M 1920x1080 Display 16GB RAM 2x240GB Intel 510 SSDs (RAID 0) - BIOS 1.42 - PCMark7:4,568
Samsung Series 9 15-inch NP900X4C-A03US - PCMark7: 4674

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