SB audigy 2 ZS (WDM)

HP Pavilion desktop PC came preinstalled with windows HP XP? Media Centre, as a result of hard dri've failure and new hard dri've was installed, the XP home edition is no longer available, so a OEM XP home edition SP3 was installed. The PC was supplied with the Altec Lansing 2.2. speakers, and the Creative SB AUDIGY 2?ZS (WDM) sound card,?there is no multi channel sound manager, and the ability to select 2. speakers is missing in the control panel sounds section, (there are numerous choices of L/speaker configerations but no 2.), when the PC is switched on the windows sound comes from the speakers briefly and then it is silent. According to the online driver checks the drivers are the latest. Can?I obtain advise on how to sort out the problem, the CD dri'ves give audio output from the front audio outlet, and the microphone works from the rear input. With thanks?

Guru, the details on the Creative sound care are: SB Audigy 2 ZS, SNo. MSB035947600289469. Customer PNo. 587-5855, Model No. 0350.
The sound loud speaker is an Altec Lansing powered audio systems, powered subwoofer, 460 SHUK008529.
On the?original set up?I could in the sound system select a 2. setup, am?I am sure that the current drivers are the XP Home edition from the set up disc. With thanks for your help.

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Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)-Picture of rear panel nee

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone has, or knows where I can get a
picture of the back of the Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM).
The way I have my computer set up, I can not see the connectors
and which one is which.
Also, there are NO colors on the back of my card.
(and I am going to be looking at it upside down) -
I remember seeing a great closeup shot, but that was years ago
I should I saved it back then!
I also would like to know how many external inputs there are on that card,
and are they stereo and/or digital?
Thank you for any help you can give me.
I have been searching for a few weeks to no avail.

Hi!
I appreciate the URL, but that is not what I was looking for.
I have that help files already. Also my unit is not the platinum.
I just have the card, and the picture I need is a closeup of the
rear bracket, so I can see, upside down, exactly what each connector is.
On most sound cards they are colour coded, and IF this one is, it is not visible.
And I have trouble seeing anyway ... OLD eyes LOL!
A few years ago there was an awesome full color, closeup, detailed photograph,
not a drawn picture on the net, somewhere, and I should have saved it then ...
The best laid plans! OH WELL!

Audigy(1) Platinum PCI Not Detected By Installation CD In New Desk

Hello, I just updated to a new computer and pulled my Audigy Platinum SB0090 (with the front dri've panel) out of my old system and installed it in my new systemell E52 (AMD dual core)Windows XP SP23GB memory?) I disabled the onboard sound in the BIOS.2) Installed the Audigy Sound PCI card and dri've panel.3) Upon boot, Windows XP installs the Firewire and Gameport automatically. I tell it "no" when it prompts my to install audio device drivers.4) I try to install the current Audigy Platinum drivers from here, SBAX_WBUP2_LB_2_09_006, but it tells me no Audigy is detected and won't install.5)?I try to install the drivers from my original installation CD (PN: 220ML0003067) and am also?told that my?Audigy is not detected.6) The new PC has two PCI slots, 3 and 4. is PCIe6, 2 is PCIe. I've tried both PCI slots to no avail. The BIOS shows an audio device in whatever slot it is in. Partial Solution:7)? I went ahead a told Windows XP to search for drivers and it'sdid find?them on the original installation CD and installed them. I now have basic operations, but no dri've panel access. However, both installers above still cannot detect the Audigy. In Device Manager I now show:- Sound, video and game controllers-- Audio Codecs-- Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)-- Creative Gameport-- Legacy Audio Drivers-- Legacy Video Capture Devices-- Media Control Devices-- Video Codecs?All of the above devices are working properly. Apparently I will not be able to easily get these installers to work. Is there a way I can manually?install the drivers neccessary to get current and full functionality of my Audigy and front dri've panel?Thanks

This is my view. It's all OK. It looks?if the Plug And Play function doesn't work. IRQ 0?Timer di sistema?OK
IRQ ?PS/2 Keyboard?OK
IRQ 4?Porta di comunicazione (COM)?OK
IRQ 6?Controller disco floppy standard?OK
IRQ 8?Orologio di sistema CMOS a tempo reale?OK
IRQ 9?Sistema compatibile ACPI Microsoft?OK
IRQ 9?SCSI/RAID Host Controller?OK
IRQ 3?Coprocessore matematico?OK
IRQ 5?Intel(R) ICH8 Family SMBus Controller - 283E?OK
IRQ 6?Intel(R) P965/G965 PCI Express Root Port - 29A?OK
IRQ 6?ASUS X950 SeriesOK
IRQ 6?Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 2834?OK
IRQ 6?Intel(R) ICH8 Family PCI Express Root Port - 283F?OK
IRQ 7?Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 2835?OK
IRQ 7?Intel(R) ICH8 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 2849?OK
IRQ 7?Generic Marvell Yukon Chipset based Ethernet Controller?OK
IRQ 8?Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A?OK
IRQ 8?Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 2832?OK
IRQ 9?Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 283?OK
IRQ 9?Intel(R) 8280HR/HH/HO SATA RAID Controller?OK
IRQ 2?Controller host Texas Instruments IEEE 394 compatibile OHCI?OK
IRQ 22?Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)?OK
IRQ 23?Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Uni'versal Host Controller - 2830?OK
IRQ 23?Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836?OK
IRQ 23?Controller host OHCI compatibile IEEE 394?OK
IRQ 23?Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 67xxx Capture Device?OK

Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (Tremor) Sound C

Hey there! Seems like I'm having the same problems that others are when they get a Gateway OEM Audigy...
Gateway doesn't offer any software like Creative does, they just post the drivers? Drivers: 5.2.4.442 ...
I built my own little PC however the Audigy 2 ZS is Gateway OEM? So does that mean I can never get Creative's software? Because this is suppose to be a great card. & I've heard my roommates. But he has everything Installed were I merely have the drivers located --
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=9860&dscr=Creative%20SB%20Audigy%20 2%20ZS%20(Tremor)%20Sound%20Card%20Drivers%20%20Re vision:%205.2.4.442&uid=96355720
Now it seems that the only way to get all the cool sound effects is to have everything installed that comes with the Creative Audigy, so I went ahead & tried installing my buddies software seeing that we have the ?same card? but it won?t let me, it keeps stating I don?t have an Audigy in there.
Is there anything I can do? Maybe bypass that evil message? I mean the card is there & it is this company?s product? So shouldn?t we have access to the software?
Please help!
Below are the drivers or what it says in my device manager.
& in my signature you can clearly see my PC?s specs.
Under: Sound, video and game controllers
Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
Under Driver Tab:
Driver Provider: Creative
Driver Date: 3//04
Driver Version: 5.2.4.442

Hi!
I appreciate the URL, but that is not what I was looking for.
I have that help files already. Also my unit is not the platinum.
I just have the card, and the picture I need is a closeup of the
rear bracket, so I can see, upside down, exactly what each connector is.
On most sound cards they are colour coded, and IF this one is, it is not visible.
And I have trouble seeing anyway ... OLD eyes LOL!
A few years ago there was an awesome full color, closeup, detailed photograph,
not a drawn picture on the net, somewhere, and I should have saved it then ...
The best laid plans! OH WELL!

ASIO USB Audigy 2 NX Bad Firmware and very old drive

Operating System?? : Windows XP Professional (5., Build 2600)
??????Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-258)
Language??? : English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model?? : HP Compaq nx60 (PC49AV)
BIOS???? : KBC Version 39.2A
BIOS Date??? : 2006/07/27 (YYYY/MM/DD)
Processor??? : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor .73GHz
Memory???? : 504MB RAM
DirectX Version?? : DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DxDiag Version?? : 5.03.2600.280 32bit Unicode
Creative Product-PID
Product???? : USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
Description??? : USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
Model No.
?? : SB0300
S/N????? : MASB03006350000K
Driver version??? : . 0. 0
Firmware version? : . . 5050 (Factory Default)
PID????? : 0 03 00 00 00 00 A0
Creative Software
Audio Device Selection .0.06
Common Audio Driver Interface .03.34
Creative EAX Console 2.05.06
Creative Entertainment Center 3.00.55
Creative Graphic Equalizer .52.53
Creative MediaSource 3.30.2
Creative MediaSource Go! 3.0.5
Creative MediaSource Player Skin Pack .0.08
Creative Music Store Plugin .00.3
Creative On Screen Display .00.0
Creative Speaker Settings .54.08
Creative System Information .00.26
Creative Windows Diagnostics 3..06
MediaSource CD-ROM Burner Component 3.0.8
MediaSource Detector 3.00.8
SoundFont Bank Manager for Windows 2.00.06
Surround Mixer 3.52.54
Problem One:
I get the following results
]I get the following results
Speaker mode ?Function ?? USB . ???? USB 2.0
2.0 ???? Playback?? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
????#Record ?? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
4/5.
??Playback?? Up to 24-bit/48 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/48 kHz
????#Record ??? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/48 kHz
7. ??? Playback ?? Up to 6-bit/48 kHz ? Up to 6-bit/48 kHz
????#Record ??? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/48 kHz
I DON?T GET ANY ERRORS MESSAGE?S!
I DON?T GET ANY BANDWIDTH ERRORS.
According to the User manual, I should get 24-bit/96 kHz in 7. speaker settings on Playback on USB 2.0.
I do have USB 2.0 port! And my USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX is plug into it
I have downloaded the Microsoft and Creative newest updates available on the internet.
If I downgrade the USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX firmware
to v..0509 (Laterst Web version)
I get the following results
Speaker mode ?Function ?? USB . ???? USB 2.0
2.0 ???? Playback?? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
????#Record ?? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
4/5.
??Playback?? Up to 24-bit/48 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
????#Record ??? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
7. ??? Playback ?? Up to 6-bit/48 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
????#Record ??? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz ? Up to 24-bit/96 kHz
This would be wonderful but, the older firmware makes the USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX, unresponsi've in -+ 5 minutes.
All Programs are unresponsi've after 5 minutes, if I unplug the USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX my programs start to respond again. Resetting the firmware to factory default (v..05050), I get no problems, except that the USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX response on a USB 2.0 port as if it'ss plug-in on a USB . Port.
I don?t have any problems with any other USB 2.0 hardware! They all work fine and I DON?T get any error telling me I would get High speed if the hardware was plug into a USB 2.0 plug. BECAUSE IT IS A USB 2.0 PORT!
The problem lies in the with in the firmware.
Would you please update the firmware.
In Creative Device Control the USB Connection Speed box.
Your device is Connected at:
Is grey, I can't set any thing. Why not?
Suggestion One:
For technical Personal only!
The drivers Creative releases are based on the Extigy.
If I look at the drivers you write for the PCI range (Audigy, Audigy 2 and Audigy 4 Series) they are better.
The Sound Blaster USB Range, Especially the Audigy Range can do so much more with the right drivers.
I suggested, you create a driver for the USB Composite Device. That emulates a PCI slot. This would allow the External Sound Blaster USB range to install your new and very advance PCI drivers.
Folder structure:
Drivers
-support
?????-amd64
?????-i386
???-wdm
?????-common
???????-amd64
???????-i386
?????????-thunk
?????-Lang
???????-amd64
???????-i386
?????-win2k_xp
???????-amd64
???????-data
???????-i386
Example:
By adding in wdma_emu.inf
[Creative]
; EMU0K chip (SBLi've!, APS)
%EMU0K.DeviceDesc%=EMU0K_Device,PCI\VEN_02&DEV_000 2&CC_04000
; USB range (SBLi've!, APS)
%USB.DeviceDesc%=USB_Device,PCI\VEN_02&DEVXXXXXXXX XXXXX
Adding in the Data folder, a data file for the USB Sound Blasters Audigy 2 NX would be ctp0300w.dat this tells the drivers which kind of features the SB0300 has.
It should detect if it'ss a Creative EMU0K Audio Processor (WDM)
or Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)
If this is not possible at the very most I would like the following software to work with USB Sound Blaster range.
Audio Console
AudioHQ
CtPanel.exe
EAX Editor
Speaker Calibrator?
THX Setup Console (This is only software rendering, not limited to selected devices works fine on my Sound Blaster Li've! Value, CT4832)
CTASIO(ASIO 2.0 or .0, The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX Support ASIO, You just didn?t include it in the drivers)
In EAX Console under Effects tab.
There is only a Environment
I?m sure that the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX can support.
- Environment
- Advanced EQ
-Special FX
-Custom
-Studio
-Karoake
Again you based it on the old Extigy drivers it'ss the hardware is not limited!
In Surround Sound Mixer under the Advance Button there should be a Balance/Fade window. Again there is no such window because you base it on the Extigy.
In Speakers Settings under Speaker Selection You should add the marker for Synchronize with Control Panel. (This is only a Drivers limitation)
The New PCI Drivers add branding in Microsoft Volume Control and in Sound and Audio Device Properties.
Can you add Branding for the Sound Blaster USB.
In
Sound and Audio Devices Properties
Volume (Tab)
Speaker Settings (Window)
Speaker Volume? (Button)
If you click on the Speaker Volume? button. It should give you the option to set Channel to Channel 8, currently there are only Channel and Channel 2
Sound and Audio Devices Properties
Volume (Tab)
Speaker Settings (Window)
Advance? (Button)
Effects (Tab)
Effects: (Drop down)
Is Empty there is only None. Can you please all of the EAX Advanced HD Effects
To conclude would you please improve the Sound Blaster USB Driver! Or just create a new range driver for the Sound Blaster USB!
Yours truly,
Horst Johan Kaiser

How can u see the firmware?on this card? ?I wanna know which date my firmware has on my Elite Pro and if it is the latest one?But Creative seems not to give answers to this (read about it from another person who asked this)

Audigy 2 ZS Platinum won't work with Windows XP Pro 64

My system has both normal Windows XP Pro & Windows XP pro 64bit installed.
The problems is that I can't get any sound on WinXp 64. The device manager has given me a "Code 39" on the "Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)" device. This hasen't happened to all the other devices attached to the card. WinXP 32 has no problems in loading the drivers or playing sounds.
My system specs are as follows...
Asus P5ND2-SLI Deluxe motherboard with 0705 BIOS installed
Pentium 4 EM64T 3.8GHz 670 LGA775 2MB L22x Corsair VSGB667D2 PC-5300 GB x28MBx64 240 DIMM 2x BFG GeForce 7800GTXCreative Labs Audigy 2 ZS PlatinumA Segate 250gig SATA hard dri've, a Segate 300gig SATA hard dri've & a Samsung 40gig SATA hard dri'veLITE-ON SOHW-693S DVD BurnerPioneer DVR-0D DVD Burner
I am using the latest drivers from the CreativeLabs website & pretty much the latest drivers for all my hardware.
Any ideas?

Never mind.
I've just solved the problem. I moved the card to another PCI slot, used Driver Cleaner Pro to remove the driver & reinstalled the driver.
Thank you anyway thou.

Have SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro - trying to use 2 inp

Hello:
I am using Cakewalk - Guitar Tracks Pro and I am trying to record 2 inputs at once. The problem is that I cannot get the 2nd input to show up. I can find no option to select for it. I notice that in the place where I can choose input, it says "Creative Audigy Audo Processor (WDM)( in, 4 out)." Does this mean that the 2nd input is not even registering to the program? Is there somewhere I can turn it on or is there a simple way to test if it works?
Thanks

I'm having similar problems...no sound at all from the external I/O box. I can hear system sounds, though. I posted a similar question last week...no replies. This forum seems to have lots of questions, but little in the way of answers.

Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Microphone Probs

Hello, I have had a frustrating time getting my microphone to work consistently using this card and Windows 7 x64. Here is what is happening:
Usually when I first boot up, my microphone will not work with Ventrilo or Windows Sound Recorder (no bars in the recording meter). If I enable Line in playback I can hear myself crystal clear all of the time so this is a good control. The mic is working, but the input isn't being passed onto programs. If I open/close ventrilo maybe 20-30 times I will be able to get the microphone to work. Usually it first starts out choppy after about 5 ventrilo open/closes and then it is finally sounds good. When I first get started trying to get the microphone to work, I won't see the green bars light up in the equalizer for the mic recording device. But once it gets started, I see the lights working. I DON'T CHANGE ANY SETTINGS BETWEEN WHEN THE MIC WORKS AND DOESN'T WORK. It just starts to work. My friend says getting my mic to work is like starting up an old Model A. You have to crank on it a while.
Drivers I have tried but all behave the same:
Default Windows 7 creative Audigy 2 drivers
Updated Audigy 2 drivers (July 2009 ) 2_8_00
Daniel K Drivers (3.6)
In Windows recording devices Mic I have tried the following:
Turning On/Off "allow programs to take exclusi've control of the device"
Different bit rates
Disabling the other recording devices
In Ventrilo I have tried:
Direct Sound on/off (makes no difference), works/doesn't work both ways
Hardware Mixer NONE/Line, makes no difference.
Currently have all input devices disabled except the two below.
Code:
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6., Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.09073-255)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: 22-CK-NF68
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 644MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 642MB RAM
Page File: 594MB used, 0688MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (00 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.0.7600.6385 32bit Unicode
Sound Devices
Description: Speakers (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20002&REV_04
Manufacturer ID:
Product ID: 00
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.000.37 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 6/23/2009 3:39:26, 866200 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xFF
Min/Max Sample Rate: 00, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: , 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20002&REV_04
Manufacturer ID:
Product ID: 00
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.000.37 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 6/23/2009 3:39:26, 866200 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xFF
Min/Max Sample Rate: 00, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: , 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Sound Capture Devices
Description: Line-In /Mic (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.000.37 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 6/23/2009 3:39:26, 866200 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF
Description: "What U Hear" (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.000.37 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 6/23/2009 3:39:26, 866200 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

- Tested the Daniel_k driver set. Those really didn't work unfortunately but I appreciate the effort anyone puts into releasing a third party driver set.
Also, I noticed there were more sound devices showing up in safe mode. Are those only loaded in safe mode? Specifically "Microsoft Approved Audio Drivers".
Is there a possibility of conflict?

Help! How to install/update my Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Model SB0

Hi there,
Sorry if this question is nai've, as I am new to this PC stuff
I got an old Dell Dimension XPS (2003; 3GHz) (no driver CD)
I hear no sound after connecting to a pair of cheap Antec Lansing speaker with cable
My XP sees the driver as Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)
My Driver software see it with Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Audio Driver
I opened the box, and see it as a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Model SB 0240
Where do I get the SB driver in order to install correctly?
I tried to download the driver Audigy 2 Value at the website:
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download2.asp?MainCategory=&Product=0653&dlcentric =9497&Product_Name=Audigy+2+Value&filetype=&OSName =Windows+XP
But after installing the driver, there still has no sound.
Can you please help?
Many thanks

sj67 wrote:
Hi there,
Sorry if this question is nai've, as I am new to this PC stuff
I got an old Dell Dimension XPS (2003; 3GHz) (no driver CD)
I hear no sound after connecting to a pair of cheap Antec Lansing speaker with cable
My XP sees the driver as Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)
My Driver software see it with Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Audio Driver
I opened the box, and see it as a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Model SB 0240
Where do I get the SB driver in order to install correctly?
I tried to download the driver Audigy 2 Value at the website:
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download2.asp?MainCategory=&Product=0653&dlcentric =9497&Product_Name=Audigy+2+Value&filetype=&OSName =Windows+XP
But after installing the driver, there still has no sound.
Can you please help?
Many thanks
?Your card is not "udigy 2 Value"? but "Audigy 2 Platinum" series card. So if you try install drivers go from CT support then select Audigy 2 Platinum there. IIRC, there are/were some problems to install original drivers for OEM cards ... resolution was/is to go to the vendors (dell in this case) support pages and install?drivers from there if you find ones. You may also try to install?HP OEM driver or patched Audigy installation. You can find both by searching here. jutapa?

Audigy Gamer not found by Wondows XP - Emu10kx installing inst

I have bee using an audigy gamer quite succesfully for the past year or so. Today, I upgraded my motherboard and cpu. my new motherboard has built on sound (as they all do now) that I have DISABLED in BIOS. I reinstalled a fresh copy of WindowsXP so the drivers would not be messed up with a new motherboard. I can see in my device manager that Creative Audigy Audio Proccesor (WDM) is on my list of installed and working devices...but i get no sound at all. I looked in my sound settings though windows and it shows my default sound device as Emu0kx Audio. This sounds like the same problems I read other people having but here is the difference... I still have my original CD! I used it, twice now, to try to install my card correctly, but nothing changes, still no sound. I downloaded the AUD_EAX4DRV_0303.exe pack from creative's web site but when I try to use it, it says no sound blaster audigy found on your system. I can assure you, it is in there. like I said before, it worked fine until I swapped motherboard and processor. I went from an MSI board with an Athlon 800+ to an MSI board (K8T Neo) with an Athlon 64 3400+. I have already tried moving it to a new PCI slot and that does not work either. I have downloaded all updates for my motherboard already. I checked with MSI, they say that this card is tested and works fine with their board. Also, the game port off my audigy is not showing up. I dont know if this is related to the same problem or not. One last thing, the firewire port on my audigy DOES work. So, this means, the card IS being found, but not found as an audigy. Please help!!!

Same problem here, it seems Microsoft has decided we should all be using this Kx driver instead. Is just as well because it works and CL can't manage to write drivers for thier own products anymore for some reason. I believe they may be trying to run some type of forced obsoescense on us. I do give them props for sharing the necessary specs to the ALSA people as my SBAudigy2 platinum works great on Ubuntu Linux using the ALSA driver.
but yeah, why does creative even offer the drivers online, NOBODY can install them, the installer is either broken or some firmware change or something makes it look like not a SB card so the installer will never work to install the driver. At least with the EMU0kx driver you have audio. If you force it via CTZAP on the CD it will install a non working driver and nothing will detect a Soundblaster card.
Cliffs: There are no drivers for the Soundblaster audigy series on Windows XP any more give up looking. A fresh install of windows and using your Install CD does not work, moving the card to a new PCI slot does not work, uninstalling the card drivers and hardware then reinstalling does not work. Creative is known for supplying great hardware and horrible software, sad but true.

Problems with SB Audigy 2 ZS...what a surprise(yeah rig

Okay, I'm trying to configure my sound system for stereo sound WITHOUT any special effects (ie 3-D sound, environmental audio, etc.) After trying to just FIND OUT how to do that (through the help menu and Creative website), I formed a very low opinion of Creative Labs and this product. This is ridiculous, and I am getting extremely frustrated. I doubt if I will buy any of their products, and this sound card came with this computer so I had no choice. The program that requests for me to change the settings states: "Test with the buttons below, and correct settings by using the tools supplies with your sound card." Yeah, right. I tried using the EAX control panel and hitting the "all effects off" button but no luck. I have tried using all the sound and volume settings also. I am running Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 and have an SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM). I have no sound problems whatsoever... I just need to disable special effects so that sound from the left channel is heard only in the left speaker/earphone, and the same thing with the right. Please, anybody, suggest something so I can sleep. Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Jeremy

hmm.....don't think I understand what problem you have fter reading your post. Have you disable CMSS?Message Edited by justaguy on 0-04-200706:50 PM

Win XP finds no audio device after installing Audigy 2

After installing Audigy 2 ZS, my Windows XP could no longer identify an audio device. Under Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices, clicking on the Audio tab, there is no Default Device for playback or whatsoever.
However, under the Hardware tab, Audigy 2 ZS is visible and seems to work fine. The only suspicious part I caught is that when I check for Properties of Audigy 2 ZS and go down to check Properties of Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM), the status shows "The di'ver is enabled but has not been started." I have no idea how this can be fixed.
The integrated sound card is turned off in the BIOS.
I've tried all possible ways to install, uninstall, install..., but just couldn't get XP to work properly. Any other possible solutions out there?
Many thanks!

Solved after reinstalling Win XP. Wasted too much time on trying other possible solutions.
Hope other people may learn something out of it.

Audigy SB0090 Original Installation

Where can I get such CD? I bought the card at a flea market, for $0, and the drivers on the Creative website are kind of sucky. I have tried to use the CD's probided by Badboy, but everytime I dowload the cd, it tells me that there is a CRC error on the ISO file when unzipping it. Any other suggestions or anyone that would be kind as to upload their cd, and I can get a copy of it's?Thank you. Stuserver

musicman53 wrote:
"it says "SB Audig Audio[A000]", this is in control panel (sound and audio devices) also. even in winamp."
That's what it is supposed to say.
Same on mine as well and everything here works ok.
What do you expect it to say?
If it's installed correctly, device manager should ID the card as Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM). If you have other listing like SB Audig Audio then it's most probably using Windows nati've driver and not Creative driver. I bet your other Creative application cannot be launch and would tell you that cannot detect the correct hardware and similar stuff.

Audigy Gamer prob

I have a Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer that I bought quite a while ago. It is retail and installs fine off of the CD (drivers, applications, etc.). Because the drivers on the CD are so old I want to update them. I downloaded the AUD_WEBUP_PCWDRV_-84-40 driver setup program off of Creative's site but it gives me the "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster Audigy on your system."
In the device manager there is the Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM) and it is enabled and is shown as working properly, which it is. The sound works through the card and everything plays okay but I want to update the drivers and everything for the next generation games and whatnot (though I probably should just upgrade the card, but that is irrelevant).
The web setup program is an .exe file so I cannot just extract it and get the drivers out so I don't really know how to get around this detection problem. Any help would be appreciated.System:AMD Athlon 64 3400+EPoX 8KDA series motherboardBFG GeForce 6800 OC
Sound Blaster Audigy GamerD-Link NIC400 watt PSUWindows XP Pro

One of the listed requirements for that file is:
Installation of the Audigy Web Update files released on 9 November 2003.</LI>
The file you need to install first is called AUD_EAX4DRV_0303.exe
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Audigy 2 ZS driver prob

*sigh* Where to start?
A couple of days ago I made the huge mistake of deciding to reformat my hdd's and "start fresh" as my computer had been developing some issues over the past few months. I'll spare you the horrid details of my struggle to get WinXP Home installed.
I get booted up with my fresh install of XP and begin the wonderful task of installing Norton Internet Security, Ad-Aware and then playing the update game for Windows. Once that is all done I decide it's now time to get my hardware drivers up to date. I begin with my Audigy 2ZS Gamer card. In a nutshell what's happening is this: I can install just about every driver package I have (Install CD and downloaded versions) but my sound card just flat won't work. I have zero sound with the exception of my system speaker in the case which only beeps to alert me to errors or during bootup.
When I check the status under Device Manager it shows everything is working perfectly. No conflicts anywhere. I browse through to the actual listing for the sound card itself and the initial screen tells me that my device is working properly. In fact every screen/window I look at tells me that my card is installed and working just fine except for one. In the properties tab (where it shows what device is being used for certain programs such as midi device, mixer, etc.) if I highlight the device under any of the trees and click the properties button I get the following message "Driver is enabled but not functioning properly". Furthermore, when I click on the settings tab in the window that gives me the status I get an error message stating "Cannont load Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM) driver. The driver file may be missing. Try installing the driver again, or contact your system administrator".
This is a problem that I have never encountered in my 0+ years of building and maintaining my own systems. I am a total loss of what to do next. I have double, triple and quadruple checked my BIOS settings to ensure that my onboard sound was (and stayed) disabled. I have un-installed and re-installed my card numerous times using 3 different PCI slots. During this Windows never once auto-detected my card. It always attempted to install a Multimedia Sound Device instead of a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 product. To test my card to make sure it wasn't fried I installed it in another computer running WinXP and it auto detected it just fine and began the installation process with no prompting from me at all. I have un-installed and re-installed the drivers from both the install CD and stand alone downloaded drivers using numerous methods (including the ones listed in the "Read this before posting" thread for this forum). An interesting note regarding driver installations. The latest stable (ie Microsoft signed) drivers will not install for me. I get an error message stating "Setup did not detect the set of required components you have. Setup will exit". Yet I have 2 sets of beta drivers that install just fine. Well except for the part where they are enabled but not functioning properly =P.
So now I am stumped. My card worked perfectly in this same exact system just 2 days ago before I decided to reformat. I didn't have any problems installing it when I originaly built the system either. In fact this is the first major problem I've had installing a SB card in any system for quite a few years now. Short of attempting to re-install Windows again (which I highly doubt would work anyways) I am all out of things to try. Anyone have any other suggestions or perhaps even experienced this problem before and might be able to help me out? Oh and before someone suggests it, yes I did keyword search these forums prior to posting and didn't find anything that would help =).
P.S.: It seems that these forum don't want to play nice with me either. Appologies for the horrid formatting of this post. I hope there aren't too many cases of bleeding eyes because of it =).

I have almost the same problem,
I'm going crazy on this, I have a long story of self built computers too...
Audigy 2 ZS "correctly" installed, but drivers details on "mixer", "midi" and all the codecs details are "installed but not working correctly".
I'm going to format and reinstall everything to see if it's due to previous drivers for an "onboard" sound card
O.S.: windows XP SP2
Proc.: P4 3,40 GHz
GBytes RAM DDR2
Sapphire X300 pro
ASUS P5LD2 mobo

SB audigy 2 ZS (WDM)

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