Shortcut to mode switcher included where?

I have a SB X-fi Xtreme Gamer, and the retail CD installation dont work longer since i
now have got myself windows 7
This mean i must install everything related to this card directley from internet, and according to my
occular scans i dont find one tool that was present on my CD, that tool gave the user a system
tray switch mode(entertainment, gaming) button
Mow i must sitt here and launch the "creative console launcher" to reach the switch button,
and unfortentley for me this console loads wery slow to start with, and i need a reminder
visible on my desktop that i should switch mode fitting my various tasks.
Its possible it wasnt in system tray this mode switcher was located in the first place?
(i just have a vague memory) it could also been through? creative "GO?" slider on the top of the screen that launced everytime windows started, no installation from creative site have have asked me to bring this little **bleep** back
So i wanna know if there exist any downloadable mode switch console alike for Xfi?
that are compatible with my Xtrem Gamer edition?
http://support.creative.com/Products...Fi+XtremeGamer
Sorry forry possible crap spelling, i cant use "spellbound" on this site!

Thank you for the feedback, but actually I mean this feature:
http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowA....aspx?sid=0838?
As you can see - there are three SB modes X_Fi processor offer:
- Entertainment
- Game
- Audio Creation
For whatever reason it seems only "Entertainment" mode was installed with HP driver and most probably this is yet another Creative cheat - they sell virtally the same box with feature stripped drivers as varius "labels" - one addressed to music listeners another one to gamers and another one to amateur musicians. If you want to listen music during daytime and play game on evening - you need to buy two separate cards or some mega-expensi've "Extrema Ultra Whatever X-Fi"...

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Third Party X-Fi Mode Switching Softw

I recently ran across an issue which is documented in this thread:
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=53809
What I found out raised an interesting possibility: it should fairly easy to make software to switch modes with X-Fi sound cards. The community only needs to work together to make some third party software to get the job done.
When modes are switched for the X-Fi, the following folder is utilized (on XP, at any rate):
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Creative\Spi\
{00000005-00000000-00000007-000002-00000005-00202}\Modes
The files which are involved are named as such:
CTXFICMu.ini
CTXFICMu.rfx
CTXFIEMu.ini
CTXFIEMu.rfx
CTXFIGMu.ini
CTXFIGMu.rfx
The two 'CTXFICMu' files correspond to Audio Creation Mode, while the 'CTXFIEMu' files match Entertainment Mode and the 'CTXFIGMu' files match Game Mode.
The *.ini files are text files containing mixer information for each mode, and the *.rfx files are binary files. I suspect the *.rfx files may be related to the programmable nature of the audio chip, but I haven't messed around with them too much since it is outside the scope of my abilities.
The CTXFISPI.EXE process is making the reads and writes to these files, which seems to indicate that it does the dirty work when it comes to changing the modes of the card.
If the community can determine how to encourage CTXFISPI.EXE to switch modes (or if Creative decides to be forthcoming with the details), then third party apps can be developed to make the switch easier (tray app menu), faster (no animations), more efficient, and seamless (a scriptable method for changing modes would be great!).
Additionally, it shouldn't be too hard to make software which allows for per user mixer settings with the X-Fi. It is only a matter of switching in a particular user's *.ini and *.rfx files to the Modes directory before CTXFISPI.EXE loads them at log in, and then saving the same files again at log off.
So, I have a request for Creative: would you please release some documentation about how to switch modes programmatically or even from the command line?
I'm also throwing out this challenge to the community: if Creative is unable or unwilling to release the information needed, then let's get under the hood of the X-Fi and decode mode switching ourselves. If someone can expose how mode switching works, then I would be more than happy to whip up an interface for it.
Drailex_Mauder

I have created a quick fix for the lack of mode switching options currently available. I would like to program something more feature rich in C, but for now VBScript is better than nothing. If we don't get a leg up from Creative, it may be a while as I will have to look into reverse engineering the software. This would require learning some new skills on my part.
These scripts work by loading the Creative Audio Console and pushing the appropriate keystrokes to change the mode. It is a dirty way to get the job done, but until more is known about how to change modes through CTXFISPI.EXE these scripts will have to do.
I am releasing these scripts under a BSD licence, which appears at the end of this message. Kinda silly for such small blocks of code, but it's there more to cover my assets with the legal disclaimer than anything else.
Copy each block of code into a separate text file and make sure that the file name ends in a VBS extension. Any up to date 2000 or XP machine should run these scripts no problem. I have placed shortcuts to the scripts in my Quick Launch Toolbar so that I can quickly change modes.
You could also add them to a script which switches to game mode, runs your game, and then switches back to entertainment mode.
VERY IMPORTANT: The Creative Audio Console must not be running when you run one of these scripts, otherwise the script will randomly change your settings.
And once again, if anyone can assist in determining how to coax CTXFISPI.EXE into switching modes, this will take things a long way to creating 3rd party mode switching software which meets the goals of my original post in this thread.
----- Start Of "Entertainment Mode.vbs" -----
Option Explicit
Dim WshShell
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell" )
' Start up the Audio Console
WshShell.CurrentDirectory = "C:\Program Files\Creative\AudioCS"
WshShell.Run("CTAudCS.exe" )
' On slower machines the Sleep value may need to be increased.
WScript.Sleep(500)
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WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{RIGHT}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{UP}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{UP}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{ENTER}" )
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----- End Of "Entertainment Mode.vbs" -----
----- Start Of "Game Mode.vbs" -----
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WshShell.Run("CTAudCS.exe" )
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WScript.Sleep(500)
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WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{RIGHT}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{UP}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{UP}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{DOWN}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{ENTER}" )
WScript.Quit(0)
----- End Of "Game Mode.vbs" -----
----- Start Of "Audio Creation Mode.vbs" -----
Option Explicit
Dim WshShell
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell" )
' Start up the Audio Console
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WshShell.Run("CTAudCS.exe" )
' On slower machines the Sleep value may need to be increased.
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WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{RIGHT}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{TAB}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{UP}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{UP}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{DOWN}" )
WshShell.SendKeys("{DOWN}" )
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WshShell.SendKeys("{ENTER}" )
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----- End Of "Audio Creation Mode.vbs" -----
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X-FI mode switching broke after win upd

Windows update came up with an auto update for the Windows Media Player, and the mode switching broke on the soundcard. Musicmatch broke as well, and wouldn't get past the start screen. After uninstalling musicmatch, and uninstalling the sound card via the cd, and then updating the x-fi over the web, I still get the same message:
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TIA
Stretch

OIk, checked a feew things. Firstly, it had a shared IRQ after I installed the intel chipset stuff. I went ahead and moved the card to another slot, it reassigned as IRQ 4 in the bios, and 22 in the OS. Still plays system sounds, and WMP, but no creative or Musicmatch.
Creative Diagnostics says this about it
Why is it showing hardware disabled?
Device name: - Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)
Hardware location: - PCI bus 2, device , function 0
Status: - Device driver is loaded. - Device is configured. - Device can be rebalanced.
Problem: - Device has no problem.
Device capabilities:- Hardware disabled
Hardware ID: - PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00202&REV_00
Compatible ID: - PCI\VEN_02&DEV_0005&REV_00
System resources
IO ports used: - DCE0 - DCFF
IRQ channels used: - 22
Memory addresses used: - FBC00000 - FBDFFFFF - F4000000 - F7FFFFFF
Registry properties - Service name(SZ) : ctaud2k - Device class(SZ) : MEDIA - Device class GUID(SZ) : {4D36E96C-E325-CE-BFC-08002BE038} - Driver key(SZ) : {4D36E96C-E325-CE-BFC-08002BE038}\008 - Configuration flags(DWORD) : 0x009C000 - Manufacturer(SZ) : Creative Technology, Ltd. - (SZ) : Creative SB X-Fi - Device PDO name(SZ) : \Device\NTPNP_PCI000 - UI number(DWORD) : 0x009C0002 - Bus type GUID(BINARY) : B0 DF EB C8 0 B5 D0 80 E5 00 - Legacy bus type(DWORD) : 0x009C0005 - Bus number(DWORD) : 0x009C0002 - Enumerator(SZ) : PCI - Device address(DWORD) : 0x009C0400
I am sure it is a pretty simple problem. The app that keeps popping up when the error msg is generated is CTaudsel. It has it's own directory under creative, and when run directly, shows only :Follow Windows Default.
When the system was first reinstalled, the selector had all choices, including modem, and SB XCCO listed. I have no idea why they disappeared, but I think it was when the Intel Bus installed on the same IRQ, after upgrading the chipset drivers and installing the USB hub. It must have overwritten a file somewhere. Where? I don't know. IF I do happen to find a solution to this I will make sure and post it, as I know there are a couple of other people here having this problem, and there hasn't been an answer posted for it yet that I am aware of. Any pointers in any direction may help.
One more thing. I know both times the problem happened, I noticed it after playing videos from the browser, using the embedded WMP as a player. May be why there is a problem in the first place? Dunno.
TIA
Stretch

X-Fi Mode switcher: bypa

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I find it extremely annoying to have to switch between entertainment mode and game mode every time I actually play a game, and sometimes I just plain forget about switching. If there's a mode that'll switch to the right mode, or even just a command line/shortcut that'll switch modes prior to launching the game that I can use instead as the game's shortcut... it'll make life quite a bit easier.
regards,
jollyeskimoMessage Edited by jollyeskimo on 03-27-20062:25 PM

Yes the difference between the modes are big:?http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/h...laster_x-fi/7/?(in german)?translation:?http://translate.google.com/translat...language_toolsMessage Edited by zivilist on 03-27-200608:39 AM

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I searched a lot of wikis, forums but i didn't find out how to configure this.
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pjt23,
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I'm going to spawn a new thread with this information to see if it goes anywhere.
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