Sound blaster audigy 2 zs not working with vi

ok so my sound blaster worked fine with xp and i upgraded to vista and it isnt working at all. i tried to install the driver from creative's site that is supposed to work with vista. when i run the install it says it is missing a bunch of files like layout.bin and setup.exe, setup.ini,and a bunch of crap like that...i even tried getting these files from somewhere else and putting them in the install folder, it ran without missing files but gave me the same error at the end, I-00. THEN i even tried using the cd it came with when i bought the card on xp, it worked with a few minor errors but at the end it recognized my card but i get absolutely no sound at all...

The problem you are getting has to do with InstallShield and most probably your?Vista configuration... Make sure you are running as administrator and check the log files in the Program Files/InstallShield... folder to see exactly what files you are missing. There is a Creative Knowledgebase article about it, so do read it. Also do remove any Creative XP software, especially make sure you removed the InstallShield Creative folders (in the same location as above), as these have been known to cause Installation failures.

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REQUIREMENTS
Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 500MHz, AMD® K7 600MHz or faster processor
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Microsoft Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 SP3 or XP SP1
64MB RAM for Windows® 98SE and Me, 128MB RAM for Windows® 2000 SP3 and XP SP1
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estebandit wrote:
Is there a known issue for this
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SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_8_000.exe
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Setup is unable to detect a supported product on your system. Please ensure that your product is properly installed before running this Setup program.
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after that i have tried the procedures you describe on the sticky above BUT... still no sound. after a few hours of search i came to understand that i'm not the only one with this problem and taht it's driver compatibility related "SO" i decided to search creative labs for a solution and i find a driver that suposedly would work and (another but...) still no sound...
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Glad you got to resolve your issue!
We would really appreciate it if you could post how you were able to resolve it (if it is not too much trouble on your side).
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Blackbob wrote:
Hi All,I am just about beat with my Audigy2 Plat. card !!!!! . IT WORKS A TREAT ON IT'S OWN . but when I attatch my wireless PCI Card all hell breaks loose.My wireless card works great with a SoundBlaster Li've card,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but not the Audigy 2.Device manager can't see any conflics.................... I have updated all drivers , but no luck. I have had "looking for ctgame.sys " messages ...................managed to find that file on the Installation Disk, but still it won't give me a break.....................just when you think you might be getting some where the mouse freezes and you have to reboot !!!!! What is it about the Audigy 2 ?I have a feeling it might be something to do with the Game Port ................... I don't wan't to play games !Please help.........CheersBlackbob
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Set up from creative down load does not detect any sound blaster audigy mess

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Please some one help me, it will be greatly appreciated. If you need anymore info please let me know ( i may uninstall and remove the tv card just to get it off my list of perhaps the audio part of the tv card could be interfering ?)Message Edited by Alexia on -2-2005 :52 PM

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Driver Provider: Creative
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I would start by disabling the on board sound in your BIOS if you are not going to use it. As a novice user much of the documentation kind of covers the simpler case and this might help you navigate them better.
Keep in mind the Audigy SE is not a real Audigy (like Audigy 2 which has very good linux support). If you are just looking for straightforward playback you should have no trouble, but you will not get hardware mixing with SE IIRC.

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