Sound Blaster Z - No Sound Through Headphones!

Windows 8.1 x64
Sound Blaster Z + DT990 Headphones
Everything has been running perfectly until I decided to roll back my NVIDIA driver last night and when I did I lost all audio through my headphone jack. I tried everything I could possibly find on the internet to fix it to no avail and I need help.
Tried:
-Made sure headphones plugged into correct port
-Re-installing Sound Blaster Z software (multiple times)
-Made sure Cinematic settings are off (they are)
-Made sure Headphone/Speaker slider is turned to Headphoens (it is)
-Tried configuring the Sound Blazer Z device, not SPDIF-Out, to both Stereo and 5.1 settings
-Went into Device Manager and uninstalled the Sound Blaster device but left the software installed
-Re-installed Windows completely!!
None of that has helped but I know the card is still functioning because it sends audio to my surround sound blu-ray player in both Speakers and Headphones mode perfectly. Please help, I'm going out of my mind trying to get it to work again.

Originally Posted by nick_silver
Not when plugged into the sound card. It still shows "speakers" sound blaster z.
Have you tired another headset or headphone or mic?
try: http://support.creative.com/kb/showa...aspx?sid=73952

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