Upgraded to WIN7. It cannot detect my sound blaster.

This was my original message to Creative:
I?was using winXP with my sb0570. it worked fine. I recently upgraded to win7 ultimate and now the sb0570 is not even recognized by the os. " not recognized" as if the soundblaster wasn t even in the PC.
I tried to manually install the drivers and re-installed the win7 several times. tried every possible stuff that i can find on the internet. still no luck. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!
then they told me to install the?audio driver.04.0090 despite the fact that I told them that I have tried it SEVERAL times. Obviously no luck there..
so I wrote another message to them
> I just downloaded and tried the audio driver.04.0090 that you
> recommended but no luck there. The installer program says "Setup is
> unable to detect a supported product on your system. Please ensure
> that your product is properly installed before running this Setup
> program. Setup will exit." then it quits itself.
>
> This is the same message I'm getting continuously from the beginning.
> Now please don't tell me to re-insert the soundcard because I tried it
> several times and I even tried it on different pci slots. mind you,
> the sound card worked fine with WinXP. I'm guessing the Win7 is
> treating the SB Audigy soundcard as a different peripheral because
> normally when I install a new hardware, it shows up in the system
> hardware manager. but with Win7, nothing...
>
> WHAT SHOULD I DO?? can I add the sound card as a legacy hardware or
> something?
> ahhh.... frustrating... please help
Since this message, a reply came which was completely useless (they told me the same stuff as before).
Can anyone help? this is driving?me MAD.
thx in advance

go look at my thread...
boot into safe mode and use driver sweeper to clean creative sound drivers, use cccleaner to registry clean, start menu computer right click manage device manager show hidden devices delete any greyed out drivers...
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=3089
install daniel k's drivers. they work, creatives don't.

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It seems to be an important BUG of Creative Sound Blaster Audigy cards related with EEPROM!!!
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However, this fix will fail if the root causes of the EEPROM error are not corrected. Apparently, Creative Tech Support isn't always a foolproof source of guidance, so the burden is on you. The root cause MUST be corrected before the new card is installed, or the same problem will happen all over again. Eliminating the root cause may involve replacing your motherboard, replacing other PCI cards, or manual configuration (disabling ACPI).
2) Reprogramming the EEPROM. This is for advanced PC owners only, because it involves desoldering the EEPROM, programming it, and resoldering (and even lifting some pins to prevent reprogramming). There are instructions on how to do this posted in the German Creative Labs discussion board, by a Russian (!). I have links for those who are interested.
3) Removing the Creative drivers and software (using Clean Sweep procedures and third party utilities), updating again using Windows XP SP2, then physically moving the card to different PCI slots (multiple times if necessary), until ACPI Bios writes the proper information into the EEPROM. You can then reload the drivers.
Again, the root causes of the problem must be removed or your fix will only be temporary (a day or two). This solution also seems to be very dependent on the specifics of your system (motherboard, PCI cards, etc.).
4) Some people have had success in by-passing the step in the driver installation process where they check for the Audigy card subsystem ID, using a utility called CTZAPxx on the installation CD. Then then manually install each of the applications they need to use.
5) Use the open source driver from the kX Project (http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/index.php). This driver (and associated utilities) does not depend on the detailed configuration of the card (i.e. they don't check subsystem ID) and appear to work fine even with cards with corrupted EEPROM.
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This is the direction I'm going. I'm not a big gamer and I don't really care about the latest in home theater audio performance. Basic 5. surround sound is all I care about, and I'm much more interested in computer music capabilities.
I have also lost faith in Creative Labs as a vendor to provide the support I want and need going forward. Just imagine if the Creative Labs were running the Space Shuttle program :smileysurprised:.

::"setup could not detect any sound blaster audigy on your system

Hej!
Har ominstallerat WinXP PRO och tappade bort ljudet helt! Datorn kan se ( via Windows update) att det ?ren ljudenhet installerad men kan inte hitta drivrutiner, gick d?refter in p? er sida och provade f?rst med manuell nedladdning men d? kommer ett felmed upp som lyderkonstigt t?nkte jag..Provade erat eget autodetect program men d?r hittade programmet r?tt!!
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Hej!
Har ominstallerat WinXP PRO och tappade bort ljudet helt! Datorn kan se ( via Windows update) att det ?ren ljudenhet installerad men kan inte hitta drivrutiner, gick d?refter in p? er sida och provade f?rst med manuell nedladdning men d? kommer ett felmed upp som lyder:"setup could not detect any sound blaster audigy on your system"..konstigt t?nkte jag..Provade erat eget autodetect program men d?r hittade programmet r?tt!!
Produkter i ditt system:
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Allts?:
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Hejssan
I think you understand english good enough (som ni alla svenskar brukar g?ra (b?ttre ?n vi finskar i alla fall)) so I just give a link to another thread on this forum.
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Let's get 'Creative' ...
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