Vista x64 SP2 & Reactivate

Something interesting is happening. AA has been on this computer for over a year. After installing SP2 whenever I am on the net and I start AA 3.01 the activation screen pops up, and it seems I do an activation.
If I am not connected to the net, via my wireless network where I have to log in, the activation screen does not pop up. Started doing this after installing SP2 x64.
Interesting.....
Duff

I found the problem. I had installed a VST demo version of Antares Autotune Harmony Engine and the needed the 64 bit iLOK driver. Antares states that H-E may or may not work under VISTA x64. I had installed H-E but had not tried it for a few days, my troubled started after those few day when I installed the iLOK driver. Uninstalling didn't get it all, I had to manually clean it from my registery which seems to have resolved my problem.
DUFF

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Excellent all fixed.
Not as easy as we thought though.
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Hell it aint even a real EAX card. Couldn't even activate EAX 2.0 with on my old MSI Eclipse. All the games i tried it on simply said the card did not have EAX capability. What a crock >.<
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3Microphone stuttering - Vista x64 & Audigy 2 ZS? Hello,
since I've got no reply in the support pack thread, I post this new topic.
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Daniel_K,
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The problem exists in voice chat programs (Steam, Ventrilo) and also the Windows Sound Recorder. A reboot will fix it but the problem comes back. A quick "Reset to Defaults" in the Control Panel sound options will sometimes fix it, but not always.
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Re: Microphone stuttering - Vista x64 & Audigy 2 ZS? About the robotic microphone, and all issues occuring specifically on to x64 Systems:
[url="http://connect.creativelabs.com/windows/Lists/Audigy%20Issues/DispForm.aspx?ID=37&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fconnect.cr eativelabs.com%2Fwindows%2FLists%2FAudigy%2520Issu es%2FAllItems.aspx">Creative Labs: Connect > Beta - Windows > Audigy Issues > Issue affecting Audigy and X-Fi on systems with 4GB RAM or more[/url]
When using a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series or X-Fi series sound card in a 64-bit Windows system with four gigabyte (4GB) RAM or more, various issues can be experienced. Often sound playback becomes jittery, choppy and noisy and recording fails to work. Sometimes you can record sound, but it's horribly noisy and scratchy. This happens with the latest 64-bit drivers for both product series, under Windows XP 64-bit, Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 RC 64-bit and other 64-bit Windows operating systems. The issue goes away if the computer can see only 32-bit amounts of RAM, as in 4GB of address space minus PCI addressing. On a 64-bit system with 4GB of RAM installed, disabling Memory Hole Remapping in the BIOS makes the issue go away, since there is no RAM amount above the memory hole address space. Consequently, disabling Memory Hole Remapping on a 64-bit system with more than 4GB of RAM does not solve the issue, since there is RAM above the 32-bit limit of address space. Many users have reported varying issues most likely relating to this, such as noisy input and output, corrupted audio and a complete loss of EAX and ALchemy functionality under all 64-bit Windows operating systems. Consider this report a collected issue observation for 64-bit Windows systems with more than 4GB of RAM installed and usable. This is a serious issue, affecting all 64-bit Windows systems. It is severely hurting customer trust and the Sound Blaster brand.

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=Audigy 2 ZS, Vista x64: Finally got bass redirection working!B Hey guys,
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http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L6J0ZJVA
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I'm currently working in Vista x64 and everything is fine except one thing, I cannot find a working graphics card driver and it is manufacturer's responsibility to provide it. Apple knew there going to be customers who will install Vista x64 on their computers and they at Apple didn't care about it because I guess it's a lame war between you know who.
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[Original screenshot attached 203KB]
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Has anyone experienced similar? Any ideas? I've searched MS thoroughly without finding anything
Thanks in advance
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