Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor says X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Pro not compatible

CWindows 7 Upgrade Advisor says X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Pro not compatible? Just ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and it says my X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Pro is not compatible with Windows 7. Windows 7 is to be released in a couple of months, I would think between Creative and Microsoft, Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor would be accurate by now. It's one thing to say there might be a problem or to get updated drivers, but to say it's just plain not compatible sounds pretty final.
I really expected to see a forum thread on this cause I'm sure I'm not the first one to run the Advisor and see this message. Came here to a Creative Forum for some information/clarification on this and there is nothing! Kind of mindblowing actually considering all the people who must have X-Fi's. From coming here, one would think I'm the only one who owns an X-Fi and is planning on going to Windows 7 (hell, maybe I am).
So now I have Windows 7 (Professional) pre-ordered (going to use 64 bit BTW) and am now tripping if my X-Fi is going to work or if I just just remove it before I install Windows 7 and use my onboard sound, or get a different sound card entirely.
Dazed and confused and really wanting to know what the hell is going on with Creative.

G After the experience of the Windows 7 Advisor saying the X-Fi sound card is not compatible with Windows 7, I don't have much faith in it now. If it could get it so wrong with the X-Fi, I now wonder how many other mistakes it is making. It's still quite hard for me to believe with the communication one would think would be going on between Creative and Microsoft, that the Advisor would not be more accurate than this. As I said before, the Advisor didn't say there might be a problem or that there could be a solution, it matter of factly said it just plain wouldn't work with Windows 7. The user is sitting there reading?the finality of that?information from Microsoft, with the conclusion of just tossing the card (cause Microsoft says it ain't gonna work) and then trying to figure out what is?going to?be their sound solution for Windows 7. I'm planning on going to Windows 7 Professional 64 bit at some point and it's really important to me to know what components/programs in my current system are not going to work. Now I have no more confidence in knowing this anymore than?I did before I ran the Advisor. Looks like it's going to be around a couple of months before Windows 7 releases. Hopefully the Advisor gets more accurate before then. I'm not really too happy with Microsoft or Creative about this. Just seems pretty sloppy to me.Message Edited by mikeopam on 07-26-2009 09:56 PM

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