WinXP, Sound Blaster Live! Platinum, no digital sou

So, I made the leap to WinXp from Win98se, just too many issues with new hardware, but now I'm running into a new snaffoo.
My Sound Blaster Li've! Platinum/Creative DxR 3 Decoder (w/6x DVD-rom) can't seem to get the digital sound going. I've got the MegaWorks 5. 550 speakers and DDTS-00 decoder.
Now in win98 this all worked (and I realize the DxR3 Decoder drivers were only beta and appear to have been abandoned by Creative) but there's no reason I shouldn't be able to plug the coax cable with the adapter my sound blaster li've using the S/PDIF connector in my Sound Blaster Li've!
I suspect the trouble is I'm using the winXP drivers that came with the installation and have NOT been able to install ANY of the Sound Blaster Li've! software, such as the PlayCenter, Launcher, AudioHQ, etc.
When I try to run the installer, it just hangs and does nothing. Suggestions? Ideas?
I'll probably have to get one of the new audigy cards, but I'm not current in the position to spend money on a new sounds, yet.

Sometimes it's better to just leave this alone.
So I extracted Li'veDrvUni-Pack using winzip and installed the new driver set in there.
Restarted and Blah. The new driver set not only misidentified my soundcard as Soundblaster Li've! Value, but now I have no sound what so ever.
I should have just left it alone and waited till I could afford a new card.
I followed the instructions for a CleanSweep and it didn't work. WinXP identified the soundcard and reinstalled the drivers (I'm guessing the default windows drivers) and still now sound.
Volume control does not load. When I go to it in Accessories I get, a message saying there are no acti've mixer devices available and to go to Add Hardware. I do that and it finds nothing.
Suggestions?Message Edited by sirurza on 02-4-2005 06:53 AM

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