Working Audigy 5.1 sound on Vista RTM using Beta driv

i'm playing my mp3s in full 5. on Vista RTM?) install 2..0000 Vista beta drivers and let it restart2) using the Vista sound control panel, set the speakers to 5., *DO NOT CLICK TEST3) go into the Creative Audio Console and set the CMSS 3D mode to CMSS2. for the *, i noticed that testing it before applying 5. sound would cause the sound?drivers to randomly crash. i can't guarantee this will work for everyone, so don't complain i'm?just trying to be helpful

I assume this is for the 32bit version?
you are aware that CMSS3D works in the new 2_3 drivers?

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I've tried uninstalling the drivers, nothing. Reformatting, nothing. Moving the soundcard to a different slot, still nothing. I've read other posts on these forums about this problem, but I could not understand any of the possible answers on here at all, I got as far as extracting the .exe, then I hit a wall.
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Thats the problem though, NONE of creatives drivers work for me at all. So even if an official came out, I probably wouldnt even be able to update to those drivers...Message Edited by DanW on 04-7-2005 05:20 PM
That is because you haven't bought the card from the Creative. You have OEM card (from HP) and OEM (HP) is the one who should provide you with original (as well as updated) drivers. You should bug them, not Creative.

Audigy 2nx in vista rtm no soun

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How do I work around this problem?
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Hi , I'm just wondering why U don't use search button on this board , please look here - but it only works for me on Windows Vista 64bit edition - check here !http://forums.creative.com/creativel...scending&page=?Regards

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Message Edited by SuperMaximo on 05-22-2009 2:4 [email protected]

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Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor Vista Driver - When is this comi

When is the Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor vista driver coming. This is becoming ridiculous...

To add to Cat's message ... some customers are finding solutions (for the video functionality):
I have used the follwoing procedure to install a working configuration of the Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor in a clean install of Vista Ultimate.
() Download from Creative Labs (US) site: http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/ the following files:
(a) Creative Sound Blaster USB Series Windows Vista Driver .00.0060 - USBVS_PCDRV_LB__00_0060.exe (from the Vista section)
(b) VidCap for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor .00.000 - A2VX_PCVDE_L9__00_000.exe (from the WinXP section)
(2) Use WinZip or WinRAR to open the file (b) and extract the folders \DrvInst and \Vidcap into your Vista Downloads folder.
(3) Connect the Video Editor to the power supply and a video source; connect the USB cable to your PC. Ignore the "Found NEw Hardware" dialog that pops up.
(4) Doubleclick on file (a) to install the Creative Sound Blaster USB Series Windows Vista Driver, and follow prompts as required; accept all defaults. After install is complete, let the PC reboot.
(5) After rebooting, in the "Found New Hardware" dialog that appears, select the options to search for a driver, don't go online to search, browse for a driver and point the search at the \DrvInst folder you extracted in (2) above. The USB video driver will be installed from the \DrvInst\Video\Driver\Win2k.
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Installed vista rtm x86 on mbp 17" c2d

Everything's working fine except the sound, wireless and built-in iSight. Maybe after installing the driver CD, those will just work fine. But I dont wanna spend too much time on vista, I am not a die hard windows gamer. I am a .net developer, so windows 2k3 + .net fr works just fine. I am thinking how to transit the development work to Mac... obj-c might not be that hard.

Everything's working fine except the sound, wireless
and built-in iSight. Maybe after installing the
driver CD, those will just work fine. But I dont
wanna spend too much time on vista, I am not a die
hard windows gamer. I am a .net developer, so windows
2k3 + .net fr works just fine. I am thinking how to
transit the development work to Mac... obj-c might
not be that hard.
Everything's working fine . . . except:
1: the Sound
2: Wireless Airport card
3:Built in iSight
If you don't want to spend to much time on Vista, why install it?
As a developer, I would have thought you understood the Beta softwarre principle. Boot Camp is 'Beta' software, the full release candidate will not be available until Leopard is released. Ever thought the bugs to do with sound, iSight and wireless might be resolved by the final release?
Or are you so used to Microsoft based PC workings that no sound, no wireless and no webcam constitutes EVERYTHING as working fine?
Obviously everything is not working fine.
"Installed vista rtm x86 on mbp 17"c2c" bully for you. Does everything work fine?
NO

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