X-Fi CMSS-3D settings for stereo speakers

I have just gone from a 5.1 to a 2.0 speaker setup and hence I'm interested in a proper CMSS-3D setup (for 5.1 I had turned it off) for gaming (music I will still like to output without any processing)
In any case, as I understand, I should set speakers in X-Fi Control panel to 2.0/2.1.
Then, the question is - should Windows (7, in my case) be set to 2.0 or 5.1/7.1?
Also, how should I set the games? To "stereo" or to some kind of surround setup (5.1/ 7.1)?

Originally Posted by lagonauta
You should set your speaker layout to 2.0 on Creative Control Panel and set your game to 5.1/7.1. Some games get their information from Windows, so you would need to also set it to 5.1/7.1.
Yes, Creative Control Panel to stereo and Windows to 5.1/7.1. The option on Creative Control Panel enables the effect and the proper speaker layout, and the setting in Windows tell all software that the system supports interpreting surround information.
Some versions of the drivers do not allow different layouts, but the newest one works fine if I am not mistaken.
Strangely enough, when I set the sound to 7.1 in Windows, when doing the basic test in the Control Panel, I get the sound only from L and R channels. Is that correct? I guess in that case I should be able to hear them all...

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Originally Posted by lagonauta
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I went reading this forum, and came to this post: http://forums.creative.com/t5/Sound-Blaster/How-to-enable-sound-for-my-center-rear-and-side-speakers-using/td-p/52 What gives, this option is not available when you are in Audiocreation mode. So it shouldn't affect my sound right? WRONG!
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