X-Fi Extreme Music Digital I/O strange behav

Hello everybody, just installed my new X-Fi Extreme Music. It's connected to a Creative 2. Soundsystem by the digital I/O and to my Sennheiser Headphones. Connected like that i was very satisfied with my former Audigy. If I want sound on the Soundsystem I select digital output, if I want sound on the headphones I deselect it.
Thats how i'd like to handle it with the new card as well. The Problem is that after every reboot of my XP Professional the digital i/o doesn't work although it's activated. I always have to deactivate and activate it myself to work, which is not acceptable.
Any ideas why it behaves like that`?
Greetz
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