X-Fi Xtreme, WinXp SP3, chronic volume fading, can't use beta dri

Hello,
Per the new beta driver that's being reviewed in another thread, the into says "This download is a?beta driver providing Microsoft? Windows Vista? and?Windows?XP support for Creative Sound Blaster? X-Fi? series of audio devices..."
Except for the X-Fi Xtreme, that is. Way down at the bottom of the intro there is this note:? "Do not install this driver for Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio."
Well, that's my card. I'm running XP SP3 after successfully downgrading two PCs from Vista Ultimate. The sound on the other PC is OK with an Audigy2, but this machine has the X-Fi Xtreme and it's experiencing all sorts of weird symptoms.
I uninstalled everything, including the card, and reinstalled it with the latest driver on the support page, XFXA_PCDRV_LB__04_0079.exe. This had no effect on the problems.
In any surround sound mode: when the card first starts playing back any audio source - stream, DVD, audio file - the volume for all frequencies except bass quickly fades. Within seconds only bass remains and continues playing until I get sick of hearing it and turning the source off.
If I set the mode to quadrophonic, or any other setting except surround, the fading does not occur;? but then the volume of all frequencies goes up and down with a period of 3 or 4 seconds.
Per what I said above, I can't use the beta driver so I'm currently working with the one that came with XFXA_PCDRV_LB__04_0079.exe?
Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do to fix this problem?
Thanks for your time,
Big Al Mintaka?

UPDATE 08/2009:? Today I used Creative's auto-update program install the latest driver v.4.80 for my X-Fi Xtreme. ? It didn't do anything to fix the fade problem I first reported back in 09/2008.
So I looked around the forum and found Daniel's latest support pack SB P7X Series Support Pack .6 (05/4/2009). I tried that, but still no change, the fade problem persists in all surround modes. In all other modes, the audio still starts oscillating up and down after 2-3 sec.
Right. Many thanks to Daniel for all the hard work you've done trying to support Creative's products. NO thanks to Creative.
So I'm going to trash the X-Fi. I know this next question is considered lame in a product's forum, but given my experiences with Creative I don't see how it could hurt: can anyone recommend a good **non-Creative** audio card for a 5. system? Here are the particulars:
PC: Dell Dimension 8300 3.2GHz .0GB RAM
OS: Windows XP SP3
Video: ATI Radeon 9800 XT 256K
Audio: Creative X-Fi Xtreme/NFG
350GB Maxor Internal HD (2)
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 THX-cert. 505-watt 5. digital surround system with digital equalization
Thanks to all for your time,
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