XP x64 Xi-Fi WDM driver from Microsoft Update -- any good?

I'm putting together a Windows XP x64 edition computer for use in a MAME cabinet.
I'm using an SSD for fast booting.
I currently have an X-Fi XtremeGamer with no drivers installed.
I don't want to load my system up with Creative bloatware.
Is there any reason I *shouldn't* just use the X-Fi WDM driver offered by Microsoft Update?
Are there any known issues with it?

Drivers from Windows Update are vendor drivers, specially packed for distribution via WU. So this is regular Creative driver. It likely come without any control apps, so no bloatware, full API support, but also no manually activated effects like CMSS3D, Crystalizer and so on.

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still kind of "old school" about many of it's features. In fact,
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But I'm still kind of
>> "old
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>>
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                        <DisplayName>DarkKnight</DisplayName>
                        <Group>Administrators</Group>
                        <Name>DarkKnight</Name>
                    </LocalAccount>
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            <RegisteredOrganization>Mikasa</RegisteredOrganization>
            <RegisteredOwner>Mikasa</RegisteredOwner>
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xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
            <UILanguageFallback></UILanguageFallback>
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        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ComputerName>WIN-8-DEPL</ComputerName>
<ProductKey>MHF9N-XY6XB-WVXMC-BTDCT-MKKG7</ProductKey>
<RegisteredOrganization>Microsoft</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Microsoft</RegisteredOwner>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<TimeZone>eastern standard time</TimeZone>
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
<BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>false</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>
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<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Order>1</Order>
<Path>net user administrator /active:no</Path>
<Description>Enabling Built in Administrator Account</Description>
<WillReboot>Never</WillReboot>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Description>DisableNetworkLocationPrompt</Description>
<Order>2</Order>
<Path>REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f</Path>
<WillReboot>Never</WillReboot>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Path>REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\parameters /v DisabledComponents /t REG_DWORD /d 0xFF /f</Path>
<Order>3</Order>
<Description>Diasbling IPV6</Description>
<WillReboot>Never</WillReboot>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Credentials>
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<Password>Ghtwhts2015</Password>
<Username>Administrator</Username>
</Credentials>
<Path>\\WDS-DEP-SERV\E\Distribution\Drivers\setup64.exe /s /v "/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress" /l C:\Windows\Temp\vmware_tools_install.log</Path>
<Order>4</Order>
<Description>Vmware Tools Installation</Description>
<WillReboot>Always</WillReboot>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DisableAccelerators>true</DisableAccelerators>
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
<Home_Page>www.marca.com</Home_Page>
<BlockPopups>yes</BlockPopups>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
</component>
<component name="Networking-MPSSVC-Svc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<FirewallGroups>
<FirewallGroup wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="Remote Desktop">
<Active>true</Active>
<Group>Remote Desktop</Group>
<Profile>all</Profile>
</FirewallGroup>
</FirewallGroups>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<UserAuthentication>0</UserAuthentication>
<SecurityLayer>1</SecurityLayer>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>RwBoAHQAdwBoAHQAcwAyADAAMQA2AFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>10</LogonCount>
<Username>DarkKnight</Username>
<Domain></Domain>
</AutoLogon>
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Home</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>false</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>RwBoAHQAdwBoAHQAcwAyADAAMQA2AEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>RwBoAHQAdwBoAHQAcwAyADAAMQA2AFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Admin User Account</Description>
<DisplayName>DarkKnight</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>DarkKnight</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<RegisteredOrganization>Mikasa</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>Mikasa</RegisteredOwner>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<TimeZone>eastern standard time</TimeZone>
<FirstLogonCommands>
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<CommandLine>cmd /C start /wait E:\RemoteInstall\Images\Windows8\install\$OEM$\$$\Setup\Scripts\SetupComplete.cmd</CommandLine>
<Description>Various Apps Installation</Description>
<Order>1</Order>
<RequiresUserInput>false</RequiresUserInput>
</SynchronousCommand>
</FirstLogonCommands>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
<UILanguageFallback></UILanguageFallback>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="generalize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<SkipRearm>1</SkipRearm>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="offlineServicing">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-LUA-Settings" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<EnableLUA>false</EnableLUA>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:e:/windows-os-images/win8.1x86ent-wimfiles/install.wim#Windows 8.1 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
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I can't activate the drive from windows either (icon in system tray).
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I am running Windows 7 and have already reinstalled the printer software several times.

Hello @dmcairns,
I understand that you're having printing issues with MS Word and Thunderbird on your Windows 7 computer when printing to your HP Officejet Pro 8620 e-All-in-One Printer. I would like to assist you today with resolving this issue. Now you mentioned that you have already uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times to no avail. I do believe that because you can print from certain programs on your computer that you are experiencing a driver conflict with those two programs. To resolve this issue, can I please have you run through the steps below.
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Please respond to this post with the result of your troubleshooting. Thanks for reaching out to the HP Support Forums. I wish you luck!
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kwnola wrote:
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