Creative Sound Blaster Audigy series Driver for Windows Vista

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® series audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series

* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series

* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series

* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4

* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Known issues:

* Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download.

* Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.

* This driver does not support the following:

o Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals

o DVD-Audio

o DirectSound®-based EAX games

o Gameports

o 6.1 speaker mode.

* SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only.

Requirements:

* Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit

* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.

Notes:

* DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value.

* To install the driver, do the following:

1. Download the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file into your local hard disk.

2. Double-click the downloaded file.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

* To uninstall the driver, do the following:

1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Device Manager icon.

3. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers option.

4. Right-click the Creative SB Audigy option, and select Uninstall.

5. From the the Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box, select the Delete the driver software for this device option.

Note: This check box must be selected to avoid reinstallation issues.

6. Click the OK button.

7. Restart your computer.

* To reinstall the driver, do the following:

1. Double-click the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file.

2. When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click the Restart Later button.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.