Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series Vista Beta Driver

This download is a beta driver providing Microsoft® Windows® Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Beta 2 Build 5384 and Build 5456 support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi®. It is not fully tested and provides limited functionality.

Take note of the following:

* THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver.

* We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.

* This download supports Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit Beta 2 Build 5384 and Build 5456, and may not work on other Vista builds.

Current release features:

* X-Fi Crystalizer™

* AC-3/DTS decoding (only in Windows Vista 32-bit)

* MIDI Playback

* EAX Effect

* Smart Volume Management

* Headphone detection

* PCM stereo output through optical out

Known issues:

* When switching modes, a duplicate entry of the \"X-Fi Crystalizer\" tab in Audio Console appears. To resolve this issue, close and open Audio Console.

* To configure your speakers, you can use only \"Audio Devices and Sound Themes\" in Control Panel.

Note: 6.1 speaker mode is not available in this download.

* Disabling and enabling your audio card in Device Manager causes an error message to appear and stops audio output. To resolve this, restart your computer.

* Waking your computer from sleep mode stops audio output. To resolve this, restart your computer.

* X-Fi CMSS®-3D features are not available in this download.

* Recording features are not available in this download.

* To allow PCM stereo output through optical out, select the Enable Digital I/O check box in \"Audio Devices and Sound Themes\" in Control Panel.

Requirements:

* Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit Beta 2 (Build 5384 or Build 5456)

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card

Notes:

* To install the driver, do the following:

1. Download the EXE file into your local hard disk.

2. Double-click the downloaded file.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

* For more information on Microsoft Windows Vista, see www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/

* For Windows Vista 64-bit users, read the Readme.txt in this download before installing the driver.