Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series Vista Driver

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

This download supports the following audio devices only:

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty®

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro

Current release features:

* X-Fi Crystalizer™

* X-Fi CMSS®-3D

* MIDI Playback

* EAX® Effects

* PCM stereo output through Optical Out

* Line-in connectivity

* SPDIF passthrough is supported on both Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit

* Recording capabilities.

Known issues:

* This driver does not support the following:

o Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals

o DVD-Audio

o DirectSound®-based EAX games

o 6.1 speaker mode

* Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi CD will not work with this download.

Requirements:

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

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above.

Notes:

* Do not install this driver for Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio.

* To install the driver, do the following:

1. Download the SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0002.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 X-Fi option, and select Uninstall.

The Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box appears.

5. 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 downloaded 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.