Windows update for X-Fi Audio

Well, I have my audio set up and working in 5.1 sound via the X-Fi mixer.

I see that windows has a update form my card, so I update.
Restart machine and, the mixer is there but different, not as many options,
go to select speakers in the dropdown list, nothing, blank.
Only get sound out of 2 speakers, can't change anything.

Do a system restore and everything works.

Is this only me that has seen this?
Why did the mixer change.

On Tue, 1 May 2007 01:55:37 +0100, Uncle Nobby wrote:

> Well, I have my audio set up and working in 5.1 sound via the X-Fi mixer.
>
> I see that windows has a update form my card, so I update.
> Restart machine and, the mixer is there but different, not as many options,
> go to select speakers in the dropdown list, nothing, blank.
> Only get sound out of 2 speakers, can't change anything.
>
> Do a system restore and everything works.
>
> Is this only me that has seen this?
> Why did the mixer change.

Don't let Microsoft update your sound and video drivers. Get the latest
drivers from the manufacturer instead.

I have had nothing but trouble with my Xtreme card in Vista 32.
I have downloaded creative's drivers for the card and all I get is static.
It doesn't matter what I try static is all I get.
After installing the software I look in device manager and all it has
installed is the WDM driver and nothing else.
On my other drive I'm running XP Pro 64 bit without a problem in the world
so you can imagine my frustration.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated

"Pipboy" wrote:

> On Tue, 1 May 2007 01:55:37 +0100, Uncle Nobby wrote:
>
> > Well, I have my audio set up and working in 5.1 sound via the X-Fi mixer.
> >
> > I see that windows has a update form my card, so I update.
> > Restart machine and, the mixer is there but different, not as many options,
> > go to select speakers in the dropdown list, nothing, blank.
> > Only get sound out of 2 speakers, can't change anything.
> >
> > Do a system restore and everything works.
> >
> > Is this only me that has seen this?
> > Why did the mixer change.
>
> Don't let Microsoft update your sound and video drivers. Get the latest
> drivers from the manufacturer instead.
>