Sound Blaster Drivers

[Guest]

I have a SB Live! Value card that came with my PC. I don't think I have
onboard sound on the MB.

Went to Creative site and found that for the Live series (except for the
24bit version) No Vista drivers are in development or planned.

What does that mean for people like me? Windows XP had native support/driver
for SB Live where no driver was required.

Running the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor it says that I may need a driver
from the Manufacturer (Creative) but Creative is obviously not going to do
one. So does that mean for my PC I will have no sound with Vista?

Has anyone with Live card installed Vista Beta and got sound from their SB
card?

I can't test yet as my DVDs are in the mail.

 

[Administrator\\jhafele]

Sorry Rob -
Looks like you need to purchase a newer, up to date sound card. Make
absolutely sure to check Microsoft`s Vista compatibility site to see if your
new prospective card will work on Vista before you purchase one. Good luck.
................. John.

 

[Guest]

Try to download a XP driver and run the .exe file in XP compatiability mode
that worked for my Sound Card

 

[Guest]

Hi,

I still haven't received my DVDs. I do have the SB Live drivers (they're
actually two exe files - The main and a patch from Creative). Can you
elaborate on how you'd run the Driver exe in compatiblity mode? Also, did you
have one driver exe or like me 2 exe files? If 2, did you run the patch as
well?

 

[Nickyrock]

I tried installing my sound blaster 512 PCI xp drivers in xp sp2
compatability mode and the system froze up, had to reboot to last know good
boot. I don't see an option to change to quad sound either, like I do with
xp cause I got 4 front speakers and they make movies and music sound better
than just 2 speakers.

--
Nickyrock
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Microsoft Vista Beta 2 build 5384
Power Up Digital 2528 400 watt PS
Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 Via Socket 478
Intel Celeron D 340 2.93Ghz 256K Cache 533MHz FSB
PNY 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz
Visiontek Xtasy 9600XT (RADEON) 128MB DDR AGP 8X Graphics
Creative Sound Blaster PCI 512 Sound
ATI TV Wonder Elite (THEATERâ„¢ 550 PRO) TV/Capture
Microsoft Windows XP MCE IR Sensor & Remote
Maxtor 120gb (system) & 300gb ATA 133mb
BenQ 16/40x DVD/CD Burner DF/DL & Matshita CR-594 CD-Rom

 

[Guest]

I am beginning to feel a little disheartened with Vista beta. My SB Live is a
good sound card and I really don't care to upgrade it just to get sound in
Vista. XP had built-in support for the card, why can't Vista offer the same?
It’s not like it’s an ancient card.

I also found out that my two year old printer needs Vista drivers that its
manufacturer right now chose not to develop any. And Vista upgrade advisor
mentioned that a driver will be needed from the manufacturer.

I know this isn't MS' fault, but I can't help but feel forced to buy all new
hardware just to run Vista and that is a hard pill to swallow right now. I
wish that by RC1 MS would somehow issue generic drivers for most (recent)
hardware out there. It would really ease the transition to Vista I think.

 

[Jerry Hughes]

My sound blaster live 24 bit is working onVista b2. You cannot use the
"setup" method. I used Winzip to extract the files and then did update
and pointed it to the extracted files and it worked.

Hope it works for you.

Jerry

 

[Travis King]

Actually, with later releases of the SB Live!, XP did not have built-in
support. Only the older SB Live!'s. My old SB Live worked right away in
XP, but one that I used to build for someone later did not and had to have
the drivers installed.

 

[milleron]

Why do you think you'll have to "buy all new hardware?" Vista won't
be released for at least seven months. There's a high probability
that there will be drivers for your sound card and printer by then.

 

[Guest]

Try this lynk:
http://ve.creative.com/support/down...=&driverlang=1033&OS=26&drivertype=0&x=27&y=9

good luck

 

[Guest]

That link is for Audigy not Live. Unless you meant that it would work for
Live too under Vista?

 

[Guest]

The Vista Beta2 seems install its native driver (Creative EMU10K1 Audio
Prosser (WDM)) for my SB Live 5.1 system but it can only play in 2 speakers

It first prompt out error when I run the CD come from Creative Sound
Blaster, but I simply run the SETUP.EXE in the folder, it allow to run but
cannot activate the AudioHQU with 'Cannot initialize audio driver. Reinstall
audio driver'

After play around, still no luck with only 2 speaker can play but not 5.1

 

[Guest]

Thanks to Cyanna. I can now play in 5.1 channel

Try to use this drivers
http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Files&go=cat&dwn_cat_id=20 and adjust the
sound from 16 bit to 32 bit if it's poor quality

 

[Nickyrock]

I'm gonna see if these work with my soundblaster

--
Nickyrock
-------------------------------------
Microsoft Vista Beta 2 build 5384
Power Up Digital 2528 400 watt PS
Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 Via Socket 478
Intel Celeron D 340 2.93Ghz 256K Cache 533MHz FSB
PNY 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz
Visiontek Xtasy 9600XT (RADEON) 128MB DDR AGP 8X Graphics
Creative Sound Blaster PCI 512 Sound
ATI TV Wonder Elite (THEATERâ„¢ 550 PRO) TV/Capture
Microsoft Windows XP MCE IR Sensor & Remote
Maxtor 120gb (system) & 300gb ATA 133mb
BenQ 16/40x DVD/CD Burner DF/DL & Matshita CR-594 CD-Rom

 

[Nickyrock]

YIKES!! that was a mistake. the modified driver was installing, window then
showed (not responding) but heard hard drive running so sat back to see
where things were going, when all of a sudden a very loud tone began to
eminate from the speakers, like being at a fire station when a call came in.
The time is 3:30am and it scared the heck out of me... LOL I instantly
pushed the power button but had to wait the 4 seconds (which seemd like much
longer) till she powered down. mental note to self... refrain from doing
that again.. think I'll call it a night.

--
Nickyrock
-------------------------------------
Microsoft Vista Beta 2 build 5384
Power Up Digital 2528 400 watt PS
Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 Via Socket 478
Intel Celeron D 340 2.93Ghz 256K Cache 533MHz FSB
PNY 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz
Visiontek Xtasy 9600XT (RADEON) 128MB DDR AGP 8X Graphics
Creative Sound Blaster PCI 512 Sound
ATI TV Wonder Elite (THEATERâ„¢ 550 PRO) TV/Capture
Microsoft Windows XP MCE IR Sensor & Remote
Maxtor 120gb (system) & 300gb ATA 133mb
BenQ 16/40x DVD/CD Burner DF/DL & Matshita CR-594 CD-Rom

 

[Clark]

My SoundBlaster 5.1 is working in Vista Beta 2, except for the game port.
In Device Manager, it shows "Creative SB Live! Series (WDM)" and a "Unimodem
Full-Duplex Audio Device". Sound seems fine.

Clark

 

[CZ]

My sound blaster live 24 bit is working onVista b2. You cannot use the
"setup" method. I used Winzip to extract the files and then did update
and pointed it to the extracted files and it worked.

Jerry:

Which download file did you use?

TIA