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Sound Blaster Audigy - for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP only Sound Blaster Live - for Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP only WDM Driver Version (ctaud2k.sys): 5.12.01.0244

Included applications:

Creative AudioHQ v1.10.21
Creative Windows Diagnostic v2.00.16
Creative MiniDisc Center v1.01.14
Creative PlayCenter v3.01.57
Creative Recorder v2.00.24
Creative Surround Mixer v2.00.26
Creative TaskBar v1.00.26
Creative WaveStudio v4.21.07
Creative Remote Center v1.40.21 (Only applies to Platinum and Platinum eX users)



As Rancho* said in an earlier post - Creative was releasing new drivers, however for those of you who are unable to, or can't afford to buy the CD I've found a direct link to download the Compaq Complete CD which will work. Just extract the downloaded exe to any directory delete the CToem.cfg from "audiosetup directory" you now have an official "Creative Full Version CD". Burn if you wish or just run setup to install.

Creative SoundBlaster Audigy & Sblive CD

Warning: This download is 377MB

Embattle Unregistered

#37524 Posted on: 07/05/2002 10:35 AM This file is dated the 30/04 so I have my doubts.

Anon Unregistered

#37526 Posted on: 07/05/2002 01:03 PM These were released months ago. I eagerly await the "live = audigy" news story to pop up again in several months now.

intellimoo Unregistered

#37529 Posted on: 07/05/2002 03:11 PM Any reason the versions of the driver files are lower than the current ones out now??

Vladi68 Unregistered

#37530 Posted on: 07/05/2002 03:42 PM I installed this package 2 months ago on my WinXP-System, but since then I never could use my livedrive 2 IR anymore. So I stay with the default WinXP drivers.... I´ve got the SB Live 5.1 Platinum SB0060

dvdking Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: 2002-12-23

#37531 Posted on: 07/05/2002 03:58 PM The drivers are at a lower version because it is a total rewrite. The driver codebase was rewritten to make the driver "Unified Driver Architecture & will be known as Creative MDP (Multi-Driver Pack)". This way in the future 1 Webupdate will update both Card Families at once. Also anyone who has doubts about the April 30, 2002 Date on the FTP site where this download is located, please remember the Creative announcement posted here yesterday in which it mentioned "OEM's are already using the new driver." Hence they get the updates before the public release.

dvdking Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: 2002-12-23

#37532 Posted on: 07/05/2002 04:01 PM The drivers are at a lower version because it is a total rewrite. The driver codebase was rewritten to make the driver "Unified Driver Architecture & will be known as Creative MDP (Multi-Driver Pack)". This way in the future 1 Webupdate will update both Card Families at once. Also anyone who has doubts about the April 30, 2002 Date on the FTP site where this download is located, please remember the Creative announcement posted here yesterday in which it mentioned "OEM's are already using the new driver." Hence they get the updates before the public release.

Sparkesy Senior Member Posts: 195 Joined: 2002-12-16

#37533 Posted on: 07/05/2002 04:19 PM DON'T INSTALL THESE DRIVERS! I download them on tuesday night and installed 'em then windows kept on repeatedly core dumping after I restarted. I couldn't get into safe mode, last known good settings or get into the system restore interface. If you do install 'em you've been warned.

dvdking Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: 2002-12-23

#37534 Posted on: 07/05/2002 04:37 PM It's sounds like you got a corrupt download. I have a Audigy Platinum installed on WinXP Home. I had problems with the CD included in the Package. My Mixer was not operating. So I downloaded this CD Burned & installed it now "Total Joy". I have had problems as you described when I downloaded driver files for my Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti 4600. I just redownloaded & installed successfully.

Yahoo Unregistered

#37538 Posted on: 07/05/2002 06:17 PM Looks like Compaq/Hp have pulled the plug! The link doesn't work and when I searced the their FTP site I was able to find the file location, (SP20920), but there was no description of information on the file like all of the other files there and the link didn't work. We probably overloaded them or Creative had them pull the plug!

intellimoo Unregistered

#37540 Posted on: 07/05/2002 07:25 PM Next question... Should the current AudioHQ and Surround Mixer be uninstalled first (.3509), or will this update package recognize the previous stuff ok?

quickstrike Unregistered

#37541 Posted on: 07/05/2002 07:29 PM Does this package work with the original Sound Blaster Live (not 5.1)?

quickstrike Unregistered

#37542 Posted on: 07/05/2002 07:30 PM Does this package work with the original Sound Blaster Live (not 5.1)?

dvdking Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: 2002-12-23

#37543 Posted on: 07/05/2002 07:43 PM Uninstall is not a must if it is neccessary the setup package will detect & Warn user before proceeding. I just ran a test on this question on a machine which had a working previous version under WinXP the setup Warned me previous version detected setup will now uninstall before proceeding. However if you feel safer uninstalling yourself go ahead it won't hurt as long as you reboot before running setup otherwise Windows produces Error "Sound Card not properly setup please reinstall."

dvdking Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: 2002-12-23

#37544 Posted on: 07/05/2002 07:52 PM Creative says it is unified for the SBlive Family of cards as well as Audigy line. But Remember Nvidia is unified & they still need to ask people to use Detonater 3 instead of 4 on some cards. Hopefully Creative won't make that mistake.

Thorz Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: 2002-06-12

#37545 Posted on: 07/05/2002 08:12 PM Here on an Audigy and Xp pro. no problems. Remember to delete the indicated file before installing. They are on a compressed zip exe file so you need Einzip to uncompress them and delete the file, search for it on the subdirectories. Then use the setup.exe from one of the subdirectories. they installed fine and work fine. They bring some nice things specially for people with the Audigy drive, soemthing related to AC3 importing via SPDF I think. You can read more about it on www.3dsoundsurge.com forums, just search for "compaq" under the audigy forum and you will find lots of info. Also theu bring a better hearphone support for those that have the audigy drive, I don't have it

Thorz Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: 2002-06-12

#37546 Posted on: 07/05/2002 08:14 PM Here on an Audigy and Xp pro. no problems. Remember to delete the indicated file before installing. They are on a compressed zip exe file so you need Einzip to uncompress them and delete the file, search for it on the subdirectories. Then use the setup.exe from one of the subdirectories. they installed fine and work fine. They bring some nice things specially for people with the Audigy drive, soemthing related to AC3 importing via SPDF I think. You can read more about it on www.3dsoundsurge.com forums, just search for "compaq" under the audigy forum and you will find lots of info. Also theu bring a better hearphone support for those that have the audigy drive, I don't have it

Trantor Unregistered

#37547 Posted on: 07/05/2002 08:53 PM Now this really sucks! Twice! OK, we had controversial discussions about Creative's new way of selling their driver cd's instead of putting them online for download. No word about that, I can understand it up to a certain degree: almost 400 MB on that cd is a lot of bandwith (though manufacturers like Compaq obviously do not seem to have this problem...?!) and EUR 1.50 for that cd is not a really big amount of money. What really p#$§es me off are two things: 1. I ordered a driver cd on June 24, received it on June 27 and guess what they sent me: the (now)OLD driver cd, I just checked the version numbers! This is a week ago, I mean, I suppose they knew that there is a new driver cd coming, couldn't they have said something like "a new version is on the way, would be better to wait for that one"?! 2. What is this Creative official talking about?! "Pleased with new driver", "taken a great deal of time"...? Hello?! It seems that Compaq offered for dowload the exact same drivers he is talking about since May. What have they done in the meantime, prepared this press release?! And what about this "starting from the ground up and building the drivers and apps all over again from scratch"? Oh come on, shut up, the Audigy is out for almost a year now: first of all I find it embarassing that it takes them a year to write new drivers and secondly I would have liked Creative to think about renewing their driver system BEFORE releasing the Audigy! I paid more than 300 EUR for my Audigy EX last year, this is not the price, where I am willing to wait a whole year for a completely working driver set!

intellimoo Unregistered

#37548 Posted on: 07/05/2002 09:39 PM My notes on the new driver package: Successfully installed this on WinXP Pro with a Live! Value card, over driver .3509 with only AudioHQ and Surround Mixer installed. When I installed, I selected only the necessary custom items to have the same stuff as I had already, and there was no warning about any previous versions, and old SurroundMixer folder was left on disk (it installed a new SurMix2 folder). Also some other older files are left on disk as well in the folders that were updated (e.g., the AudioHQ folder -- the new .exe is AudioHQU.exe; the old one AudioHQ.exe is still there). No big deal as long as delete the old shortcuts I guess. Now the big thing I found was devldr32.exe was still being loaded! This is not included with the new package, so unforntuately it's the damn OS that keeps loading it. I fixed that though by setting the security attribute "Read & Execute" to Deny for all accounts listed on devldr32.exe after ending the process, and it no longer loads now (and confirmed line-in still works here after reboot too). Other than that, there's some other changes all around, which includes the loading of a different "helper" process labeled as "WinDVDPatch" in the registry load section, and a couple other startup things there that can probably be safely removed too. In the Windows folder, 21 MB of "CDF" files are installed (but they compress to 7 MB if using NTFS). Finally, the "What U Hear" recording channel is back, if that's useful to anyone. hehe Now to see if that crackling issue when a sound event plays sometimes is gone..........

intellimoo Unregistered

#37549 Posted on: 07/05/2002 09:46 PM Oh yeh... Perhaps the most disturbing this about this install is that it put a goddam "get free aol" icon in at least 3 different places!!!! Bastard crappaq.

CatZ Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-08-29

#37550 Posted on: 07/06/2002 08:42 AM Well I am going to try the drivers anyway (downloading as we speak) Cause the drivers I have now is dated freggin years ago.

CatZ Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2002-08-29

#37551 Posted on: 07/06/2002 08:44 AM Theese drivers I am sure is better for my system than the ones that shipped with the Audigy cards... those drivers are dated like a year ago

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