Creative Audigy 4 issues

Spaztic_Reaper · Jul 9, 2008, 01:28 AM

Ok, I recently upgraded my sound system from a Creative 2.1 setup to logitech's X-540 5.1 setup. The system works great and once my rebate goes through only cost $50

. The problem is that for some reason in my creative audio console under the speakers tab it keeps reseting to 2/2.1 speaker setup whenever i start the computer back up from being shut down. I have the latest drivers from creative for Vista x64. Any help is much appreciated.

Robert McClelland · Jul 9, 2008, 04:41 AM

Don't worry your welcome try my new sets once I get them out release soon. I'm still packing them

after that I upload it.

Spaztic_Reaper · Jul 12, 2008, 11:36 PM

Unfortunately all those pax drivers did for me was put that exclamation mark next to my creative card in device manager so i reverted back to creative's drivers. Still it seems that whenever i reboot my comp all my settings through creative audio console get reset, this isn't limited to just my speaker config setting, but also other settings like bass and treble.

stormy13 · Jul 13, 2008, 05:16 PM

No problems with my Audigy 4 using these,

SBAX_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004EQ.rar - FileFront.com

In fact the card sounds better than it did in XP.

Spaztic_Reaper · Jul 14, 2008, 11:29 AM

Well it's nice to have those extra apps again, but I'm still getting the same problem, though now it keeps setting my volume back to 88 as well.

Spaztic_Reaper · Jul 19, 2008, 05:25 AM

Ok, got the problem fixed, apparently it's something to do with the CtHelper.exe app. So if anybody else has this problem just set your settings to what they should be in your audio console, run msconfig.exe and disable that app in the services tab and reboot.

stormy13 · Jul 20, 2008, 04:12 PM

Guess that is why I have never had that problem, I always disable CTHelper after installing Creative drivers and have for years.

Spaztic_Reaper · Jul 20, 2008, 04:53 PM

yeah, for some reason i thought it was a necessary program for my card to work right, but then when nothing else worked figured that had to be it, what does that program do anyways?

stormy13 · Jul 20, 2008, 08:54 PM

Not a whole lot of anything,

Quote:

CTHELPER is a background task that is a plug‑in manager for Creative drivers. It first appeared with Creative’s SoundBlaster Live and Audigy soundcards. The theory is that 3rd party manufacturers can use the CTHELPER plug‑in interface to produce drivers, add‑on features, and fixes that will integrate with a tighter fit with Creative’s sound drivers and utilities. One of the very first uses of this interface was for InterVideo’s WinDVD in the shape of a fix called “WinDVDPatch” and, at the time of our original write-up, 12‑Jan‑2003, there had not been other uses for it yet. At the time of our revised write‑up, 3‑Dec‑2006, we do not know of other manufacturers having taken up this feature.

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Jul 9, 2008, 01:28 AM	#1
Spaztic_Reaper HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Creative Audigy 4 issues Ok, I recently upgraded my sound system from a Creative 2.1 setup to logitech's X-540 5.1 setup. The system works great and once my rebate goes through only cost $50 . The problem is that for some reason in my creative audio console under the speakers tab it keeps reseting to 2/2.1 speaker setup whenever i start the computer back up from being shut down. I have the latest drivers from creative for Vista x64. Any help is much appreciated. __________________ And when we all looked at our friend while sitting next to the train tracks he put an unlit cigarette in his mouth and about 5 seconds later exclaimed "Shit I coulda sworn smoke was coming out of it, mus' be trippin balls."

Jul 9, 2008, 04:41 AM	#2
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,238 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	Don't worry your welcome try my new sets once I get them out release soon. I'm still packing them after that I upload it. __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Jul 12, 2008, 11:36 PM	Thread Starter #3
Spaztic_Reaper HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Unfortunately all those pax drivers did for me was put that exclamation mark next to my creative card in device manager so i reverted back to creative's drivers. Still it seems that whenever i reboot my comp all my settings through creative audio console get reset, this isn't limited to just my speaker config setting, but also other settings like bass and treble. __________________ And when we all looked at our friend while sitting next to the train tracks he put an unlit cigarette in his mouth and about 5 seconds later exclaimed "Shit I coulda sworn smoke was coming out of it, mus' be trippin balls."

Jul 14, 2008, 11:29 AM	Thread Starter #5
Spaztic_Reaper HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Well it's nice to have those extra apps again, but I'm still getting the same problem, though now it keeps setting my volume back to 88 as well. __________________ And when we all looked at our friend while sitting next to the train tracks he put an unlit cigarette in his mouth and about 5 seconds later exclaimed "Shit I coulda sworn smoke was coming out of it, mus' be trippin balls."

Jul 19, 2008, 05:25 AM	Thread Starter #6
Spaztic_Reaper HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Ok, got the problem fixed, apparently it's something to do with the CtHelper.exe app. So if anybody else has this problem just set your settings to what they should be in your audio console, run msconfig.exe and disable that app in the services tab and reboot. __________________ And when we all looked at our friend while sitting next to the train tracks he put an unlit cigarette in his mouth and about 5 seconds later exclaimed "Shit I coulda sworn smoke was coming out of it, mus' be trippin balls."

Jul 13, 2008, 05:16 PM	#4
stormy13 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto,Ontario Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	No problems with my Audigy 4 using these, SBAX_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004EQ.rar - FileFront.com In fact the card sounds better than it did in XP.

Jul 20, 2008, 04:12 PM	#7
stormy13 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto,Ontario Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Guess that is why I have never had that problem, I always disable CTHelper after installing Creative drivers and have for years.

Jul 20, 2008, 04:53 PM	Thread Starter #8
Spaztic_Reaper HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	yeah, for some reason i thought it was a necessary program for my card to work right, but then when nothing else worked figured that had to be it, what does that program do anyways? __________________ And when we all looked at our friend while sitting next to the train tracks he put an unlit cigarette in his mouth and about 5 seconds later exclaimed "Shit I coulda sworn smoke was coming out of it, mus' be trippin balls."