SB Audigy driver question...

hohum · Jun 7, 2003, 02:16 AM

Hi, my first post here

Thought i'd try asking here instead, as i've not really got anywhere with my problem after posting on creative's support forum

I'm running winXP after recently upgrading from winME, and I wasn't able to use the creative install cd that came with my SB Audigy card as I bought it before XP was supported (only supports 98se, Me, 2000). So, I used the official driver pack creative have on their website, and was able to install it with no problems (albeit without the creative software such as eax control panel etc, not included in the archive).

Anyway, I recently noticed that creative have released some beta drivers for the audigy range, with some fairly hefty performance improvements. So I thought brilliant, gotta give em a try

Downloaded them, uninstalled the drivers I mention above, reboot...try and run the beta driver installer and I get a message saying that it can't detect an audigy card? Tried again just to make sure, same message

So I run the official driver archive instead to reinstall my card, not a problem - found it straight away and it reinstalled my card

Sooo...any ideas why I can't install it? Have I got to install a xp-compatible creative cd first before my card will even be seen? (which imo is a bit silly)

Any help would be much appreciated

DallasStar · Jun 7, 2003, 01:36 PM

Well, my recommendation is that you don't even bother w/ Audigy drivers. See this thread: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...&threadid=8874 . Just install the latest Audigy 2 drivers w/ that method (they work w/ Audigy).

Jun 7, 2003, 02:16 AM	#1
hohum HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	SB Audigy driver question... Hi, my first post here Thought i'd try asking here instead, as i've not really got anywhere with my problem after posting on creative's support forum I'm running winXP after recently upgrading from winME, and I wasn't able to use the creative install cd that came with my SB Audigy card as I bought it before XP was supported (only supports 98se, Me, 2000). So, I used the official driver pack creative have on their website, and was able to install it with no problems (albeit without the creative software such as eax control panel etc, not included in the archive). Anyway, I recently noticed that creative have released some beta drivers for the audigy range, with some fairly hefty performance improvements. So I thought brilliant, gotta give em a try Downloaded them, uninstalled the drivers I mention above, reboot...try and run the beta driver installer and I get a message saying that it can't detect an audigy card? Tried again just to make sure, same message So I run the official driver archive instead to reinstall my card, not a problem - found it straight away and it reinstalled my card Sooo...any ideas why I can't install it? Have I got to install a xp-compatible creative cd first before my card will even be seen? (which imo is a bit silly) Any help would be much appreciated Last edited by hohum; Jun 7, 2003 at 02:22 AM.

Jun 7, 2003, 01:36 PM	#2
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	Well, my recommendation is that you don't even bother w/ Audigy drivers. See this thread: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...&threadid=8874 . Just install the latest Audigy 2 drivers w/ that method (they work w/ Audigy). __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka