Guide: How to install SoundBlaster Audigy 2ZS drivers on Live!/Audigy/Audigy 2

MythicaL · May 14, 2004, 09:48 PM

Bleh... sounds like too much work... I'll just stick to the latest kX drivers

sidebar · May 14, 2004, 10:09 PM

sx2 appears to work for me

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 15, 2004, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JJohnson1988
Bleh... sounds like too much work... I'll just stick to the latest kX drivers

kx drivers are for editing and stuff i have never tried them

but if your a gamer/music listener/movie watcher this driver is a lot better due to full eax support and lots of little tweaks like CMSS

**dj_stick** · May 15, 2004, 01:34 AM

kX has the surrounder - which has the CMSS function in the "copy" mode

RIV@NVX · May 15, 2004, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DVDKingdom
Compatibility Patch 7.2.0

What's New:
Added support for Audigy LS cards.

Excuse me, I might be missing something, but how is this possible? Audigy LS is not 10k1/10k2-based, as all other cards supported by this driver.

OpusP.Gladiator · May 16, 2004, 04:31 AM

OH hell yea.... Finally got the eq patched!!!!! I'm just giddy

Cheetah476 · May 16, 2004, 06:16 AM

Hi

I have tried to folow the guide but it doesn't work. I have downloaded the iso for the CD and whe I try to run start.exe an error comes up...

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
D:\A2ZSDR~1\CTRun\START.EXE
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:0db5 OP:ff ff ff 22 22

I have tried uninstalling the drivers, running in safe mode and nothing happens.
When I try to run any of the other EXE files from the cd I get a message saying "program to big to fit in memory".

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 16, 2004, 06:28 AM

not sure

ronnn · May 16, 2004, 09:35 AM

Thanks sidebar, I assume you have an audigy 2

Cheetah476 · May 16, 2004, 12:10 PM

Just to add to my previous post.
I have an Audigy 2 sound card.
I am trying to get this to work because the card came with no CDs and I want to get all the extra stuff. Also the sound upgrades people have been having seem really worth the hassle.

Just one more question, as I'm quite new to this. Am I supposed to remove the drives for my sound card, then install w/o installing new drivers or do I install the drivers first?

Thanks for the help.

OpusP.Gladiator · May 16, 2004, 06:34 PM

have u checked the iso for errors??? maybe the dl had an issue.... also, do everything as if you just got your card brand new....
Only use the drvrs from the iso then upgrade. tho not sure how the creative updates help if the files themselves have such early dates...i.e. 2002/3 In any case, a bit tricky but go slow! one step at a time! an good luck

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 16, 2004, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cheetah476
Just to add to my previous post.
I have an Audigy 2 sound card.
I am trying to get this to work because the card came with no CDs and I want to get all the extra stuff. Also the sound upgrades people have been having seem really worth the hassle.

Just one more question, as I'm quite new to this. Am I supposed to remove the drives for my sound card, then install w/o installing new drivers or do I install the drivers first?

Thanks for the help.

yea they gotta be removed

and cheatah me thinks this may be a damaged ISO you downloaded, redownload it

wolfran · May 17, 2004, 04:32 AM

wooottt!!

Unbelievable...........I don't think my Audgy card can sound so good.
I though that when I installed audigy 2 driver on my audigy 1 was already the best but this zs driver just blows me away.
Thanks for the great guide and driver.

Also I got everything work (eq, dts:neo, and thx) by just replacing the pfmod.dll file without even going to the safe mode.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 17, 2004, 04:39 AM

great that it works

audigy 2 zs is of no use except for its 7.1 sound (if you have an audigy 2 that is)

sidebar · May 18, 2004, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ronnn
Thanks sidebar, I assume you have an audigy 2

yessir.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 18, 2004, 05:10 AM

any other links for the CD guys?

BONEHEAD · May 18, 2004, 12:32 PM

I'm still hosting.

I made some changes, only one login per IP address to many people dl. To many people were logging in 6x at once.

Juggernaut · May 18, 2004, 04:14 PM

This works on: Creative SB PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1371) Sound Card PCI ??

??

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 18, 2004, 05:51 PM

I dont think so Juggernaut

dusco · May 19, 2004, 12:03 AM

I have tried this atleast 6 times step by step and i keep getting, "Error: Setup Could Not Detect Any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 On Your System."

Anything i can do to fix this or am i just shit out of luck ? I have a SB Live! 5.1

blast · May 19, 2004, 01:50 AM

Heres a good one.....

I have the game SOF2 and have probally uninstalled it and reinstalled it 4 or 5 times in the 2 years I've had it. When it's installing there is music and like a news broadcast playing. The sound has always cut in and out and crackled real bad. Got board the other day and decided to install it again. Well guess what, it was just as clear as can be. I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. Nothing else has changed on my puter besides the drivers. From what I've read these drivers are supposed to use less CPU cycles....seems to be true.

blast · May 19, 2004, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dusco
I have tried this atleast 6 times step by step and i keep getting, "Error: Setup Could Not Detect Any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 On Your System."

Anything i can do to fix this or am i just shit out of luck ? I have a SB Live! 5.1

What model SBLive do you have ? When you applied the patch, did you get a message saying it applied ok ?

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 19, 2004, 02:07 AM

that i think is something with ctcomp possibly, but your CD looks fine

dusco · May 19, 2004, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blast
What model SBLive do you have ? When you applied the patch, did you get a message saying it applied ok ?

It said it patched fine, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 PCI Sound Card, SB0226 OEM

blast · May 19, 2004, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dusco
It said it patched fine, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 PCI Sound Card, SB0226 OEM

Did you delete the SBlive folder that was left in "Program Files" after you uninstalled the drivers you where using ?

I even used that patch on regular Audigy drivers and it worked.

dusco · May 19, 2004, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blast
Did you delete the SBlive folder that was left in "Program Files" after you uninstalled the drivers you where using ?

I even used that patch on regular Audigy drivers and it worked.

Well, i tried that just now and it happen again so i guess i'll give up on it, thanks for the help tho

PRwood · May 19, 2004, 07:46 AM

Took a little while but running great on an Audigy2 plat. Except the media source update

Hybernaculum · May 19, 2004, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PRwood
Took a little while but running great on an Audigy2 plat. Except the media source update

What's wrong with media source ?

f0rbez · May 19, 2004, 04:25 PM

I have a few questions.

First, I have an Audigy 2. Am i going to hear any noticable sound difference by using these drivers rather than the regular audigy 2 drivers?

Also, I cant remember how I installed my current drivers. I think I just downloaded an update from creative rather than using the cd. However, I have no uninstallers listed in add/remove programs. Is there some kind of uninstaller I can download to remove these drivers? If not, does anyone know how I can uninstall them?

Next, is it possible to just rip the drivers from the cd without all the extra programs? Then edit whatever has to be editted so that it will work on other sound cards? It just seems like alot of stuff isn't working yet and I don't use those programs anyway so it would be much easier.

Oh one more, wtf is CTHelper? I've had that running in the background since I installed my Audigy 2 drivers. When i shut down, Windows is always waiting for that program to close.

Thanks to anyone who can provide any help at all.

Hybernaculum · May 19, 2004, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by f0rbez
I have a few questions.

First, I have an Audigy 2. Am i going to hear any noticable sound difference by using these drivers rather than the regular audigy 2 drivers?

Also, I cant remember how I installed my current drivers. I think I just downloaded an update from creative rather than using the cd. However, I have no uninstallers listed in add/remove programs. Is there some kind of uninstaller I can download to remove these drivers? If not, does anyone know how I can uninstall them?

Next, is it possible to just rip the drivers from the cd without all the extra programs? Then edit whatever has to be editted so that it will work on other sound cards? It just seems like alot of stuff isn't working yet and I don't use those programs anyway so it would be much easier.

Oh one more, wtf is CTHelper? I've had that running in the background since I installed my Audigy 2 drivers. When i shut down, Windows is always waiting for that program to close.

Thanks to anyone who can provide any help at all.

1. Try to read all the thread from the beginning and you can found answers to some of your questions!

2. A2ZS drivers is the same as for A2, but the A2ZS apps are newer with more feauteres which can give you very noticable sound difference rather than with the regular audigy 2 apps.

3. To completely uninstall and remove the Creative drivers try
the Driver Cleaner. Link to it can be found on the main page of this site

4. Searchng in Google gives this information about CTHelper:

Process File: cthelper or cthelper.exe
Process Name: Plug-in manager
Description: Background task that works as a plug-in manager for Creative drivers. It helps the third party manufacturers to produce drivers, add-on features, and fixes that will integrate with a tighter fit with Creative sound drivers and utilities.
Company: Creative Technology Ltd
System Process: No
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No
Common Errors: N/A

Many other interesting things about this annoying process can be found in Google!

For example, some peoples claims that all works fine when this process is disabled in msconfig. I never have troubles with this process.

May 14, 2004, 09:48 PM	#121
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May 16, 2004, 04:31 AM	#126
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May 16, 2004, 06:16 AM	#127
Cheetah476 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Start.exe error Hi I have tried to folow the guide but it doesn't work. I have downloaded the iso for the CD and whe I try to run start.exe an error comes up... 16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem D:\A2ZSDR~1\CTRun\START.EXE The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. CS:0db5 OP:ff ff ff 22 22 I have tried uninstalling the drivers, running in safe mode and nothing happens. When I try to run any of the other EXE files from the cd I get a message saying "program to big to fit in memory". Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

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May 16, 2004, 06:34 PM	#131
OpusP.Gladiator '42' Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon!!! Posts: 300 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	bad iso? have u checked the iso for errors??? maybe the dl had an issue.... also, do everything as if you just got your card brand new.... Only use the drvrs from the iso then upgrade. tho not sure how the creative updates help if the files themselves have such early dates...i.e. 2002/3 In any case, a bit tricky but go slow! one step at a time! an good luck __________________ http://img52.exs.cx/img52/7799/opus.jpg AMD X2-3800 (Manchester), Oc'd to 2.25 on stock cooler! DFI Lanparty-UT-SLI-D mobo, OCZ Platinum pc3200xtc @ 2.3.2.5.1T, MSI 7800gt @440/1100, Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty, 2 wd 36g raptors, 1 maxtor 250g eide, Coolermaster case with Handle Logitech g15, 20.1" Sceptre LCD, Antec neo2 500w PS"

May 14, 2004, 10:09 PM	#122
sidebar DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Trinidad Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	sx2 appears to work for me

May 16, 2004, 09:35 AM	#129
ronnn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 617 Rep Power: 0	Thanks sidebar, I assume you have an audigy 2

May 16, 2004, 12:10 PM	#130
Cheetah476 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Just to add to my previous post. I have an Audigy 2 sound card. I am trying to get this to work because the card came with no CDs and I want to get all the extra stuff. Also the sound upgrades people have been having seem really worth the hassle. Just one more question, as I'm quite new to this. Am I supposed to remove the drives for my sound card, then install w/o installing new drivers or do I install the drivers first? Thanks for the help.

May 17, 2004, 04:32 AM	#133
wolfran DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 414 Rep Power: 0	wooottt!! Unbelievable...........I don't think my Audgy card can sound so good. I though that when I installed audigy 2 driver on my audigy 1 was already the best but this zs driver just blows me away. Thanks for the great guide and driver. Also I got everything work (eq, dts:neo, and thx) by just replacing the pfmod.dll file without even going to the safe mode.

May 17, 2004, 04:39 AM	Thread Starter #134
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	great that it works audigy 2 zs is of no use except for its 7.1 sound (if you have an audigy 2 that is) __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

May 18, 2004, 05:10 AM	Thread Starter #136
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May 18, 2004, 04:14 PM	#138
Juggernaut beats you up Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 110 Rep Power: 0	This works on: Creative SB PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1371) Sound Card PCI ?? ??

May 18, 2004, 05:51 PM	Thread Starter #139
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May 19, 2004, 12:03 AM	#140
dusco DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	I have tried this atleast 6 times step by step and i keep getting, "Error: Setup Could Not Detect Any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 On Your System." Anything i can do to fix this or am i just shit out of luck ? I have a SB Live! 5.1

May 19, 2004, 01:50 AM	#141
blast DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 110 Rep Power: 0	Heres a good one..... I have the game SOF2 and have probally uninstalled it and reinstalled it 4 or 5 times in the 2 years I've had it. When it's installing there is music and like a news broadcast playing. The sound has always cut in and out and crackled real bad. Got board the other day and decided to install it again. Well guess what, it was just as clear as can be. I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. Nothing else has changed on my puter besides the drivers. From what I've read these drivers are supposed to use less CPU cycles....seems to be true.

May 19, 2004, 02:07 AM	Thread Starter #143
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	that i think is something with ctcomp possibly, but your CD looks fine __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

May 19, 2004, 07:46 AM	#147
PRwood DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Took a little while but running great on an Audigy2 plat. Except the media source update

May 19, 2004, 04:25 PM	#149
f0rbez DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: s jersey, us Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	I have a few questions. First, I have an Audigy 2. Am i going to hear any noticable sound difference by using these drivers rather than the regular audigy 2 drivers? Also, I cant remember how I installed my current drivers. I think I just downloaded an update from creative rather than using the cd. However, I have no uninstallers listed in add/remove programs. Is there some kind of uninstaller I can download to remove these drivers? If not, does anyone know how I can uninstall them? Next, is it possible to just rip the drivers from the cd without all the extra programs? Then edit whatever has to be editted so that it will work on other sound cards? It just seems like alot of stuff isn't working yet and I don't use those programs anyway so it would be much easier. Oh one more, wtf is CTHelper? I've had that running in the background since I installed my Audigy 2 drivers. When i shut down, Windows is always waiting for that program to close. Thanks to anyone who can provide any help at all.