Audigy 2ZS works in Vista x64?

Satsumomo · 07-21-08, 01:58 PM

Creative already removed this card from their "support" section of their website, they only have the Audigy Value listed.

Would these drivers work for it? I'm not able to test it out at all, I don't even have Vista yet, but I don't want to upgrade just to find that my videocard will not work at all.

I found a website, nomoregoatsoup, with some drivers that supposedly work under Vista, but it says "No directsound EAX support in games" so that pretty much kills it for me.

EDIT: Googled a fix:

http://forums.creative.com/creativel...message.id=275

I've yet to try it, but so far all seems well

synthetic_fenix · 07-21-08, 02:00 PM

I tried this card in Vista 64-bit and it will work with the value drivers but 5.1 support does not work.

Satsumomo · 07-21-08, 02:12 PM

Damn, that's really low of Creative to do.

Psychotron · 07-21-08, 02:20 PM

I have an Audigy 2 ZS "Gamer Edition" and It works fine on my x64

Audigy 2 ZS

Satsumomo · 07-21-08, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Psychotron

I have an Audigy 2 ZS "Gamer Edition" and It works fine on my x64

Audigy 2 ZS

It took me to the Audigy Value site and:

Quote:

Originally Posted by synthetic_fenix

I tried this card in Vista 64-bit and it will work with the value drivers but 5.1 support does not work.

That would happen if I use that driver

EDIT: edited first post, I seem to have found a solution!

synthetic_fenix · 07-21-08, 02:42 PM

Well I tried the Value drivers off of Creative's site which are actually beta drivers and I tried the Microsoft Drivers from the update site and Couldn't get 5.1 with it. Me and a Friend of mine have both tried getting full support going on the 2Zs but no go so far.

BossBorot · 07-21-08, 03:40 PM

google the daniel.k drivers I think they allow this

stereo555 · 07-21-08, 09:32 PM

Vista needs the Creative ALchemy software installed in addition to the regular drivers for the 5.1 sound to work (EAX 4 or 5) . *Note : you may have to reset your Creative Console settings after the ALchemy is installed .

You can download it here : http://downloads.guru3d.com/Creative...load-1928.html

Here is some info on Alchemy and Vista : http://www.soundblaster.com/alchemy/

Satsumomo · 07-22-08, 01:54 AM

Sweet, thanks for the excellent replies

I will now not fear going Vista and having to upgrade my sound card.

BossBorot · 07-22-08, 02:13 AM

Ya the audigy 2zs vista issue is what was keeping me from upgrading to vista before the updates. Then I got vista and read into in and realized that it can work, however then I decided I dont need vista at all after playing around with a computer that had it installed. I currently Have 4 unopened copies of vista ultimate laying around that I got for free and I still havent moved over.

However its good to know that I dont need to upgrade my perfectly good soundcard just to move to a new os. I just couldnt live without that break out box.

Shiggity · 07-22-08, 11:20 AM

I couldn't get mind working with Vista Home Premium 32bit, it's still sitting on my desk shelf.

To hell with Creative and their lousy drivers imo.

BossBorot · 07-22-08, 05:06 PM

I couldnt agree more. My opinion of creative did a 180 with vista. Ive made a personal decision to never buy a creative product again after this fiasco.

rpwinters · 07-23-08, 06:40 AM

My issues with Creative and Vista (both 32 and 64-bit) that I came across, is that MS got rid of DirectSound3D. That means the older games that used your sound card for hardware acceleration, now have to use software. This affects games like Call of Duty 2, Diablo 2.
This means that you have to use Creatives "Alchemy" program to reroute the call outs for the sound files.
Another problem has been with Creative and their crappy driver support for Vista. I had an X-fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty sound card and they just can't get any working drivers. The only ones available are their Beta ones that still don't work.
I am now running an HT Omega Striker 7.1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829271001) and couldn't be happier.

07-21-08, 01:58 PM	Thread Starter #1
Satsumomo Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mexico	Audigy 2ZS works in Vista x64? Creative already removed this card from their "support" section of their website, they only have the Audigy Value listed. Would these drivers work for it? I'm not able to test it out at all, I don't even have Vista yet, but I don't want to upgrade just to find that my videocard will not work at all. I found a website, nomoregoatsoup, with some drivers that supposedly work under Vista, but it says "No directsound EAX support in games" so that pretty much kills it for me. EDIT: Googled a fix: http://forums.creative.com/creativel...message.id=275 I've yet to try it, but so far all seems well __________________ Motherboard -------------- BIOSTAR TPower I45 CPU ------------ Intel E8400 @ 3.6GHz +0.075v Memory --------- 4GB PC8500 G.Skill @ 1000mhz Cooling ------------- Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120 HDD --------------- 2 x 500GB WD Caviar black Graphics Card ----- MSI Cyclone GTX 460 768MB Soundcard --------------- Creative Audigy 2ZS Case --------------------- Coolermaster CM690 Power Supply ------------------ Corsair TX750 Last edited by Satsumomo; 07-21-08 at 02:42 PM.
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07-21-08, 02:00 PM	#2
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07-21-08, 02:20 PM	#4
Psychotron Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arizona	I have an Audigy 2 ZS "Gamer Edition" and It works fine on my x64 Audigy 2 ZS __________________ Heatware OCForums Metal Club member #502 Last edited by Psychotron; 07-21-08 at 02:26 PM.
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07-21-08, 02:42 PM	#6
synthetic_fenix Premium Member #42 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 38.61708841727722, -89.80939149856567	Well I tried the Value drivers off of Creative's site which are actually beta drivers and I tried the Microsoft Drivers from the update site and Couldn't get 5.1 with it. Me and a Friend of mine have both tried getting full support going on the 2Zs but no go so far. __________________ DARK-PHOENIX OS= . . . Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit MOBO=. Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 RAM= . . 4x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws PC3 14900 CPU= . . .AMD FX-8350 @ 4.5 PSU= . . .Corsair 750TX VID= . . .EVGA GTX660 Ti + EVGA GTX260 (used for physx) HD= . . . 2x 60GB Crusial M4 SSDs & 2x 600GB V-raptors Fold as if your life depended on it . .Protect your Computing Rights! Remember that the Forum Search and Google are very helpful tools :) My Heat 30-0
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BossBorot Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SCU Santa Clara CA	google the daniel.k drivers I think they allow this __________________ Heatware
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stereo555 Overclocking is music to my soul Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Menifee , Calif	Vista needs the Creative ALchemy software installed in addition to the regular drivers for the 5.1 sound to work (EAX 4 or 5) . Note : you may have to reset your Creative Console settings after the ALchemy is installed . You can download it here : http://downloads.guru3d.com/Creative...load-1928.html Here is some info on Alchemy and Vista : http://www.soundblaster.com/alchemy/ __________________ i7 920 D0 @ 3.9 - Evga X58 3-Way SLI (758) * Sandisk Extreme 240gb * Seagate 410AS 2x250's-Raid0 - Samsung F3 1TB - 24gb Mushkin 1333 - Gigabyte Windforce GTX 670 - CM Cosmos 1010/Corsair HX1050 - Windows 7 Ultimate * Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5" - LG WH12LS30 Blu Burner - Samsung SH-S223Q - X-Fi Titanium - Klipsch 4.1's/Altec center channel ~ "Random segments of code and ghosts in my machine" ~ Heatware Join your overclocking frag buddies at [OCG] (aka: [OCG]w00ps ) Last edited by stereo555; 07-21-08 at 09:38 PM.
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07-22-08, 01:54 AM	Thread Starter #9
Satsumomo Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mexico	Sweet, thanks for the excellent replies I will now not fear going Vista and having to upgrade my sound card. __________________ Motherboard -------------- BIOSTAR TPower I45 CPU ------------ Intel E8400 @ 3.6GHz +0.075v Memory --------- 4GB PC8500 G.Skill @ 1000mhz Cooling ------------- Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120 HDD --------------- 2 x 500GB WD Caviar black Graphics Card ----- MSI Cyclone GTX 460 768MB Soundcard --------------- Creative Audigy 2ZS Case --------------------- Coolermaster CM690 Power Supply ------------------ Corsair TX750
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07-22-08, 02:13 AM	#10
BossBorot Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SCU Santa Clara CA	Ya the audigy 2zs vista issue is what was keeping me from upgrading to vista before the updates. Then I got vista and read into in and realized that it can work, however then I decided I dont need vista at all after playing around with a computer that had it installed. I currently Have 4 unopened copies of vista ultimate laying around that I got for free and I still havent moved over. However its good to know that I dont need to upgrade my perfectly good soundcard just to move to a new os. I just couldnt live without that break out box. __________________ Heatware
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07-22-08, 11:20 AM	#11
Shiggity Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago, IL	I couldn't get mind working with Vista Home Premium 32bit, it's still sitting on my desk shelf. To hell with Creative and their lousy drivers imo. __________________ CPU - E6750 @ 3.4GHz \| 425x8 \| 1.41V \| Zalman CNPS9500 \| Lapped Mobo - Abit P35 Pro \| Bios v14 Ram - 2x1GB G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ \| 850 \| 5-5-5-15 \| 1.85V GPU - PNY 8800GT \| 700c, 1850s, 900m \| HR-03GT HD - 150GB raptor ADFD \| Seagate 7200.7 160GB \| 2x WD 640GB PSU - OCZ GameXSteam 700W Heat
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07-23-08, 06:40 AM	#13
rpwinters Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hanover, Md.	My issues with Creative and Vista (both 32 and 64-bit) that I came across, is that MS got rid of DirectSound3D. That means the older games that used your sound card for hardware acceleration, now have to use software. This affects games like Call of Duty 2, Diablo 2. This means that you have to use Creatives "Alchemy" program to reroute the call outs for the sound files. Another problem has been with Creative and their crappy driver support for Vista. I had an X-fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty sound card and they just can't get any working drivers. The only ones available are their Beta ones that still don't work. I am now running an HT Omega Striker 7.1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829271001) and couldn't be happier. __________________ #1: X2 6400+ BE, Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3, 4 GB Corsair TWINX-6400C5, Ultima-90 W/ 92mm Panaflo M-1A, XfX 8800 GTS 512, HT Omega Striker 7.1, Corsair 620HX, CM-690, Dell 2209WA #2: XP-M 2400 45W (12X200 @ 1.85V), Shuttle AN35N-Ultra, 2 Gb PQI Turbo, SI-97A W/ 92mm Delta Tri-Blade LS, XfX 6800GT AGP, Creative Audigy2 Value, Fortron 530W, Antec Super Lanboy,Samsung 226BW HEAT
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