Audigy Installation and Win XP

VaTechHokies · 03-20-02, 06:54 AM

I'm all set to build my new system w/ the Asus P4T-E and a 2.0 northie and have a quesiton about installing the new audity platinum card. My question is this: On the creative website they posted audigy drivers for WinXP, and I have downloaded them. But w/ the card came the installation CD with the drivers and all the software and I want to be able to use the software that came w/ the card. Ok, here is my questions. If I install the software from the cd and then install the downloaded drivers will the sound card still work? The reason I am asking this is because with my old soundblaster live card (before the 5.1's were around) I installed the drivers from the CD and then updated them with the liveware, and nothing worked (I was running 2000 at the time). After talking to creative, I found out that you can not install any of the drivers from the CD and then install the live ware, you have to only install the liveware and thus don't get to use any of the software that came w/ the card.

If anyone w/ XP and audigy could respond and tell me how they did it, I would appreciate it. Thanks

VaTechHokies · 03-20-02, 07:27 AM

Alright people, I know SOMEONE on this forum has to have XP and audigy installed

Any takers on responding??

Gromet · 03-20-02, 07:32 AM

Your in luck. I am running XP and have an Audigy AND I am running an ASUS P4T-E. Ok Install your sound card drivers from the CD like you normally would, Go ahead and install ALL the software if you like. Than Install the XP Drivers you DL'd from creative. These Drivers are updates, and I'm not sure but I belive you HAVE to install the original drivers first anyway. This is How I did it, and have had Zero problems with my system.

Any other questiond please feel free to ask.

Let me know how it all goes.

VaTechHokies · 03-20-02, 07:56 AM

thanks for the help! It is greatly appreciated. One more question though, what pci port did you install the card in? I have read some opinions on which port...some people say it matters, some say it doesn't.

Counting down the hours till I get off work (it's 8:56 and I get off at 3:00

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03-20-02, 06:54 AM	Thread Starter #1
VaTechHokies Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Northern Virginia	Audigy Installation and Win XP I'm all set to build my new system w/ the Asus P4T-E and a 2.0 northie and have a quesiton about installing the new audity platinum card. My question is this: On the creative website they posted audigy drivers for WinXP, and I have downloaded them. But w/ the card came the installation CD with the drivers and all the software and I want to be able to use the software that came w/ the card. Ok, here is my questions. If I install the software from the cd and then install the downloaded drivers will the sound card still work? The reason I am asking this is because with my old soundblaster live card (before the 5.1's were around) I installed the drivers from the CD and then updated them with the liveware, and nothing worked (I was running 2000 at the time). After talking to creative, I found out that you can not install any of the drivers from the CD and then install the live ware, you have to only install the liveware and thus don't get to use any of the software that came w/ the card. If anyone w/ XP and audigy could respond and tell me how they did it, I would appreciate it. Thanks
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03-20-02, 07:27 AM	Thread Starter #2
VaTechHokies Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Northern Virginia	Alright people, I know SOMEONE on this forum has to have XP and audigy installed Any takers on responding??
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03-20-02, 07:32 AM	#3
Gromet Registered Join Date: Feb 2002	Your in luck. I am running XP and have an Audigy AND I am running an ASUS P4T-E. Ok Install your sound card drivers from the CD like you normally would, Go ahead and install ALL the software if you like. Than Install the XP Drivers you DL'd from creative. These Drivers are updates, and I'm not sure but I belive you HAVE to install the original drivers first anyway. This is How I did it, and have had Zero problems with my system. Any other questiond please feel free to ask. Let me know how it all goes. __________________ -- Mobo: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K OC'd @ 4.5GHz 24/7 Stable Video Card: Sparkle Calibre x580 Memory: 16GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 2000 9-10-9-24 2T Hard Drive 1: 128GB Crucial RealSSD SATA6 SSD Hard Drive 2: 2TB Hitachi SATA6 HD Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT PSU: Corsair HX750 PS Cooler: Corsair H70 Cooler Temps: 27C Idle - 62C Load
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03-20-02, 07:56 AM	Thread Starter #4
VaTechHokies Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Northern Virginia	thanks for the help! It is greatly appreciated. One more question though, what pci port did you install the card in? I have read some opinions on which port...some people say it matters, some say it doesn't. Counting down the hours till I get off work (it's 8:56 and I get off at 3:00 )
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