Download Driver For Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi 2.15.0004

Creative has released new Vista drivers for the Sound Blaster X-Fi sound cards in version 2.15.0004. The new drivers succeed the 2.15.0003 drivers withdrawn in October and can be used from this location for the 32bit and 64bit editions of Windows Vista. In version 2.15.0004, Creative’s developers have improved support for Vista x64 systems with 4GB RAM. In addition, the bug has been removed from the software that made a lot of noise during the reboot of the computer. Below you can read which errors have been solved exactly:

Fixes:

• Resolves an issue for Windows Vista 64-bit systems with 4 GB RAM
• Resolves loud speaker noise when restarting your computer
• Resolves an issue that causes OpenAL games not to respond

Known issues:

• Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi CD (for Windows XP) will not work with this download.
• The following are not supported:
  • Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals (Cyberlink® PowerDVD™ or InterVideo® WinDVD® is required)
  • DVD-Audio (PowerDVD may support selected DVD-Audio content)
  • EAX or DirectSound®3D (Download Creative ALchemy to restore this feature in Windows Vista)
  • 6.1 speaker mode (not supported by Windows Vista)

Current release features:

• X-Fi Crystalizer™
• X-Fi CMSS®-3D
• MIDI Playback
• EAX® Effects
• PCM stereo output through Optical Out
• Line in connectivity
• SPDIF passthrough is supported on both Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit
• Recording capabilities