Download Driver For Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2.12.0002

Creative has not only made Windows Vista users who own a Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card happy, Audigy users will also get their money’s worth. Windows Vista has been available since the end of January, but it took Creative until now to come up with decent drivers. The drivers may no longer be released under the beta flag, they are not completely finished. For example, DVD-Audio and DirectSound-based EAX games are still not supported. The full release notes of these drivers are as follows:

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Known issue:

• Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download.
• Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
• This driver does not support the following:
  • Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals
  • DVD Audio
  • DirectSound® based EAX games
  • Gameports
  • 6.1 speaker mode.
• SPDIF pass-through is supported on Vista 32-bit only.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.

Notes:

• DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value.
• To install the driver, do the following:
  • Download the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file into your local hard disk.
  • Double click the downloaded file.
  • Follow the instructions on the screen.
• To uninstall the driver, do the following:
  • Click Start -> All Programs -> Control Panel.
  • Double-click the Device Manager icon.
  • Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers option.
  • Right-click the Creative SB Audigy option, and select Uninstall.
  • From the Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box, select the Delete the driver software for this device option.
  • Note: This check box must be selected to avoid reinstallation issues.
  • Click the OK button.
  • Restart your computer.
• To reinstall the driver, do the following:
  • Double-click the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file.
  • When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click the Restart Later button.
  • Follow the instructions on the screen.

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