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Gingerade   05-20-2007 at 08:43:26 PM

i lost my x-fi xtream music driver cd thing so i got the driver from the website and it said its all the same as the stuff on cd, but there is a problem. i can no longer change the bass and switch modes like i used to using the program thing that came with it. now all i get is this
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/gt5012lover/x-fi.jpg

i no longer get the cool little creative things that came on the cd and i really want them back so how do i get them

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3Ball   05-20-2007 at 09:26:35 PM
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The program u used was not a driver, its a utility. look under the utilities or programs for the card and it should be there somewhere.

Best,

3Ball

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Gingerade   05-20-2007 at 09:50:09 PM
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well whats the name of the utility

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Gingerade   05-20-2007 at 11:00:30 PM
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yea what one on the list of things do i get

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JonathanDeane   05-20-2007 at 11:21:05 PM
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I wonder if the disk is the same one that came with my X-Fi Fatal1ty ? If it is could some one tell me if it would be legal for me to make an ISO file of it and mail it to the op ? Or I could make a private torrent of it.

Anyway interesting topic (and I think you do need the CD to install the software becouse if you just download everything it will ask you anyway....) I had to dig mine up when I upgraded my machines CPU and mobo for the reinstall.

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chuckshissle   05-20-2007 at 11:38:22 PM
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I know the difference I have the same sound card. I know that the software that comes with the card has the cool interface and you can adjust many features and to include more of it. The driver they posted in the mainsite does not show and adjust the features.

You're gonna have to ask them (Creative) about the software cd.

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Gingerade   05-20-2007 at 11:49:46 PM
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well can some one upgrade a torrent or something because i really need it to adjust my bass on my speakers and other settings

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heruur   05-21-2007 at 02:27:30 AM
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...what OS do you have?

The tools you need are in those links, trust me.

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Gingerade   05-21-2007 at 03:49:42 AM
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i have windows xp media center

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halcyon   05-21-2007 at 01:08:13 PM
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I'm pretty sure that the utilities that you want, the ones that came on the CD, are NOT downloadable. ...and the CD's utilities don't work in Windows Vista.

I see folks providing you links to download the drivers, though that's not what you need, as has been posted above. I'm not sure why Creative makes it impossible to efficiently get those utilities. Perhaps someone would be willing to make a copy of it and ship it to you if Creative won't allow you to purchase a copy. 8O

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heruur   05-21-2007 at 01:09:30 PM
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he DOESN'T have Vista.....

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chilli   05-21-2007 at 01:10:39 PM
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I wonder if the disk is the same one that came with my X-Fi Fatal1ty ? If it is could some one tell me if it would be legal for me to make an ISO file of it and mail it to the op ? Or I could make a private torrent of it.

Anyway interesting topic (and I think you do need the CD to install the software becouse if you just download everything it will ask you anyway....) I had to dig mine up when I upgraded my machines CPU and mobo for the reinstall.



I am pretty certain that for the purpose of copying the ISO and sending it to the OP are completely legal as you are in effect giving them a backup copy of software that they already owned.

Plus it is probably freely available for download, you are just giving the OP a more direct route to getting the same thing :)

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aziraphale   05-21-2007 at 01:32:43 PM
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The programs you need for really adjusting your SC are NOT directly downloadable AFAIK. I've got the Audigy 2 ZS and the same problem. I cannot calibrate the speakers without the CD... So if anyone knows an alternative download location that would be really appreciated...

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jajig   05-21-2007 at 02:20:38 PM
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What others are saying is right creative don't have the files for download on their site and you do need the CD. Creative's own forums are filled with people that have had the same problem if you do a search there you'll find links to the installation CD ISO's that other members have put up.

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aziraphale   05-21-2007 at 02:56:46 PM
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I fear this is a very grimly calculated strategy by creative. Once people lose their CD they are not longer able to adjust certain critical settings for their SC. In my case the speaker calibration which is very important to me because I have a fairly asymmetric 7.1 setup. Not nice... But thanks jajig for the tip with the creative forums... I am so used to finding the right solution here on toms that I even forget to lookup the manufacturers page. Or is that because I doubt I'll find useful info there? Sad, sad sad...

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Gingerade   05-21-2007 at 11:54:01 PM
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well i looked on the creative forums did a search and found what i was looking for.
http://files.filefront.com/ISO_SB_ [...] o.html/11/
if anybody ever needs it there it is and im downloading now so i dont know if it works yet, but its 438 mbs so id say its it

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