Vista - re creative soundblaster

I am using a creative sound blaster live 5.1 and creative 5.1 speakers.
I downloaded the latest driver from microsoft. When I try to configure
the speakers I can only choose Stereo or Mono. I don't have the option
for 5.1 speakers. Does anybody else have the same problem?

Thanks
Claudia

Try downloading the drivers from Creative.

"Claudia Mumford" <cmumford@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44D60717.6030707@sympatico.ca...
>I am using a creative sound blaster live 5.1 and creative 5.1 speakers. I
>downloaded the latest driver from microsoft. When I try to configure the
>speakers I can only choose Stereo or Mono. I don't have the option for 5.1
>speakers. Does anybody else have the same problem?
>
> Thanks
> Claudia
>

Claudia,
The Vista drivers on Windows update are there because Creative had put them
there. Rty comparing version numbers between the Creative download and wha
tis installed in Vista now through Windows Update.
Kind regards,
Tony Thijs
Oriolus

"Doug" <dhannah@quickclic.net> wrote in message
news:E3FDF394-CA23-4439-885E-C90E0743C8D8@microsoft.com...
> Try downloading the drivers from Creative.
>
> "Claudia Mumford" <cmumford@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:44D60717.6030707@sympatico.ca...
>>I am using a creative sound blaster live 5.1 and creative 5.1 speakers. I
>>downloaded the latest driver from microsoft. When I try to configure the
>>speakers I can only choose Stereo or Mono. I don't have the option for 5.1
>>speakers. Does anybody else have the same problem?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Claudia
>>
>

i downloaded my old drivers that I used for XP. I have now the option to
choose between stereo, mono, surround sound, quadraphonic and 5.1.
However I only get sound if I use the stereo option. All the other
choices, I don't get sound out of any of my speakers.

Tony Thijs wrote:
> Claudia,
> The Vista drivers on Windows update are there because Creative had put them
> there. Rty comparing version numbers between the Creative download and wha
> tis installed in Vista now through Windows Update.
> Kind regards,
> Tony Thijs
> Oriolus
>
> "Doug" <dhannah@quickclic.net> wrote in message
> news:E3FDF394-CA23-4439-885E-C90E0743C8D8@microsoft.com...
>
>>Try downloading the drivers from Creative.
>>
>>"Claudia Mumford" <cmumford@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:44D60717.6030707@sympatico.ca...
>>
>>>I am using a creative sound blaster live 5.1 and creative 5.1 speakers. I
>>>downloaded the latest driver from microsoft. When I try to configure the
>>>speakers I can only choose Stereo or Mono. I don't have the option for 5.1
>>>speakers. Does anybody else have the same problem?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Claudia
>>>
>>
>
>

use following info

Creative SoundBlaster Live! Series. Works with special drivers found here
http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=F...&dwn_cat_id=20 (32 Bit) (does
not work with gamer mode, nothing gets installed) Instead, download the WinXP
driver, run it (it will say and error message, don't press OK yet, go to (for
example C:\Users\a\AppData\Local\Temp\CRF000\Audio\Drivers\WIN2K_XP) and in
device manager click "update driver" and use that path. Or you can extract
the driver from the package. Download LiveDrvUni-Pack(ENG).exe (24.451.404
bytes) and extract the /audio/drivers folder and run CTZAPXX.exe to install
the drivers. Now digital output trough the creative digital din plug works
with 5.1 speaker setting with Creative Inspire 5.1.


"Claudia Mumford" wrote:

> i downloaded my old drivers that I used for XP. I have now the option to
> choose between stereo, mono, surround sound, quadraphonic and 5.1.
> However I only get sound if I use the stereo option. All the other
> choices, I don't get sound out of any of my speakers.
>
> Tony Thijs wrote:
> > Claudia,
> > The Vista drivers on Windows update are there because Creative had put them
> > there. Rty comparing version numbers between the Creative download and wha
> > tis installed in Vista now through Windows Update.
> > Kind regards,
> > Tony Thijs
> > Oriolus
> >
> > "Doug" <dhannah@quickclic.net> wrote in message
> > news:E3FDF394-CA23-4439-885E-C90E0743C8D8@microsoft.com...
> >
> >>Try downloading the drivers from Creative.
> >>
> >>"Claudia Mumford" <cmumford@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >>news:44D60717.6030707@sympatico.ca...
> >>
> >>>I am using a creative sound blaster live 5.1 and creative 5.1 speakers. I
> >>>downloaded the latest driver from microsoft. When I try to configure the
> >>>speakers I can only choose Stereo or Mono. I don't have the option for 5.1
> >>>speakers. Does anybody else have the same problem?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks
> >>>Claudia
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>