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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: March 31, 2004
- Total Downloads: 593,964
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- Average user rating: stars out of 15 votes
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From Creative Labs (RETIRED) :This update is for all Audigy 2 and Audigy 2 ZS series audio cards, which include the Platinum, Platinum eX, Platinum Pro, Digital Audio and Gamer versions. This update is not meant for original Audigy series audio cards. This update contains additional features and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 or Audigy 2 ZS series audio card.
Some of the new release enhancements: Removes noise and distortion when THX Setup Console is used. Synchronizes the settings between EAX Advanced HD and Creative Graphic Equalizer. Enables MIDI device name display in Windows Multimedia Device and SoundFont Bank Manager.
CNET Editor's Note: This EAX 4.0 Advanced HD Driver Patch Update is not meant for USB Audigy 2 NX or other external Sound Blaster audio products.
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- Average user rating: 2.4 stars out of 15 votes
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10 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Version: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS Driver (Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP) 5/12/2005
"The new version of this product is outstanding."
Pros: The new version of this product is outstanding but isn't the smartest pea in the pod. If you can install it, it's the best sound system available for a computer that I've ever seen or heard. My PC is louder, clearer, with more bass then with any other audio package I've ever tried. My hard drive developed a bad sector. "Dell" replaced it with a factory imaged drive. "Audigy" came pre-installed on it and I swear, my computer sounds great, again.
Cons: After reformatting my hard drive I tried to install my "Audigy" hi def sound program. It's the new version for "Vista" but it, (like the others said), told me my computer didn't have a sound card. How dumb is that? So, If you can install it, use it because it's great. If not, have a look at "SRS Audio Sandbox. And this download is as obsolete as any can get. It;'s way past time to update this download.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS Driver (Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP) 5/12/2005
"how I got the drivers to install"
Pros: I got the same 'unable to find Creative sound card' error. I manually unzipped the driver .exe into a folder. I went to the drivers folder and ran the setup.exe. Now driver version 5.12.5.441 from Creative. Even after updating manually the full update program STILL can't find a supported product, so I don't have whatever else is in the package, but at least I have the latest Creative driver installed.
Cons: I tried just running the driver install-failed with above error. I tried going to devices and updating the driver (and showing it exactly what I wanted)-failed saying it wasn't better than what I already had (which was the Microsoft driver)
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS Driver (Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP) 5/12/2005
"Horrible drivers won't install normally, here's a fix:"
Pros: They work if you're lucky. I had to:
Run the install, which then fails.
Go into Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Sound Video and Game Controllers > Properties tab for my sound card > Driver > Update Driver ...
Cons: Then 'Install from a specific location' > 'Don't Search I will choose the driver to install' > 'Have Disk'
Then point windows to driver file that the failed install unzipped itself to, this is C:\WINDOWS\Temp\CRF000\Drivers\WDM\wdma_emu.inf
The drivers will then hopefully install properly.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS Driver (Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP) 5/12/2005
"Thumbs down... unfortunately."
Pros: I could not rate the pros of the device as I could not install the drivers.
Cons: Windows will detect the Audigy sound card, but Creative Labs' own driver-install will not; after multiple tries in various forms and with different versions of the driver-install, I finally gave up. Now, I'm no novice.. after 25+ years in the computer industry, I like to think that I have some vague idea of what I'm doing... but this stymied me, and the Creative Labs site proved no help at all; sure, it had an update for the drivers, but *it* wouldn't detect the sound card either. All things considered (inasmuch as possible)... I wouldn't bother, it's an exercise in frustration.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS Driver (Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP) 5/12/2005
Pros: Nada
Cons: The message was, 'unable to find Creative sound card.' Although I am running Audigy 2ZS which is performing well anyway. Whatever.
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