Installing Audigy 2 drivers and Software for Live! /Audigy cards.
Guide for installing Audigy 2 drivers and Software on Live!/Audigy cards.
Install drivers meant for the Audigy 2 and enjoy the added benefits
Requirements
1) Audigy/ SB Live! Sound card
2) Latest drivers and software suite for Audigy 2
3) Creative Compatibility Patch
4) Driver Cleaner.
Downloading stuff:
First off download the creative suite for audigy 2 from
http://users2.ev1.net/~dallasstar/a2..._multilang.rar
ftp://server.topo.auth.gr/topolab/te..._multilang.rar
Download updates from
http://www.asia.creative.com/support/downloads/
It’s a huge download around 119Mb. Download the creative compatibility patch from
-http://members.aol.com/dvdking2001/Pub/ctcomp.exe
Also download Driver cleaner from either
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3214.html
http://www.drivercleaner.net/download/DC3Setup_33.zip
Patching:
After downloading the audigy 2 drivers extract them to a directory of your choice. Then run creative compatibility patch and point to the directory \SB_INSTALL\Audio\Setup where you extracted the suite. If the patch is successful it is shown the following.
http://img21.exs.cx/img21/9859/step15.jpg
http://img21.exs.cx/img21/7846/step16.jpg
Uninstalling old stuff:
Uninstall the previous drivers and suite u might have by going to control panel and add remove programs.
http://img21.exs.cx/img21/761/step17.jpg
Reboot. Then run driver cleaner and clean up creative and creative lite. It is also recommended to run Cab cleaner. Reboot.
http://img21.exs.cx/img21/528/step3_a.jpg
http://img21.exs.cx/img21/3924/step3_b.jpg
Installing the Suite:
Now goto the directory where the patched drivers and suite is located and goto \SB_INSTALL\CTRun directory and click on Start.exe. While installing the Audigy suite u can choose custom installation option to deselect the applications you don’t need to install. SB Live ! owners please see the note below before installing the suite. Now install the suite and enjoy the added benefits of audigy 2 drivers. Any drivers updates u download can be patched similarly by running creative compatibility patch. Software updates need not be modified.
http://img21.exs.cx/img21/8408/step18.jpg
http://img21.exs.cx/img21/9066/step19.jpg
Important Note: Live ! card owners should not install the EAX console and creative speaker calibration applications since they don’t work well with the Live ! cards.