Creative Audigy 5.1 settings won't work after Windows update

[Burninator]

System: Dell XPS 4 with 3.2 GHz, 2 Gb RAM, Windows XP Media Center
Soundcard: Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
Speakers connected Klipsch 5.1.

I ran windows update manager and installed the following HW updates:
Creative audigy audio processor (August 2006)
Creatve Sound creative game port (January 2003)
Driver update for Dell 2407WFP (Analog)

Afterwards, my sound had defaulted back to 2/2.1. When I reset it to
5.1, it wouldn't take and would only play out of front speakers.

I did a system restore and now everything is working. Anyone know
what caused this and which of these updates I should block in future?

Current driver for Audigy is 5.12.4.445 (8/17/2004)

Ever since I got this system, sound settings will occasionally
"restore" to default setting of 2/2.1. Any way to establish different
default?

Thanks.

 

[Kenny]

You shouldn't have used Windows update for your Audigy, go to Creative site
and get the right ones.

--
Kenny Cargill




"Burninator" <goto@sleep.org> wrote in message
news:rjr9d3pshq50ur19tl289c1eajovek72p3@4ax.com...
> System: Dell XPS 4 with 3.2 GHz, 2 Gb RAM, Windows XP Media Center
> Soundcard: Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
> Speakers connected Klipsch 5.1.
>
> I ran windows update manager and installed the following HW updates:
> Creative audigy audio processor (August 2006)
> Creatve Sound creative game port (January 2003)
> Driver update for Dell 2407WFP (Analog)
>
> Afterwards, my sound had defaulted back to 2/2.1. When I reset it to
> 5.1, it wouldn't take and would only play out of front speakers.
>
> I did a system restore and now everything is working. Anyone know
> what caused this and which of these updates I should block in future?
>
> Current driver for Audigy is 5.12.4.445 (8/17/2004)
>
> Ever since I got this system, sound settings will occasionally
> "restore" to default setting of 2/2.1. Any way to establish different
> default?
>
> Thanks.

 

[M.I.5¾]

"Burninator" <goto@sleep.org> wrote in message
news:rjr9d3pshq50ur19tl289c1eajovek72p3@4ax.com...
> System: Dell XPS 4 with 3.2 GHz, 2 Gb RAM, Windows XP Media Center
> Soundcard: Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
> Speakers connected Klipsch 5.1.
>
> I ran windows update manager and installed the following HW updates:
> Creative audigy audio processor (August 2006)
> Creatve Sound creative game port (January 2003)
> Driver update for Dell 2407WFP (Analog)
>
> Afterwards, my sound had defaulted back to 2/2.1. When I reset it to
> 5.1, it wouldn't take and would only play out of front speakers.
>
> I did a system restore and now everything is working. Anyone know
> what caused this and which of these updates I should block in future?
>
> Current driver for Audigy is 5.12.4.445 (8/17/2004)
>
> Ever since I got this system, sound settings will occasionally
> "restore" to default setting of 2/2.1. Any way to establish different
> default?

Never get hardware driver updates from the Windows update - they are
frequently broken. Always go the manufacturer's site and install those.

 

[Folk]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:10:31 -0700, Burninator <goto@sleep.org> wrote:

>IAnyone know what caused this and which of these updates I should block in future?

Never download hardware updates via Windows Update. Contact the
manufacturer directly.

If you like the automation style of Windows Update, Creative offers a
similar feature. Go here: http://www.creative.com/support/ and click
on "Software AutoUpdate".