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/sb_install_multilang.rar
ftp://server.topo.auth.gr/topolab/temp/Smiro/Audio/sb_install_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.
Uninstalling old stuff:
Uninstall the previous drivers and suite u might have by going to control panel and add remove programs.
Reboot. Then run driver cleaner and clean up creative and creative lite. It is also recommended to run Cab cleaner. Reboot.
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.
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.
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/sb_install_multilang.rar
ftp://server.topo.auth.gr/topolab/temp/Smiro/Audio/sb_install_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.
Uninstalling old stuff:
Uninstall the previous drivers and suite u might have by going to control panel and add remove programs.
Reboot. Then run driver cleaner and clean up creative and creative lite. It is also recommended to run Cab cleaner. Reboot.
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.
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.
