Requirements:

• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Creative Sound Blaster Live! series internal audio card only

Notes:

• This driver is only for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
• This is an unsupported beta driver. Only experienced users should attempt installing this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.
• This beta release is not digitally signed. When the Microsoft Digital Signature dialog box appears, click the Continue Anyway button.
• Do not install this driver for Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit series or USB Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External audio devices.
• To install the driver, do the following:
1. Uninstall any existing audio device drivers.
2. Make sure that no other applications are running or active in your computer.
3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Restart your computer to complete the installation.

This is a driver update for your Dell audio device.

Fixes

• Resolves the Microsoft blue screen issue when Kontakt™ Player is launched.
• Resolves several issues reported by Windows® Error Reporting in Microsoft® Windows XP .

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000.
• Creative Sound Blaster® Live! 5.1 Digital sound card installed.
• One of the following installed:
• Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital (Dell) drivers version 5.12.1.203
• SBL5DL_DRVPACK_LB.exe or
• SBL5DL_PCPATCH_LB.exe

For details on the last two, see Notes below.

Notes

• This update is only for Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital (Dell) users.
• To check the version number of your audio drivers, do the following:
1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and click Properties.
   Alternatively, launch Windows Explorer, right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click the Device Manager button.
4. Double-click Sound, video and game controllers.
5. Right-click your sound card and click Properties.
6. Click the Drivers tab.
7. Check that the version number of your audio drivers is 5.12.1.203.
8. Click the OK button.
• If your audio drivers are not version 5.12.1.203, you must install the SBL5DL_DRVPACK_LB.exe or SBL5DL_PCPatch_LB.exe file. Do the following:

For users in Americas/Asia/Middle East/Africa/Oceania only

1. Go to http://www.creative.com.
2. Click the Support link.
3. Under Download, select your region and click the Go button.
4. Click the Search by filename box and type SBL5DL_DRVPack_LB.exe or SBL5DL_PCPatch_LB.exe.
5. Click the Go button.
6. Click the Download Now button.

For users in Europe only

1. Go to http://www.creative.com.
2. Click the Support link.
3. Under Download, select Europe and click the Go button.
4. Click the Download Drivers link.
5. Click the Search by filename box and type SBL5DL_DRVPack_LB.exe or SBL5DL_PCPatch_LB.exe.
6. Click the Search button.
7. Click the Download Now button.

Requirements

• Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital (Dell) audio card ONLY
• For Windows 2000 and Windows XP ONLY
• For English, Brazilian-Portuguese, Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish operating systems

Notes

• This package can be installed independently and does not require other applications to be downloaded.
• This package works only with the Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital (Dell) audio card. It is not designed to work with other Sound Blaster cards.

Fixes:

• Resolves functionality issues that occur after the LiveDrvUni-Pack file is installed.
• Resolves playback issues that occur when Repeat or Random mode is selected in Windows 2000 with Hyper-Threading systems.
• Resolves the playback issue that occurs when your computer returns from Standby mode.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows 2000
• Creative PlayCenter installed
• Creative Sound Blaster Live! series audio card installed

Notes:

• To check if you have installed the LiveDrvUni-Pack driver update file, do the following:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Locate and open the c:\windows\system32\drivers folder (replace c:\ with the drive letter your operating system is installed on).
3. Right-click the ctaud2K.sys file and click Properties.
4. Click the Version tab.
5. Check if the version number is 5.12.1.252.
6. Click the OK button.
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the ha10kx2k.sys file and check if the version number is 5.12.1.250.

If the ctaud2k.sys and ha10kx2k.sys files match the version numbers above, you have installed the LiveDrvUni-Pack driver update file and may proceed to install the Creative PlayCenter download.

• To install the download, double-click the download file and follow the instructions on the screen.

Requirements

• Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Digital (Dell) audio card ONLY
• Correctly-installed drivers for your audio card, either from Update Patch Pack 2 or Driver Install Pack 2
• For Windows 2000 and Windows XP ONLY
• For English, Brazilian-Portuguese, Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish operating systems

Notes

• You need to make sure that the audio card drivers have been installed correctly before installing this package.
• You can install this package independently of other applications. No other software need to be installed.
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