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This update resolves the hardware/device detection issue for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ and X-Fi Titanium series of audio devices in Microsoft® Windows® 7. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty® Champion Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 
• Sound Blaster X-Fi

Fixes:

• Resolves the hardware/device detection issue in Creative Software AutoUpdate running on Windows 7.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit
• Sound Blaster X-Fi and X-Fi Titanium series of audio devices listed above

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This starter pack contains the software for your Creative ZEN® player, developed exclusively for Microsoft® Windows 7. For more details, read the rest of this Web release note.

This starter pack contains:

• Creative Centrale (1.17.01)
  Rips audio CDs and VCD/DVDs; transfers and manages your music, photos, and videos.

Enhancements:

• Supports Microsoft® Windows 7.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7
• USB port
• Creative ZEN player

Notes:

• This version of Creative Centrale is for Microsoft Windows 7 and Creative ZEN players only.
• This is intended to replace your Creative Media Explorer when you upgrade to Windows 7. This software has the same functions as Creative Media Explorer.
• If you have another Creative player other than Creative ZEN, do not install this starter pack. Use the Creative Centrale intended for the other player, as this also works with your Creative ZEN.
• The Album Art retrieval from Gracenote® and software-update function are unavailable for this version of Creative Centrale.
• To install this starter pack:
  1. Download the ZNCB_PCAppWin7_LA_1_17_01.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     
     

This download contains an improved version of the Vado Central software found in your Creative Vado HD (3rd Gen). For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Allow video uploads to Motionbox
• Transcoding of video to various resolutions in WMV format   
• Speeding up or slowing down of video (saved in WMV format)
• Improved audio and video synchronization for some systems

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
• USB Port
• Creative Vado HD (3rd Gen) 

Notes:

• To install this software: 
  1. Connect your Vado HD to your computer's USB port.
  2. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     

• Installing the updated Vado Central software will not affect or erase existing videos in your Vado HD.

• Due to security reasons, Windows 7 disables the AutoPlay feature for non-optical storage devices. Hence, the Vado Central software will not automatically launch when you connect the device to the computer. To run this software: 
  1. In Windows Explorer, browse to the "Vado" folder of your Vado HD.
  2. Double-click VadoCentral.exe.  

This starter pack is updated with the latest version of the software and User's Guide for your Creative ZEN® MX player. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This starter pack includes the following:

• Creative Centrale (1.16.02)
  Rips audio CDs and VCD/DVDs, transfers and manages your music, photos, and videos.
• User's Guide
  Provides information on using your player.

Enhancements:

• Ensures a hassle-free installation when your upgrade Creative Centrale later on.
• Improves the software's startup stability.
• Corrects the display text on certain languages.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• USB port
• Creative ZEN MX

Note:

• To install this starter pack:
  1. Download the ZENMX_PCApp_L4_1_16_02.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     
• For computers with Windows Media Player version 10 or lower, make sure your computer is connected to the Internet while installing the starter pack.
  

This starter pack is updated with the latest version of the software and User's Guide for your Creative ZEN® Mozaic EZ Series player. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This starter pack includes the following:

• Creative Centrale (1.16.02)
  Rips audio CDs and VCD/DVDs, transfers and manages your music, photos, and videos.
• User's Guide
  Provides information on using your player.

Enhancements:

• Ensures a hassle-free installation when you upgrade Creative Centrale later on.
• Improves the software's startup stability.
• Corrects the display text on certain languages. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• USB port
• Creative ZEN Mozaic EZ Series player

Note:

• To install this starter pack:
  1. Download the ZENMozaicEZSeries_PCApp_L4_1_16_02.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     
• For computers with Windows Media Player version 10 or lower, make sure your computer is connected to the Internet while installing the starter pack.
  

This starter pack is updated with the latest version of the software and User's Guide for your Creative ZEN® Mozaic. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This starter pack includes the following:

• Creative Centrale (1.16.02)
  Rips audio CDs and VCD/DVDs, transfers and manages your music, photos, and videos.
• User's Guide
  Provides information on using your player.

Enhancements:

• Ensures a hassle-free installation when you upgrade Creative Centrale later on.
• Improves the software's startup stability.
• Corrects the display text on certain languages. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• USB port
• Creative ZEN Mozaic player

Note:

• To install this starter pack:
  1. Download the ZENMozaic_PCApp_L4_1_16_02.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     
• For computers with Windows Media Player version 10 or lower, make sure your computer is connected to the Internet while installing the starter pack.
  

This download contains an improved version of the Vado Central software for Mac OS® for use with Vado/Vado HD. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Vado Central

Vado Central is a simple, easy-to-use video editing software that lets you

• preview video clips.
• transfer files to your Mac.
• convert videos to MP4 format for use in iMovie®.
• edit videos via iMovie.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Allow video/photo uploads to Motionbox and Facebook™
• Allow video uploads to YouTube®, KinKast, TwitVid and Picasa 
• Enhanced application user interface, navigation and video browsing:
  • Viewing of photos
  • Right-click menu
  • Thumbnail video/photo preview
  • Drag-and-drop feature
  • E-mail with video attachment
• Transcoding of video to various resolutions in MP4 format 

Requirements:

• Apple® Macintosh® OS X (Version 10.4, 10.5 or 10.6)
• USB Port
• Creative Vado or Vado HD

Notes:

• To install this software: 
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file to uncompress it.
  3. Double-click the uncompressed PKG file.
  4. After installation, connect your Vado or Vado HD to your computer's USB port before launching Vado Central.

This download contains the Creative SoundFont Bank Manager application for Windows® 7, Windows Vista® and Windows XP. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

SoundFont Bank Manager

SoundFont Bank Manager is an application that gives you easy access and precise control over your SoundFont banks. With SoundFont Bank Manager you can:

• load, replace or remove SoundFont banks onto your computer's memory.
• organize, create and copy SoundFont presets.
• allocate or adjust the cache memory for SoundFont banks.
• audition all your SoundFont banks and presets with the virtual keyboard.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7 64-bit or 32-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit or 32-bit with Service Pack 1, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004

Notes:

• To install this software
  1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Close all other Windows applications. 
  3. Double-click the downloaded file.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This starter pack is updated with the latest version of the software and User's Guide for your Creative ZEN® X-Fi player. For more details, read the rest of this Web release note.

This starter pack includes the following:

• Creative Centrale (1.16.02)
  Rips audio CDs and VCD/DVDs; transfers and manages your music, photos, and videos.
• User's Guide
  Provides information on using your player.

Enhancements:

• Enables transfer of non-protected AAC files (.m4a files from iTunes® Plus) with the use of Creative Centrale on Windows 7.
• Improves Creative Centrale's startup stability.
• Ensures a hassle-free installation when you upgrade the software later on.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2
• USB port
• Creative ZEN X-Fi player

Notes:

• To install this starter pack:
  1. Download the ZENXFI_PCApp_L4_1_16_02.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     
• For computers with Windows Media Player version 10 or lower, make sure your computer is connected to the Internet while installing the starter pack.
  

This starter pack is updated with the latest version of the software and User Guide for your Creative ZEN® X-Fi2 player. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This starter pack includes the following:

• Creative Centrale (1.16.02)
  Rips audio CDs and VCD/DVDs, transfers and manages your music, photos, and videos.
• User Guide
  Provides information on using your player.

Enhancements:

• Updates the User Guide for firmware version 1.10.xx or later.
• Improves support for Windows 7.
• Improves CD ripping and ID3 tagging.
• Improves support for BMP (.bmp) file conversion.
• Ensures the correct resolution after you convert videos. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• USB port
• Creative ZEN X-Fi2

Note:

• To install this starter pack:
  1. Download the ZENXFi2_PCApp_L4_1_16_02.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application windows that are currently running.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     
• For computers with Windows Media Player version 10 or lower, make sure your computer is connected to the Internet while installing the Starter Pack.