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Features:

• Lets you select audio features and resolution settings that work best with your notebook computer.
• Enables audio playback through your notebook's built-in speakers.

Requirements:

Notes:

• To install the update, double-click the update file and follow the instructions on the screen.
• 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 Creative SB Audigy2 (WDM) and click Properties.
  6. Click the Drivers tab.
  7. Check that the version number of your audio drivers is 5.12.10.1042 or 5.12.4.1081.
  8. Click the OK button.
• If your audio drivers are not version 5.12.10.1042 or 5.12.4.1081, you must install Creative Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series and Audigy 4 series Driver SBAX_WBUP2_LB_2_09_0016.exe.

This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Sound Blaster Audigy®, Audigy 2 series, and Audigy 4 series installation CDs. It also supports Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

This download also includes the following application:

• Creative Audio Console
  The application enables you to use the Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series, and Audigy 4 series features and functions.

Requirements:

Notes:

• This download will uninstall the drivers for your existing audio device before proceeding with the installation.
• For Audigy 2 and Audigy 4 series only: After updating your driver, download and install Creative MediaSource™ DVD-Audio Player DVDA_PCApp_LB_2_00_75.exe.
• Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player is unavailable for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
• Do not install this driver for the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS or Sound Blaster Audigy SE audio device.

This update addresses a security vulnerability that Creative users face when using Gracenote© services like MusicID™ (formerly known as CDDB™). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. You must already have one of the following applications listed in Requirements below on your computer to perform this update successfully.

Fixes

• Secures your computer against the vulnerability caused by using some Gracenote services with a Creative application.

Requirements

This package enhances your Sound Blaster® Audigy® SE or Audigy Value audio device with EAX®4.0 ADVANCED HD™ capabilities. It also installs the following applications to control your audio device's audio settings:

• Creative Device Control (01.04.0061)
• Creative EAX Console (01.04.0061)
• Creative Speaker Settings (01.04.0061)

• Provides the following control options for your audio device:
  • Output audio quality
  • SPDIF Input/Output sampling rate
  • Speaker configuration
  • Sound effects
  • Creative Multi-Speaker Surround

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
• Sound Blaster Audigy SE or Sound Blaster Audigy Value audio device installed and connected

Notes:

This download contains an improved version of the Sound Blaster® plugin, a component application for use with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition. It enables you to access additional features in selected Sound Blaster devices installed on systems with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition. For more details, read the rest of the web release note.

• Enables Creative EAX® ADVANCED HD™ environmental effects
• Enables CMSS® (Creative Multi Speaker Surround) 3D Audio Technology
• Adds Graphic Equalizer

For Sound Blaster X-Fi only:

• Enables Dolby Digital and DTS Decoder settings

• Enables Creative 24-bit Crystalizer technology to enhance digital audio

This download contains an improved version of the audio driver found on the Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor installation CD. It resolves some audio issues. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Fixes:

• Resolves the issue of your computer not responding when you play back a protected DVD-Audio file on an AMD Athlon™ 64-bit Dual Core system.
• Removes audio disturbances when you
  • play back an audio file on a dual core system
  • use Audio Clean-up in Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer.

Requirements:

Notes:

• This download supports Windows XP SP2 only.
• Before installing this download for your Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor, make sure that no other applications are running or active in your computer.
• While installing this download, do not disconnect Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor.
• To install this download:

1. Double-click the downloaded file.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains VidCap, an application you can use with your Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor to capture and convert videos for editing. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You can use VidCap as an alternative to the Ulead® software originally bundled with Sound Blaster Audigy® 2 ZS Video Editor to capture video. You can then use any video editing software to edit and create DVDs. VidCap features hardware encoding to accelerate DV-to-MPEG file conversion. VidCap is a video capturing application that enables you to:

• capture video from video cameras, VCRs, televisions, or other external video devices to your computer.
• convert video files to other supported formats (including hardware-accelerated DV-to-MPEG).
• export video files from video applications back to the external video devices.

This download also contains an improved version of the video driver found on the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor installation CD.

Added feature:

• Supports hardware MPEG2 rendering

Fixes for video driver:

• Ensures proper functionality when using selected video applications with devices connected to your Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor.
• Allows correct video output from a device with PAL M format.
• Resolves the issue of intermittent blank frames or fragmented playback of an exported DV file when viewing it on some video cameras.

Requirements:

Notes:

• This download supports Windows XP SP2 only.
• VidCap is available in English only.
• Before installing this update for your Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor, make sure that no other applications are running or active in your computer.
• While installing this update, do not disconnect Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor.
• To install this download:

1. Double-click the downloaded file.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

• Video files captured with VidCap can be imported into video applications.
• All source and destination devices must be connected to your Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor when using with VidCap.

This update resolves the issue of your computer not responding when you close Creative MediaSource™ DVD-Audio Player. You must already have Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player on your computer to perform this update successfully.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy® 2 or Audigy 4 series audio device
• Sound Blaster® Audigy, Audigy 2 series and Audigy 4 series Driver SBAX_WBUP2_LB_2_09_0016.exe
• Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player

This download contains an improved version of the Creative WebCam Center application found on your camera installation CD. It adds enhancements for Yahoo!® Messenger video broadcast. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You MUST have DirectX 9.0b or higher installed before you install Creative WebCam Center 1.71.02.

This download is for all Creative MediaSource™ (version 3.00.16 or later) users. The Creative MediaSource Go! launcher bar enables you to launch essential Creative applications quickly from one convenient location.

To check your Creative MediaSource version number, see ‘Notes' below.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition
• Creative MediaSource version 3.00.16 or later

Notes:

• To check your Creative MediaSource version number:
  
  
1. Launch Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer.
2. Click Help on the menu bar.
3. Click the About Creative MediaSource option.
   The dialog box shows the version number.
4. Click the OK button.
   
   
• If your Creative MediaSource application is earlier than version 3.00.16, you will need to download the latest version before installing this application.