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This download is a beta driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ support for your Creative WebCam Live!® Motion. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver. We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.
• For best compatibility under Windows Vista, we recommend users to install the latest version of Live! Cam Center software.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista
• Creative WebCam Live! Motion

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the WCLM_PCDrv_US_1_11_02_BETA.EXE file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download is a beta driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ support for your Creative WebCam Live!® Ultra. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver. We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista
• Microsoft DirectX® (9.0 or later)
• Creative WebCam Live! Ultra

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the WCLU_PCDRVBETA_US_1_11_02.EXE file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download is a beta driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ support for your Creative Live!® Cam Voice. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver. We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.
• If you choose to use third party software with your Live! Cam's microphone, it is recognized as Microphone (USB Audio Device).

Requirements:

• Windows Vista
• Microsoft DirectX® (9.0 or later)
• Creative Live! Cam Voice

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the LCVO_PCDRVBETA_US_1_03_02.EXE file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
• After installing the driver, you must select 2 channel audio format in Windows Vista before using your Live! Cam.

1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> Sound.
   Alternatively, right-click the Speaker icon on the taskbar.
2. Select Recording Devices -> Microphone (USB Audio Device).
   
   Note: If there are other USB audio devices already installed on your computer, your Live! Cam may be displayed as Microphone (2-USB Audio Device) or Microphone (3-USB Audio Device), depending on the number of USB devices installed.
   
   To check which USB audio device is your Live! Cam
   Under Microphone Properties, click the General tab and click the Properties button. The Live! Cam Voice (Mic) Properties window appears and your Live! Cam is displayed as Live! Cam Voice (Mic).
   
   
3. In the Microphone Properties window that appears, click the Advanced tab.
   Under Default Format, select 2 channel, 16-bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality).

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® series audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

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

Known issues:

• Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download.
• Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
• This driver does not support the following:
  • Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals
  • DVD-Audio
  • DirectSound®-based EAX games
  • Gameports
  • 6.1 speaker mode.
• SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.

Notes:

• DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value.
• To install the driver, do the following:
  1. Download the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• To uninstall the driver, do the following:
  1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Device Manager icon.
  3. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers option.
  4. Right-click the Creative SB Audigy option, and select Uninstall.
  5. From the the Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box, select the Delete the driver software for this device option.
     Note: This check box must be selected to avoid reinstallation issues.
  6. Click the OK button.
  7. Restart your computer.
• To reinstall the driver, do the following:
  1. Double-click the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file.
  2. When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click the Restart Later button.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ support for the audio devices listed below. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Digital Music
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy® 2 NX
• Creative Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit External
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music PX
• Creative Sound Blaster Connect
• Creative Sound Blaster MP3+
• Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music SX
• Creative USB Sound Blaster Digital Music LX
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor

Applications included in this release:

• Creative Device Control
• Creative EAX Settings
• Creative Speaker Settings*

The above should not be installed with applications from the installation CD.

* Use this to change your computer's audio output to Headphone only. To configure your speakers, use Windows Vista's Control Panel.

Features unsupported in this release:

• DVD-Audio
• Decoding of DTS™ signals
• Decoding of Dolby® Digital
• CMSS™
• SPDIF passthrough (in Windows Vista 64-bit only)

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 32-bit or Windows Vista 64-bit
• Creative audio devices listed above

Notes:

• To install the driver
  1. Download the USBVS_PCDRV_LB_1_00_0060.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• To uninstall the driver
  1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Device Manager icon.
  3. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers option.
  4. Right-click the name of your audio device, and select Uninstall.
  5. From the the Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box, select the Delete the driver software for this device option.
     Note: This check box must be selected to avoid reinstallation issues.
  6. Click the OK button.
  7. Restart your computer.
• To reinstall the driver
  1. Double-click the USBVS_PCDRV_LB_1_00_0060.exe file.
  2. When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click the Restart Later button.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the driver found on the Creative Video Blaster® Editor. It improves the sound quality of video captures under certain usage scenarios. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download also includes VidCap, an application for capturing and converting videos with Video Blaster Editor.

Fixes

•  Improves the sound quality of video captures under certain usage scenarios.

Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (32-bit)
• Video Blaster Editor

Notes  

• DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Video Editor.
• To install this driver,
  1. Close all other Windows applications.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the driver found on the Creative Live!® Cam Video IM Pro installation CD. It fixes the video preview function for your Live! Cam. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Fixes

• Ensures videos are previewed properly.

Requirements

• Windows® Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
• Microsoft DirectX® (9.0 or later)
• Creative Live! Cam Video IM Pro (VF0230)

Notes

• To install this driver
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the file and follow the instructions on the screen.

Fixes:

• Removes faint horizontal stripes when Auto Exposure is disabled.
• Corrects the camera's manual exposure behavior.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition
• Creative Live! Cam Vista IM

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

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 download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Creative Live!® Cam Video IM installation CD. It ensures proper driver installation for Microsoft® Windows® Millenium Edition (Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) operating systems. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Fixes:

• Ensures proper driver installation for Windows Me and Windows 98 SE operating systems.
• Ensures that your Live! Cam's Power LED lights up green when your Live! Cam is connected to the computer's USB port.
• Ensures that Live! Cam Center is launched when you press your Live! Cam's Snapshot button.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows 98 SE
• Creative Live! Cam Video IM

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the file and follow the instructions on the screen.