alanrichie

right ok my x-fi has just arrived at work, i have the card and the driver cd,

now should i install the drivers on the disk, as i have already downloaded from

http://support.creative.com/Products...Fi+XtremeMusic

i downloaded the alchemy and the driver it self about 5 days ago,

so what would you recommend i do , put the disk in? or install the drivers i have downloaded?

many thanks

ENTERPRISE

I would install from the Downloaded versions as they tend to be newer than what is on the CD. However saying that to get all the consoles I think you will need to install from the disk first and then install the downloaded drivers as they will update the others installed from the disk if needs be.

So what im saying is, Install from Disk and then Update.

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ericeod

LOL, I did just the opposite:

When it comes to drivers, I always try to use the latest from the website. What I did with my X-Fi was download the drivers and installed them. Then inserted the driver disk and selected custom install. I then made sure to uncheck "X-Fi Drivers" from the list of installation files. That way you get the other functions of the card you dont get with just the website drivers, while also having the latest drivers installed.

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ENTERPRISE

Sounds like a plan to me.

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alanrichie

thats fantasic that!


one other thing, is there any more drivers i need to download? or is the alchemy and the driver enough?

much love OCN

ericeod

Last I looked, it was just the Alchemy and the X-Fi series drivers.

Note: make sure not to install the alchemy drivers from the disk if you already downloaded and installed them from the website.

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ENTERPRISE

Thats all you need really. Only need alchemy with Vista though. XP has hardware layer support and does not need Alchemy.

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The Fury

If you don't install off the CD you can also download the console launcher which is better than the generic ones that come with the x-fi drivers.

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alanrichie

right i'll explain more,

im running XP SP2
i am at work atm, with my xfi sitting beside me
itching to get home and plug it in.

this is what im going to do...
any suggestions are welcome...

power off computer, plug in card,
start up,
double click the main driver, install it,
then install the console launcher,(download it first)

any ideas suggestions?

ENTERPRISE

Looks good apart from 2 things.

You need to go into your BIOS and disable Onboard Audio before installing the X-fi.

You also need to remove any previous sound drivers from Windows before Installing X-FI drivers.

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