[Creative] New X-Fi Drivers V2.18.0004

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Released 30/07/08


File Name: SBXF_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0004.exe

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

This download supports the following audio devices only:

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

Added Features:

To find out the Product ID of your audio device and if it supports the following features in Windows XP, click here.
For systems using Windows Vista

• Dolby® Digital and DTS® decode re-established for sound cards that included decoding in their Windows XP drivers (Not applicable for products that included a 3rd party software DVD player license in the package).

• DVD-Audio playback re-established for sound cards that included the application in their Windows XP software suite (For Windows Vista 32-bit only). Requires the latest Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player software.

Fixes:

• Resolves issue of system crash when switching to an unsupported sampling rate in Audio Creation Mode while Dolby Digital Live is enabled.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004

• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above

Notes:

• Do not install this driver for Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio.
• 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.

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Source: http://support.creative.com

[Spawndemon]

Re: [Creative] New X-Fi Drivers V2.18.0004

Very nice indeed. I'll have to get these installed.

[Kradath]

Re: [Creative] New X-Fi Drivers V2.18.0004

It took some time but now they finally provide DTS and DD for Vista. Better late than never.

[Mo0by]

Re: [Creative] New X-Fi Drivers V2.18.0004

I STILL need to get my sound card fixed. It must have been 4 months now at least.

[Shawn Zipay]

Re: [Creative] New X-Fi Drivers V2.18.0004

Awesome, downloading now.

[Warhawk]

Re: [Creative] New X-Fi Drivers V2.18.0004

I got a few errors during installation but it seems to be working fine.