Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD

quench23 · May 15th, 2005

I bought this sound card a couple days ago but i didnt get the CD... I tired going back to best buy where i got it , they wont give me a CD to ibnstall it.... anyone knwo where i can download the installer for it??

**zeke_mo** · May 15th, 2005

http://us.creative.com/support/downl...pe=1&details=1

You might have to manually install the drivers if you dont have the cd

quench23 · May 15th, 2005

that dont work for me ... i need an installer not drivers

**zeke_mo** · May 15th, 2005

the installer is the driver....

**ShepsCrook** · May 15th, 2005

haha, zeke is right. That download for the driver is the installer.

**American Zombie** · May 15th, 2005

zeke_mo, that link pointed to the patch which is not the full driver install.

Here is the full driver: LiveDrvUni-Pack (Eng).exe

**Xie** · May 15th, 2005

Yeah grab the file from American Zombie's link. Your better off getting the lastest from the manufactures site rather then the CD anyways.

quench23 · May 15th, 2005

I install that , and it gives me an error message

**LeeJend** · May 15th, 2005

Give us a hint. What error message? And what OS? XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95?

quench23 · May 15th, 2005

well its my friends PC and hes over at my house now,, hes going home soon so ill let you guys know in like 30-40 min....

**American Zombie** · May 15th, 2005

I assumed it was for XP and if not here is the downloads page to pick what you need.

quench23 · May 15th, 2005

It is for XP

**gonaads** · May 15th, 2005

XP has native drivers for SB Live 5.1, I got one on one of my Daughter's computers. XP will load them on it's own once ya put the card in and reboot.

Now if you're looking for the whole suite of goodies that come with the sound card, that's a different story.

**American Zombie** · May 15th, 2005

What I posted then is the correct file and includes the patch.

**gonaads** · May 15th, 2005

Originally Posted by American Zombie

What I posted then is the correct file and includes the patch.

Yeah, but no.

You need to have the Creative Play Center or Creative Disc Detector or Creative Disc Maker or Creative CD Burner, in order to use them. They are all updates.

quench23 · May 15th, 2005

Well it dosent for me it gives me that error message.... ill post the message soon

**LeeJend** · May 15th, 2005

Was this an OEM or retail box?
If yes, email creative, tell them there was no CD in the box, Best Buy treated you very poorly, and ask them to mail a CD or for a place to download an ISO you can burn. Or just return the damn thing and tell the manager your lucky you don't file business fraud charges against him. Then email Best Buy corporate with the story. Best Buy has been slammed for bad business practices by several states.

Was it a returned item on the junk table?
You're screwed, those usually sell "as is". Ask around for someone with one you can burn a copy of the CD from.

**American Zombie** · May 15th, 2005

Originally Posted by gonaads

Yeah, but no.

You need to have the Creative Play Center or Creative Disc Detector or Creative Disc Maker or Creative CD Burner, in order to use them. They are all updates.

No, this is full driver install and that is why it is 23MB. My other PC has Live OEM card and this is what I install on a fresh XP install.

It says the following if you look at the package details.

This package can be installed independently and does not require other applications in the LiveDrvUni-Pack to be downloaded.

**Petros** · May 15th, 2005

http://drivers.soft32.com/driver/dow...r_CD-4034.html

K buddy. This is what you need. It will take a little figuring out (it did for me), but eventually you'll make it work.

I did this two weeks ago, tried the SB drivers for a while, and realized why I used the KX drivers in the first place.

KX Driver Download

You'll like these better. Creative's drivers anger me, but the KX drivers are easy like Sunday. It has all the functions (and more) that the Creative Driver cd suite can cover, and there's no 300 MB downloads.

quench23 · May 15th, 2005

Linked that to my friend.... heres the error msg

http://img136.echo.cx/img136/8594/untitled3sn.jpg

my friend says the sound card IS in because it worked before... then he formated and it dosent work

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quench23 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 86	Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD I bought this sound card a couple days ago but i didnt get the CD... I tired going back to best buy where i got it , they wont give me a CD to ibnstall it.... anyone knwo where i can download the installer for it??

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zeke_mo (value not set) Joined: August 2004 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 1,965 Reputation: 1290 Power: 126	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD http://us.creative.com/support/downl...pe=1&details=1 You might have to manually install the drivers if you dont have the cd "My Mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas" ~Sam Zeitgeist Money as Debt, educate yourself.

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quench23 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 86	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD that dont work for me ... i need an installer not drivers

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zeke_mo (value not set) Joined: August 2004 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 1,965 Reputation: 1290 Power: 126	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD the installer is the driver.... "My Mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas" ~Sam Zeitgeist Money as Debt, educate yourself.

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,864 Reputation: 2689 Power: 151	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD zeke_mo, that link pointed to the patch which is not the full driver install. Here is the full driver: LiveDrvUni-Pack (Eng).exe

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD Yeah grab the file from American Zombie's link. Your better off getting the lastest from the manufactures site rather then the CD anyways. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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quench23 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 86	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD I install that , and it gives me an error message

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,261 Reputation: 3386 Power: 199	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD Give us a hint. What error message? And what OS? XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95? Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

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quench23 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 86	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD well its my friends PC and hes over at my house now,, hes going home soon so ill let you guys know in like 30-40 min....

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,864 Reputation: 2689 Power: 151	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD I assumed it was for XP and if not here is the downloads page to pick what you need.

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quench23 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 86	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD It is for XP

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD XP has native drivers for SB Live 5.1, I got one on one of my Daughter's computers. XP will load them on it's own once ya put the card in and reboot. Now if you're looking for the whole suite of goodies that come with the sound card, that's a different story. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,864 Reputation: 2689 Power: 151	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD What I posted then is the correct file and includes the patch.

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD Originally Posted by American Zombie What I posted then is the correct file and includes the patch. Yeah, but no. You need to have the Creative Play Center or Creative Disc Detector or Creative Disc Maker or Creative CD Burner, in order to use them. They are all updates. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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quench23 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 86	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD Well it dosent for me it gives me that error message.... ill post the message soon

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,261 Reputation: 3386 Power: 199	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD Was this an OEM or retail box? If yes, email creative, tell them there was no CD in the box, Best Buy treated you very poorly, and ask them to mail a CD or for a place to download an ISO you can burn. Or just return the damn thing and tell the manager your lucky you don't file business fraud charges against him. Then email Best Buy corporate with the story. Best Buy has been slammed for bad business practices by several states. Was it a returned item on the junk table? You're screwed, those usually sell "as is". Ask around for someone with one you can burn a copy of the CD from. Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

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American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,864 Reputation: 2689 Power: 151	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD Originally Posted by gonaads Yeah, but no. You need to have the Creative Play Center or Creative Disc Detector or Creative Disc Maker or Creative CD Burner, in order to use them. They are all updates. No, this is full driver install and that is why it is 23MB. My other PC has Live OEM card and this is what I install on a fresh XP install. It says the following if you look at the package details. This package can be installed independently and does not require other applications in the LiveDrvUni-Pack to be downloaded.

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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 156	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD http://drivers.soft32.com/driver/dow...r_CD-4034.html K buddy. This is what you need. It will take a little figuring out (it did for me), but eventually you'll make it work. I did this two weeks ago, tried the SB drivers for a while, and realized why I used the KX drivers in the first place. KX Driver Download You'll like these better. Creative's drivers anger me, but the KX drivers are easy like Sunday. It has all the functions (and more) that the Creative Driver cd suite can cover, and there's no 300 MB downloads.

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quench23 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 86	Re: Soundblaster 5.1 live! Installation ... NO CD Linked that to my friend.... heres the error msg http://img136.echo.cx/img136/8594/untitled3sn.jpg my friend says the sound card IS in because it worked before... then he formated and it dosent work