I am really upset with Creative...
the XP driver they released is a resambled H+ driver with the Creative logo and it's the same build as the driver from Sigma Designs so there's nothing new. I have fully tested the driver and there are exactly the same errors as with the H+ driver. After installing them the system boots with a bsod and one of the following messages.
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
or
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
both error message point out an address conflict with a driver, the H+ driver in this case.
So this "new" XP driver is actually a really old one which doesn't work. The only thing that works is the previous Creative Beta driver for Win2000 but when I install the software (no matter if the old or new beta) the system just crashes with a bsod and DRIVER_IRQL... error messsages.
If anyone else has the same problems please compare your system configuration to mine (I only listed relevant components):
Asus A7V VIA KT133
Asus SCSI Interface Card in PCI Slot 5
D-Link DFE530-TX NIC in PIC Slot 4
Sound Blaster PCI 128 in PCI Slot 3
Dxr3 Card in PCI Slot 2
AVM Fritzcard in PCI Slot 1
Asus V7000 Dlx in AGP Slot
Please note that Slot 4/5 and Slot 1/AGP Slot share the same IRQs on this board. I tried the configuration with Standard PC (to prevent the IRQ 9 problem so the Bios controls the IRQs instead of Windows) and ACPI Power Managment but under both settings the same errors occur so it isn't an IRQ conflict but another address conflict with the Dxr3/H+ driver.
Actually I recognized that XP boots about 10 seconds faster when I put the Dxr3 card out of the system no matter if the driver is installed or not. I have no idea why that's the case since it should be the same when the card is in but no driver is installed.
Well, maybe some of you guys got inspired by my post and they're able to help me/theirselves and others
Good Luck with your Dxr3 if you've got one!
Chrissi