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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
Hello,
Today 29 june 2015 after installing Microsoft Windows 7 updates the Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stopped working. (No more sound, no more audio devices available for console launcher, software for soundblaster). The update process went as follows: I accidently clicked install, I did not want to install IE9 so I cancelled the updates. I deselected IE9 because it malfunctions on my system. Then I proceeded as normal with installing updates, it seemed to download them normally and installed them normally. Then I started playing Company of Heroes on Tunngle in a 4 v 4 match I found out the sound was no longer working ?! Alt-tabbing and trying to select an audio device was also not helping. SB-XI AC00 is visible from menu... so it seems the soundblaster is alive and well but the software is not. So it seems like a software problem. The updates installed we 1. Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3033890) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:08 Installation status: Successful Update type: Important A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3033890 2. Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2952664) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:07 Installation status: Successful Update type: Recommended Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952664 3. Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3068708) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:07 Installation status: Successful Update type: Recommended Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3068708 4. Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3059317) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:06 Installation status: Successful Update type: Important A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3059317 5. Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3058515) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:05 Installation status: Successful Update type: Important A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3058515 6. Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3057839) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:05 Installation status: Successful Update type: Important A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3057839 7. Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3063858) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:05 Installation status: Successful Update type: Important A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3063858 8. Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3054476) Installation date: ‎29/‎6/‎2015 22:05 Installation status: Successful Update type: Recommended Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3054476 The only thing odd about it is the cancelled updates are exactly the same (except for additional IE9 cancel) but in a different order in the list, not sure if that has anything to do with it. For now I am at a loss how to get the soundblaster working again. I have seen a problem like this before... it's kinda strange... perhaps I may have to re-install x-fi elite pro soundblaster drivers... or perhaps windows 7 updates is causing an incompatibility or problem somehow. Things I may try: 1. Re-boot again. 2. Re-install drivers. 3. Google for other people with same problem and possibly fixes/solutions/software updates. 4. De-install windows updates yet again ?! I share this problem with you in case other owners of X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 are suddenly also running into this issue. Bye, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working afterrecent windows 7 update.
On 29/06/2015 22:02, Skybuck Flying wrote:
Hello, Today 29 june 2015 after installing Microsoft Windows 7 updates the Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stopped working. (No more sound, no more audio devices available for console launcher, software for soundblaster). The update process went as follows: I accidently clicked install, I did not want to install IE9 so I cancelled the updates. I deselected IE9 because it malfunctions on my system. Then I proceeded as normal with installing updates, it seemed to download them normally and installed them normally. SNIP You should check that that OLD soundblaster 7.1 is actually supported by WIN7. A lot of old stuff isn't worth the effort of writing new drivers, i.e. my HP1010 laser printer --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
Yes it's supported, I believe windows update even has a special update for
it... but it should not be necessary. It was also working fine before update... see more in my other postings. Bye, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
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SNIP You should check that that OLD soundblaster 7.1 is actually supported by WIN7. A lot of old stuff isn't worth the effort of writing new drivers, i.e. my HP1010 laser printer " I find your posting very weird. If it was working before then that automatically means it's supported, doesn't it ? Yes it is supported by Creative Labs at the very least, and even Microsoft itself. By drivers. Can't reach creative labs website right now... it seems very slow... but it doesn't matter. I am going to try de-installing evil looking updates first, then all if necessary... to see if that fixes it... If it does... then that basically proves it's a problem with the windows 7 updates ! Bye, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
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SNIP You should check that that OLD soundblaster 7.1 is actually supported by WIN7. A lot of old stuff isn't worth the effort of writing new drivers, i.e. my HP1010 laser printer " Also I wouldn't call it "OLD" if I were you ! It's still one of the best soundblasters out there... and one of the only few that does 7.1 great ! Plus great software ! Even Creative Labs does not seem to have a newer product which can match it's class and feature set. As far as I am concerned X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 is still state-of-the-art / feature-complete ! I am looking for a new soundblaster for my new system. If you believe there is anything better out there that can out-match and out-class this soundblaster, in 7.1 capabilities and software feature-set let me know ! It should be an internal card though... not the weird external things creative labs is selling nowadays... and definetly 7.1 ! Bye, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
Attempt 1 at trying to fix it:
Motherboard integrated realtek audio chip '97 was available in audio device selection pop-up menu. (Bios setting was "auto") Rebooted, into bios, disabled this chip, reboot into windows 7. Did notice faster boot time, no more 10 minute hang, could be a fluke of luck or a solved hardware conflict between x-fi soundblaster and realtek audio chip. Effects of this attempt: Faster boot time ? Console launcher does show up, but it looks very weird, all usually controls are missing from it, see link for screenshot: To me this is starting to seem like a true software fok up of some kind: http://www.skybuck.org/Windows7/XFiS...ows7Update.png The following updates look suspicious to me: At the top of the list is the evil looking one, which is supposedly to prepare my system for an update to windows 10: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2952664 "This update helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows." ^ This seems highly evil to me... I will try de-install this next, if it doesn't help I will de-install all the mention updates. Another update which looks suspicious is the one which affects stream.sys drived based applications ?: 8: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3054476 Bye, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
However before messing around with updates...
I will first check for newer drivers from creative labs and failing that I will try and re-install the "driver update" from Creative Labs. Just to see if that will restore operating of the soundblaster. Perhaps some kind of driver file was removed or damaged by the windows update. It's worth a try I hope I don't nuke my driver stack and stuff like that... but I think it will be safe to do so. Bye for now, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
Hmm can't check for newer drivers, I am almost not sure if the latest driver
I have available from 2014 is the good one, or perhaps the one from 2011. I would guess the one from 2014, but I am not sure, perhaps I had it documented somewhere. Well I am not going through with my earlier plan cause everything was working fine before the windows update. So instead I am going to go with my gutt feeling that this might be an attempt of Microsoft to sabotage my system to try and force people into windows 10. Or it's just another one of their general windows update **** ups. So I am going to slowly de-install these updates to see if that fixes it... then later I could always try re-installing them if it didn't help and then finally re-install the driver. Bye, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
Deinstalling update 2, (The suspected evil one) did not result in the sound
working again, the console launcher remains looking weird. I will now first try de-installing all the updates to see if that would fix the sound situation. Again no more boot-freeze of 10 minutes... kinda interesting. Bye, Skybuck. |
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Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro Soundblaster 7.1 stops working after recent windows 7 update.
I de-installed the 3 updates, and left the 5 security updates on it to try
and safe some time. The audio/sound is still not working. It's starting to seem that somehow these updates overwrote some driver files of the x-fi elite pro soundblaster ? Perhaps a name-space conflict ? Other explanations could be possible to, maybe somehow a file got corrupted by bad sector or so but that seems somewhat unlikely... could also have been another application or so... or perhaps electrical issue. I will now continue with de-installing the last 5 security updates to see if that fixes the problem or not. If it doesn't help... I will re-install all updates and then re-install part of the x-fi drivers/updates to see if that helps. If that fails.. then fortunately I have iso's on my harddisk of x-fi driver cd's so it should be a snap to re-install them fully if necessary, I hope it doesn't come to that though. Bye, Skybuck. |
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