Creative XFI Xtreme problem

Found it:
ASUSTek Computer in.
P5K SE
Intel P35/G33/G31

American Megatrends Inc.
Version 0901

Would also help to know which X-Fi. There is essentially three different series,

1. Xtreme Audio

2. Original X-Fi, which includes the Xtreme Music, Platinum, etc.

3. The new Titanium series.

all of which use a different driver.

Found this:

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Model P5KSE
Chipset Intel P35/G33/G31 Rev' A2
Southbridge Intel 8280 1B (ICH9) Rev 02

American Megatrends Inc. Version 0901

SB X-FI Xtreme Audio, Version Driver 1.4.90

If we can't get this card to work properly again could someone suggest a soundcard that is compatible with Windows 7 and my system because that one sure isn't.

Let's try something completely different. If you haven't seen or heard of them give this modded driver/app package a try,

SB P17X Series Support Pack 2.7 (04/01/2010) - Aud... - Creative Labs

It is a self-extracting exe, so after downloading run it to extract. Do not install anything from it yet.

Next hope you're up for a bit of a challenge because first is to get rid of any drivers you have already installed and to stop Windows from re-installing upon startup.

1. Manually create restore point before beginning.

2. Look in Programs and Features and if there are any entries for Creative or X-Fi, uninstall them; do not restart yet.

3. Download this,

Take Ownership Shortcut

and install it. Very useful for what is next, but only use it on the specified folder(s).

4. Next open Windows Explorer and navigate to,

C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository

what you are looking for is the folder that Windows creates when you installed the driver for the first time, unfortunately it doesn't remove said folder when you uninstall the driver and that is why it gets re-installed upon startup. I also can't tell you specifically what the folder is called as I don't have one of those cards. Based on what it names it for my Xtreme Music for you it should be called (assuming 32 bit Windows),

P17.INF_x86_neutral_ (followed by a random string of numbers and letters)

If that isn't it do a search in the DriverStore folder for P17.INF. There may also be more than one depending on how many different driver files you have installed.

5. Once you have found the above folder(s), now right click on it and use the "Take Ownership" shortcut that was added from 32 above, and only use it on that folder(s), not the DriverStore folder itself.

6. Now delete the folder and restart. Now Windows won't automatically re-install the driver for the card.

7. Next go back to the extracted driver folder and run setup.exe there, that should get the driver installed.

If the driver won't install post back and I'll give a couple of methods to install it manually. Don't use the disk that came with the card unless you got it after Windows 7 came out as at best it will have an older Vista driver on it.

OK! Thank you for all this and it does seem a bit of a challenge, but heck I love those.

I'm gonna go try it now but I might take a while.

Will post back as soon as I get results one way or the other.

I am assuming you want me to also uninstal the Audio Console, Alchemy... etc ?

Yes, uninstall anything and everything you can find in Programs and Features to do with the card. All of those are included in the modded package so you will get them back.

I uninstalled everything and deleted the P17 folder.

Gonna restart comp now and try to install the downloaded Support Pack.

Be right back!

It took a while to install but it said it did. I got the final message 'Successfully installed you must restart your computer' but when the comp rebooted there was no sound. If I go to control panel---sound---It says no audio device installed.

You said to post back if it didn't work. I'm here and wont try anything else till I hear from you.