Unable to change USB Headset from setreo to 5.1/7.1

Hey all,

My issue is as follows:

I am unable to change my Creative Fatal1ty USB Gaming Headset HS-1000 from stereo to 5.1/7.1 though the configure option in Sound>Playback Devices. I want to do this so I can use X-Fi CMSS-3D with the headset (which I was using before I did a fresh install of my system), instead of having the headset on stereo and using a very basic form of X-Fi CMSS-3D

I am using the headset in a 3.0 USB port and not with a soundcard/onboard sound.

I have disabled onboard sound.

I have updated my Driver and Creative Audio Console to Creative Gaming Headsets Driver 1.01.0004

I have updated my Creative Console Launcher to Creative Console Launcher for Gaming Headsets 2.50.93

This issue has only happened after I have done a fresh install, and I did another to try and rectify this issue to no avail.

Please advice

One of my PC's is using an ASRock Z77 Professional Fatal1ty motherboard. There is a special port on the motherboard just for the Creative Fatal1ty headset. From what I see in the documentation the Creative Fatal1ty headset will only properly work in that special port.

The Fatal1ty headset port in my new ASRock motherboard is for current production Fatal1ty headsets. Since this is an older model designed for XP there wasn't a Fatal1ty port available back then.

In XP, there was an Xfi disc included according to the Creative site. Some audio functions are handled differently in Vista and Win 7 and thus some XP audio drivers or utilities will not work, even in a compatibility mode. Is the Xfi disc you have include Vista compatible drivers/software?