SB Live Crackling

[miku 0]

Guys,

 

I have 2505 w updated drivers from windowsupdate, their is crackling sound some times while talking on net or with sounds..

 

Very annoying.

 

Anyway to fix it..

 

ARC

[AndyFair 0]

You're not using a VIA-based motherboard by any chance?

 

AndyF

[miku 0]

Yes, I am using Asus P3V4X (VIA APOLLO KT133).

 

But in Windows 2000, everything was perfectly ok.

 

ARC

[Four and Twenty 0]

what drivers do u use in 2k are they the same as XP

[miku 0]

yes i tried the creative drivers but no change.

 

ARC

[superand44 0]

I have the same problem.

[MINz 0]

By following the method below you will be using the latest CL software. It has been updated to address some of the pops/cracks people have been experiencing. Try it and see if it helps you.

 

To get your SoundBlaster Live to work properly in Windows XP do the following:

 

DRIVER: http://www.soundblaster.com/scripts/down...i/SBL51_W2k.exe

NOTE: You can use this driver for any version of the SoundBlaster Live sound card. (Value, MP3, 5.1..ect)

Just follow the instructions below.

 

1) Make sure you are running the SBLive drivers(M$Driver.) that XP installed.

If you have already installed previous Liveware software go to Control Panel/Add/Remove programs and remove it.

 

2) Make new folder on c: or D: drive and name it "sblive".

 

3) Put SBL51.EXE, SBL51.W02, SBL51.W03 and SBL51WDM.LIB in the sblive folder

 

4) Go to the Device Manger/Sound, video & game controllers and remove:

Creative SB Live! (WDM) & Creative SB Live! Gameport drivers.

 

5) In a start/run box type - c: or D:\sblive\sbl51.exe /w <---the "/w" switch is very IMPORTANT!

 

6) When the installation prompts you to replace the RC1 drivers with the unsigned Creative Labs drivers

click "STOP". The installation will continue. (Sometimes you aren't prompted to install new drivers

but this is not a problem.)

 

7) When done installing the updated drivers - REBOOT

 

8) After booting to the desktop screen windows will detect new hardware. When it finishes REBOOT again.

 

9) Now you have sound and all the liveware feature work fine!

 

Hope this helps.

 

MINz

[miku 0]

Hi,

 

Cant seem to run the Surround Mixer. It says failed to load plugins

 

Used the above method.

 

ARC

[MINz 0]

Uninstall all the Liveware software.

 

Remove all the SBlive drivers from the device manager and try it again.

 

MINz

[NaughtyNu 0]

My goodness!

 

I think we have a winner here folks!

 

So far the 'scratchies' haven't come back although I've only been playing with stuff for half an hour