Creative Releases Version 2.18.0008 Sound Blaster X-Fi Driver
techPowerUp! —
... Fixes relating to issues such as audio popping/crackling during AC-3, PCM or Dolby Digital through digital outputs of the card, have been brought about. The driver also fixes erratic CMSS-3D behaviour in the Audio Creation mode. The driver can be downloaded from Creative Worldwide Support website.
Creative X-Fi gets better Vista drivers
DV Hardware —
... for certain models in Windows Vista environments and DVD-Audio playback is now possible for cards under Vista 32-bit that came with the MediaSource DVD-Audio Player application.
What's probably going to be most useful for some of you is the claimed fixes for issues involving audio popping/crackling during AC3, PCM or DD playback via the digital output(s). Further to that is a fix for CMSS-3D woes when in the Audio Creation mode.You can find the driver at Creative's website. Creative X-Fi gets better Vista drivers - More ...
Install Audigy 4 Pro on Windows XP SP3 : no tools :(
DriverHeaven.net —
... First I downloaded the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2.18.0010 (2009-03-23) drivers (file "SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0010.exe") from Creative Worldwide Support, which worked but I was quite surprised of the absence of configuration tools (speaker set, equalizer, etc.). ...

