Comments on: Getting Your X-Fi or Audigy’s Dolby and DTS To Work In Windows Vista (SPDIF IN Working Too) http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/ I don't want an X-Fi. I want support! Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Willy http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-903 Willy Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:57:50 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-903 Goat: I just used your Dell-method having installed the latest XP drivers (2_18_0004) which seem to have progressed very little in the last couple of years. Your solution worked beatifully and i can now once more enjoy the full spectrum of my digital 5.1 speaker system. Before I stumbled upon this forum I sent a request to Creative customer support and will be awaiting their response with some interest! Goat:
I just used your Dell-method having installed the latest XP drivers (2_18_0004) which seem to have progressed very little in the last couple of years. Your solution worked beatifully and i can now once more enjoy the full spectrum of my digital 5.1 speaker system.

Before I stumbled upon this forum I sent a request to Creative customer support and will be awaiting their response with some interest!

]]> By: steve http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-400 steve Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:33:21 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-400 I am thinking of getting auzentech x-fi prelude. Anyone of you here know that whether the card will be able to decode the optical in dolby signal to analog with Dell driver? From what i read from auzentech, the default driver will not work. I am thinking of getting auzentech x-fi prelude. Anyone of you here know that whether the card will be able to decode the optical in dolby signal to analog with Dell driver? From what i read from auzentech, the default driver will not work.

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]]> By: Kev http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-383 Kev Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:05:45 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-383 I try it but nothing happen can anyone help me vista 32bit thanks I try it but nothing happen can anyone help me vista 32bit thanks

]]> By: Kevin http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-379 Kevin Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:25:07 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-379 Hello, I did a clean uninstal using the Driver Sweeper util. (twice, just to make sure). Then I did a fresh install off the new Vista - X-Fi disc (except for the drivers, I installed the latest ones). After all that was finished, I swapped in the Dell driver file (64bit) and restarted (again). When I started back up the decode tab WAS available as well as the decoder options, but under the SPIDF tab the drop down menu for the SPDIF I/O options is grayed out. Any idea what else I could do, or have done wrong? P.S. Thanks for providing all this info on your site! Hello,
I did a clean uninstal using the Driver Sweeper util. (twice, just to make sure). Then I did a fresh install off the new Vista - X-Fi disc (except for the drivers, I installed the latest ones). After all that was finished, I swapped in the Dell driver file (64bit) and restarted (again). When I started back up the decode tab WAS available as well as the decoder options, but under the SPIDF tab the drop down menu for the SPDIF I/O options is grayed out. Any idea what else I could do, or have done wrong?

P.S. Thanks for providing all this info on your site!

]]> By: scone http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-376 scone Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:57:08 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-376 I'm looking into buyig an X-Fi. I have an Audigy 2 ZS and have never (even in Win2k and XP) been able to get the SPDIF-IN working correctly. I get stereo fine, but it will never decode surround out to the analog outs. I called Creative tech support and the guy flat-out told me that the drive *will not decode digital surround to analog outputs* does this driver offer a work-around? Or does it just get stereo decoding to work. I really wish someone could give me a straight answer. It seems as though NO sound cards will do this and Creative discontinued the DTS-100 and its like $500 on ebay I’m looking into buyig an X-Fi. I have an Audigy 2 ZS and have never (even in Win2k and XP) been able to get the SPDIF-IN working correctly. I get stereo fine, but it will never decode surround out to the analog outs.

I called Creative tech support and the guy flat-out told me that the drive

*will not decode digital surround to analog outputs*

does this driver offer a work-around? Or does it just get stereo decoding to work. I really wish someone could give me a straight answer. It seems as though NO sound cards will do this and Creative discontinued the DTS-100 and its like $500 on ebay

]]> By: Pok http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-320 Pok Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:44:28 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-320 I did the patch, the decoder tab does show up in control panel now. I set it as bypass mode, as well set SPDIF as default playback... still no sound/signal coming out from the flexijack... why is this so hard! any ideas? I did the patch, the decoder tab does show up in control panel now. I set it as bypass mode, as well set SPDIF as default playback… still no sound/signal coming out from the flexijack… why is this so hard! any ideas?

]]> By: Tushar http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-317 Tushar Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:56:04 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-317 I have used your methods and everything is working fine, i got the new tab and my external optical signals from optical i/p are being decoded, Thanks for the great article. I have used your methods and everything is working fine, i got the new tab and my external optical signals from optical i/p are being decoded, Thanks for the great article.

]]> By: Adrius http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-314 Adrius Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:25:36 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-314 Hi there, thanks for the great information and instructions. I have a Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 card and it is suffering from the same symptoms. I'm using optical/spdif and can't get DTS, DDL, 5.1 to work. Would this Dell method work on this card? Thanks. Hi there, thanks for the great information and instructions. I have a Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 card and it is suffering from the same symptoms. I’m using optical/spdif and can’t get DTS, DDL, 5.1 to work.

Would this Dell method work on this card?

Thanks.

]]> By: Jorge http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-281 Jorge Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:42:38 +0000 http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/getting-dolby-and-dts-to-work-in-windows-vista-spdif-in-working-too/#comment-281 Now that Creative has broken internal decoding in the latest X-Fi WDM drivers for Windows XP (available from Windows Update), I tried your method. Unfortunately it did not work. Details: When you do a clean XP install and go to Windows Update before installing the Creative drivers from their website, Windows Update will download and install X-Fi drivers which do not support internal Dolby Digital/DTS decoding even under XP. Using your method, replacing the ctac32k.sys and ctdvda2k.sys files from the Dell installation package, will do nothing: No new tab appears in the Creative Audio Console. What may be even worse: In Audio Creation Mode, SPDIF options are now grayed out. The drivers from Windows Update are dated 12/19/2006 (December 19, 2006). Now that Creative has broken internal decoding in the latest X-Fi WDM drivers for Windows XP (available from Windows Update), I tried your method. Unfortunately it did not work.

Details: When you do a clean XP install and go to Windows Update before installing the Creative drivers from their website, Windows Update will download and install X-Fi drivers which do not support internal Dolby Digital/DTS decoding even under XP.

Using your method, replacing the ctac32k.sys and ctdvda2k.sys files from the Dell installation package, will do nothing: No new tab appears in the Creative Audio Console. What may be even worse: In Audio Creation Mode, SPDIF options are now grayed out.

The drivers from Windows Update are dated 12/19/2006 (December 19, 2006).

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