Creative Audigy 2 User Manual

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Installing SoftwareThis chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigy 2
software. 

Installing Software 2-1
Installing SoftwareInstalling Drivers 
and Applications
You need to install device drivers and applications prior to using your Sound Blaster Audigy 2. The 
instructions are applicable to all supported Windows operating systems.
1. After you have installed the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card and Joystick/MIDI bracket*, turn on your 
computer. Windows automatically detects the audio card.
2. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the Cancel button.
3. Insert the Sound Blaster...

Installing Software 2-2
Sound Blaster 
Audigy 2 Feature 
Showcase Demo
To  feel the audio card’s awesome gaming, music reproduction and home studio capabilities, install the 
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo. This demo requires high-quality 5.1/6.1 speaker for 
optimal listening experience. See “Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo” on page 3-2.
1. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature Showcase Demo CD into your CD-ROM drive.
If the drive supports Windows AutoPlay mode, the CD...

Installing Software 2-3
Uninstalling all 
Audio Drivers and 
Applications 
For a cleaner installation, you may want to uninstall all the audio drivers and applications before you 
reinstall them again. To do so:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 
3. Click the Install/Uninstall tab (or Change or Remove Programs button).
4. Select the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 entry, and then click the Add/Remove (or Change/Remove) 
button. 
5. In the InstallShield...

Installing Software 2-4
8. Restart your computer when prompted.
To uninstall a selected component in Creative MediaSource, do the following:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 
3. Click the Install/Uninstall tab (or Change or Remove Programs button).
4. Select the Creative MediaSource entry, and then click the Add/Remove (or Change/Remove) 
button. 
5. In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box, click the Custom Uninstallation button, and then click...

Installing Software 2-5
Using Creative 
Software 
AutoUpdate
Locating, downloading and installing updates for your Creative products is now simpler and faster with 
the new web-based Creative Software AutoUpdate system.
Instead of spending valuable time searching for individual files to download and install for each of your 
installed Creative products, let Creative Software AutoUpdate do the work for you.
When you connect to creative Software AutoUpdate via the Internet, the website will analyze your...

Installing Software 2-6
Updating 
Windows 2000 
(Service Pack 3)
Windows 2000 now provides better support for AC-3 SPDIF output (non-PCM through waveOut) for 
software DVD viewing. Click the web site link below to download the Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 to 
enjoy this support and to fix other  issues in the Windows 2000 OS.
http://www.microsoft.com
Installing Digital 
Video Update
If you have installed DirectX 8.0 or 8.0a run time, install the latest update for this application. (DirectX 
8.1 users do...

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Using Audigy 2 SoftwareFind out how the software accompanying your audio card can be used to control 
and customize the card’s features for best performance. 

Using Audigy 2 Software 3-1
Using Audigy 2 SoftwareCreative Sound 
Blaster Audigy 2 
Applications
The following software is designed for you to access the basic as well as the advanced features of your 
audio card. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with their functions in order to make full use of 
Sound Blaster Audigy 2’s rich features.
Demos: Providing an overview of Sound Blaster Audigy 2’s features
❑Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Getting Started Demo
❑Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Feature...

Using Audigy 2 Software 3-2
Demos
Three demo packages have been included to showcase the basic as well as the advanced features of your 
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card. We recommend that you play them at least once in order to have a good 
overview of your card’s features.
Sound Blaster 
Audigy 2 Getting 
Started Demo
This is a good starting point from which you can learn about Sound Blaster Audigy 2. The Sound Blaster 
Audigy 2 Getting Started Demo consists of several interactive and informative demos that...