Make sure your System restore is functioning properly, and do a manual restore point before attempting any installation. However on running the program in Win 7 under Compatibility mode SP2 and as Administrator, it crashed my Win 7 and I had to restart in safe mode in order to go back to a system restore point.Īnd I was only barely able to do it, something messed with System restore and my Graphics card, but luckily I was able to get it back without having to do a complete Win 7 re-install.Īt a certain point trying to install the SB LiveUniDrv pack – I got the Blue Screen with addages! data saying serious system error etc. This pack installs the creative mixer – recorder etc in XP – and also contains the drivers themselves. I downloaded from the creative site – the only SB Live 5.1 drivers I could find, which were in the LiveUniDrv pack or some name like that. Update: Check the comments below for many more tips from the community on getting your old Soundblaster Live! working in Windows 7…

Say what you want about Microsoft, but they’ve always amazed me with what still runs under the latest version of Windows. Darn.īut then, after closing the installer, Windows 7 helpfully suggested that I re-run with some “suggested settings.” That did the trick. When I ran the installer, however, it just flashed a message about not being able to find any Sound Blaster cards on my computer. So I went to the Creative Support site, dug around in their archives (note: you have to do a search at the bottom of the product page to see all the downloads), and found some Windows XP Drivers for my old Soundblaster Live.Īlthough the driver I found was a bit outdated, I thought it was worth a try. All hardware, that is, except for my poor, old Sound Blaster Live! card.

Most hardware was recognized out of the box, even a WiFi card that Windows XP never was able to find on its own. There is no way Vista would approach usability on that old hardware, but Windows 7, suprisingly, does just fine. I’ve recently been playing around with my old Athlon XP 1800 box and Windows 7.

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