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Modified drivers for X-Fi sound cards.

Antes533 said:
Headphone mode switches the card to downmixing mode. Windows multichannel sound switches to 2.0 and it does not interact with the Windows audio panel. That's how it should be. This is the solution that the creative team made.


Daniel's driver breaks the system... I've encountered this myself before... I've already written about it.
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what do you mean, I can't install it now? how come it install your other drivers but not this one, on my main OS
I installed Daniel version also on the fresh OS..

I get the red notification of installing unverified driver, I click continue, but it doesn't actually install the drivers to the sound device.
 
x7007 said:
what do you mean, I can't install it now? how come it install your other drivers but not this one, on my main OS
I installed Daniel version also on the fresh OS..
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Remove the driver correctly, remove the software, the remaining tails from the driver and install a new driver. I don't know what's wrong with your system and what you did.
 
Antes533 said:
Remove the driver correctly, remove the software, the remaining tails from the driver and install a new driver. I don't know what's wrong with your system and what you did.
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when I try to manually install the INF file it says this
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You can't install creative drivers via an .inf file. Now look for duplicates in the registry that you created this way. Look at the path C\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository.....there shouldn't be a folder named wdma_emu.inf_amd64_........... after deleting the driver. Or just one folder with that name when the driver is installed.
 
Antes533 said:
You can't install creative drivers via an .inf file. Now look for duplicates in the registry that you created this way. Look at the path C\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository.....there shouldn't be a folder named
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Antes533 said:
wdma_emu.inf_amd64_........... after deleting the driver. Or just one folder with that name when the driver is installed.
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that's what I have the E: is just the installer
and H is the backup OS to test

only this specific driver isn't install
Daniels works
Vogos works
Official works
Your install but BSOD the V1
Could it be ESET not allowing unsigned drivers ? HIPS? I don't have eset on the backup
ESET software, like other security solutions, includes a feature to block unsigned drivers to enhance system security. This is because unsigned drivers, which are not digitally signed by a trusted authority, can be potentially malicious and are a security risk. ESET's security features, such as Edevmon (.sys) in some products, are designed to prevent the loading of these unsigned drivers into system memory to protect against malware.

Elaboration:
  • Security Risk:
    Unsigned drivers can be loaded without proper verification, potentially introducing malware or other malicious software into the system.

  • Edevmon (.sys):
    Some ESET products, like ESET Security Forum, utilize a component called Edevmon (.sys) to monitor and potentially block the installation of unsigned drivers, especially when Windows considers them as drivers.

  • Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI):
    Newer versions of Windows, like Windows 11, incorporate features like HVCI to block vulnerable drivers, including unsigned ones, as well as other security measures.

  • ESET SysInspector:
    ESET provides tools like SysInspector to assist users in identifying and resolving issues related to unsigned files, including drivers.

  • Memory Integrity:
    Memory integrity features, such as those employed by ESET, can also help restrict the loading of unsigned or untrusted drivers into kernel memory, further enhancing security.

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Then your driver is frozen...now you need to manually delete the folder
 

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Antes533 said:
Then your driver is frozen...now you need to manually delete the folder
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That's H: it's on External SSD on the Test OS

My Main windows is on C:


Maybe the issue is the commands gergo gave?

it's supposed to be like this
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING OFF , not ON
george-2025 said:
probably because it didn't installed correctly, i had bsod during first try before, second try went fine, after that it is always like that, older builds working fine, without slowdown, sound also working fine, only slow boot, BSOD was during updating system files message in the end of installation, well i uninstalled older build, then used driver fusion, then installed new build, of course disabled secure boot and used those two commands before installing:
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON
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Antes533 said:
Never!!!! do not install the creative driver via .inf
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I meant the full package not just the INF

do we have idea what this could be? a workaround?

The command bcdedit /set testsigning off disables test signing mode in Windows, effectively removing the "Test Mode" watermark from the desktop and ensuring that Windows enforces digital signatures for drivers. This command should be executed from an elevated Command Prompt window.
The bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING ON command in Windows enables test signing, allowing you to install and load test-signed drivers and software. This is useful during development and testing when you need to bypass driver signature enforcement. To enable test signing, you'll need to run this command in an elevated command prompt (administrator privileges). After running the command, you'll need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

so yes it's ON correct


could anything here cause issue?
like isolatedcontext or something

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x7007 said:
Maybe the issue is the commands gergo gave?
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No, he wrote everything correctly
Do you have automatic updates disabled via the Windows update center? And one more thing... the driver may conflict if there are two OS versions with different driver versions on the computer.
 
Antes533 said:
No, he wrote everything correctly
Do you have automatic updates disabled via the Windows update center? And one more thing... the driver may conflict if there are two OS versions with different driver versions on the computer.
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I disable the network adapters before installing the driver
And I don't have 2 windows on the same partition, it's 2 different devices
1 is Nvme inside computer, the other one is External SSD, they are on completely different boot device and partitions unrelated


The command bcdedit /set isolatedcontext No disables Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) or Hyper-V, preventing the hypervisor from isolating the host system from guest VMs. This can resolve compatibility issues with virtualization software like VirtualBox, as setting isolatedcontext to Yes can interfere with its operation.

I am out of ideas; I just throw whatever I think
 
If everything is fine on a clean OS, then you need to look for the problem on the main one....or reinstall the OS again.
 
Antes533 said:
If everything is fine on a clean OS, then you need to look for the problem on the main one....or reinstall the OS again.
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yeess it was ESET HIPS. I uninstalled it and now it installed

even searching in Google showed exactly this

If your Sound Blaster Titanium is having trouble installing unsigned drivers, try temporarily disabling your real-time antivirus (like ESET) to allow the driver installation to proceed. If that doesn't work, ensure the card is properly seated in a PCI-e slot, and consider trying it in a different PC to confirm it's not a hardware issue.

Here's a more detailed breakdown of troubleshooting steps:
1. Disable Antivirus:
  • ESET:
    If you're using ESET Internet Security or Smart Security, try disabling the HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System) temporarily. Go to Advanced Setup > HIPS > Disable HIPS and restart your computer.
  • Other Antivirus:
    Consult your antivirus software's documentation for instructions on temporarily disabling real-time protection or scanning during the driver installation process.


now which files do I need to allowed in ESET can you tell me what to Excluded so it will work? SYS files which one is the actually unsigned so I will need to add it to always load and excluded
 
george-2025 said:
driver fusion is good tool to remove creative driver-software leftovers, sometimes needs few restarts to remove every file and registry setting https://treexy.com/products/driver-fusion/ first uninsall everything using creative uninstaller from setup.exe, then use driver fusion
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I'll check it, I am using Revo Uninstaller Pro

could be the ctxfihlp.exe handle the surround? because even when I set it correctly some sounds in game aren't heard. I've managed to have it working couple of times it was working perfect, and I don't know what control this. a setting I switch On/back because I'm doing everything the same


could be this driver file? that's what I see in latency mon. is there a way to check which files it uses? process monitor? just to have a list of the Specific device driver list of all files or even just SYS files

Is there a program that I can see which files/All Files/Sys files only so I can just add all of them to eset to exclude

could this be the file that needs to be added to eset?
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mostly sound api, some are good some quite bad, i don't add any creative files in firewall or exclusions
 
no i removed security centre-defender, just using kaspersky standard, it has it's own firewall, defender firewalls are all 3 disabled, well kaspersky added all creative files, nothing is blocked, modified drivers also working fine + creative soft
 
george-2025 said:
no i removed security centre-defender, just using kaspersky standard, it has it's own firewall, defender firewalls are all 3 disabled, well kaspersky added all creative files, nothing is blocked, modified drivers also working fine + creative soft
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do you have the list of what kaspersky added so I can add them to eset?

@Antes533 so I set the settings I want and just Sleep/Hibernation and comes back restart and the settings will be saved? it's funny when cxfithlp.exe runs it revert back the settings, when it doesn't all the settings kept the same
 
lots of stuff, most dll+exe files are there, but no removing dll or .exe, i haven't added manually anything, all dll and exe files added by antivirus, no false positives either
 
george-2025 said:
lots of stuff, most dll+exe files are there, but no removing dll or .exe, i haven't added manually anything, all dll and exe files added by antivirus, no false positives either
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could you take a screenshot? I had kaspersky before and had tons of issues when using creative driver.
 
x7007 said:
o I set the settings I want and just Sleep/Hibernation and comes back restart and the settings will be saved? it's funny when cxfithlp.exe runs it revert back the settings, when it doesn't all the settings kept the same
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cxfithlp.exe has absolutely nothing to do with it...it is not responsible for saving settings
 
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