Dolby Digital Live Unlocker for SB X-Fi series

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Daniel K Does It Again But This Time With Creative's Approval.

Dolby Digital Live Unlocker for Creative SB X-Fi series 1.0.0.0 - by Daniel Kawakami

WARNING: Use this utility at your own risk, without any guaranties.
This small utility will unlock Dolby Digital Live on any X-Fi card, except the X-Fi Xtreme Audio.
It requires Administrator privileges, so under Windows Vista, User Account Control (UAC) will prompt you with a security warning.


How to use:

1) Install the unofficial "SB X-Fi Series Installation Disc for Windows XP/Vista" from Daniel Kawakami (daniel_k).
At least Audio Console or Console Launcher must be installed.

2) Close any running Creative applications or restart Windows in Safe Mode.
Run DDLUnlocker.exe and follow the instructions.

3) Download the latest Auzen X-Fi Prelude driver from:
Auzentech, Inc. Sound Cards. Audio You Can Believe In. World First soundcards for Music, HTPC, and Gaming.
Unpack with full paths.

Open \Audio\Setup and copy CmnSupt.cab, CTCabEx.dll and engine32.cab to \Audio\DDL.


4) Install the Dolby Digital Live Pack:

Open \Audio\DDL and run Setup.exe.
Save the contents in this folder for future installaions.

5) Restart Windows and run Audio Console or Console Launcher.

IMPORTANT: Do not try to enable both Decoder and Encoder at the same time or you'll get static sound.
Enjoy!

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