I had a similar problem with an Audigy under XP some years ago - it turned out to be the driver. An update fixed it. I would guess that a driver update, assuming one exists, would help. Creative seem to have this driver writing problem. They usually start out OK and then turn to cr@p which then gets fixed...

You could always try KX Project drivers...
http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/


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