A quick update.
The Creative Soundblaster 'Live' drivers do have compatibility problems with Windows XP.
http://dmzweb4.europe.creative.com:80/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=711,E=0000000000044658294,K=3110,Sxi=0,Kb=ww_e nglish,VARSET=ws:http://asia.creative.com:80,Case=obj(5805)
I'm not sure whether my version is SP1 or 2 but it appears that I'm not alone in having this kind of problem.
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...essage.id=8723
Does anyone (marko?) know if installing Service Pack 2 would help with audio driver compatibility problems?