i am running a K7s5a mobo with amd 1400 mhz, 512ddr ram with sblive 5.1, geforce 2 gts 64m on XP. however when i try to run any games that are 3d it just returns to desktop. i have installed latest creative xp drivers that seems to be working fine, i have installed latest detonater drivers and also some earlier versions but still no 3d games work on xp i am trying to run (max payne) in 640x480x32 but can only manage to get through the very first part of the game. During the load up of the new york underground phase it just fires me back to desktop (i have tried the nvidia refresh rate fix) any help please, its really starting to piss me off TIA

I have a similar set up, the same vid and sound cards, had no issues. Try using the XP drivers?

i have similar setup. All i can say is unininstall all of your drivers, for vid&sound and start over. their might be some conflicts somewhere with the different versions of the drivers. Only use the latest detonator driver, and if you didn;t already see this page for SBLIVE : http://www.soundblaster.com/support/winxp/