Frankly, I'm stumped.  I checked the Creative support site and found that with one 
particular motherboard there's a problem that's resolved with a BIOS upgrade, but 
that pertains to the ASUS P3B-F motherboard.

I also found in system requirements that you need either Windows 95, 98, or NT4. 
 There's no mention of XP.  For your convenience, I copied the system requirements 
and tech support phone number for Creative and am pasting it here:

What are the system requirements for the Sound Blaster Live! range of cards?

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Keywords System Requirements, Pentium, Processor, Compatible, Chipset 
Applies to Sound Blaster Live! range 

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Our Advice 
The System Requirements for the Sound Blaster Live! range of cards are as follows:

Genuine Intel® Pentium® class 133MHz or faster processor. 
Intel® or 100% compatible motherboard chipset. 
16MB system RAM (32MB strongly recommended). 
Windows® 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT® 4.0*. 
Open half-length PCI 2.1 compliant slot. 
Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately). 
CD-ROM drive required for software installation. 
Available 5 1/4” PC drive bay (for Live! Drive). 


Technical Installation Assistance 
If you require installation assistance with a new product, please refer to your product's 
Quick Start or Getting Started Guide for the appropriate technical support telephone 
number. 
 
 Tel: 1-405-742-6655 
   
 Operating Hours (Central Time) 
 9AM - 6PM, Monday - Friday 
 Closed Public Holidays*

Please let me know how you make out.  Good luck.

Kevin

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