Sound Blaster X-Fi

Sound Blaster X-Fi

by Creative Technology Ltd

What is Sound Blaster X-Fi?

Sound Blaster X-Fi is software application developed by Creative Technology Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 50.36% of installations running this operating system. Sound Blaster X-Fi's installer is typically 204.00 MB in size and installs around 185 files.

Sound Blaster X-Fi is most popular in the United States with 60.04% of installations residing in this country.

Sound Blaster X-Fi adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Sound Blaster X-Fi?

Sound Blaster X-Fi is a series of sound cards within the Creative's Sound Blaster lineup. Upon its release, the audio processor on X-Fi was considered the most powerful, providing a robust sample rate conversion (SRC) engine, enhanced internal sound channel routing options, and advanced 3D audio enhancement capabilities. A significant portion of the audio processing unit was dedicated to the resampling engine, which was far more capable than previous offerings by Creative. X-Fi MB is a software solution that brings basic X-Fi features to computers with integrated audio, effectively turning them into an X-Fi device. This solution requires driver support from the audio hardware manufacturer and is often bundled with motherboards and computer systems. It is comparable to an X-Fi XtremeAudio and is bundled with some Asus and ASRock motherboards as X-Fi Supreme FX. The X-Fi MB solution is implemented entirely in software, and is also sold under the name Sound Blaster X-Fi Integrated Sound by other hardware vendors. This solution transforms integrated HD audio codecs into X-Fi devices, providing users with access to the advanced features of the X-Fi lineup.

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • CTWave.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{405A1076-A51F-42DE-84E2-27C7D0A8AF92}' (runs on registration).
  • CTAudCS.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F1EBCB0E-85FF-4ADB-ABAA-0FCE7721592B}' (runs on registration).
  • ConsoLCu.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AA9A7B10-1D74-49DC-9669-56C829C5D470}' (runs on registration).
  • 3DMidi.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{33DA943D-4D0F-44AC-90C5-464E406BC04C}' (runs on registration).
  • sfbm.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D4B6AFAE-5683-465E-9847-DA8C2472F2A3}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • VolPanlu.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VolPanel_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
Registry entries:
  • CTSMode.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CTSMode' and executes as C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound Blaster X-Fi\AutoMode Switcher\CTSMode.exe /trayicon /nt.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.creative.com
Support:
https://www.creative.com/support
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound Blaster X-Fi
Uninstaller:
RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\09\01\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{0
Size:
204.00 MB
Language:
English

Sound Blaster X-Fi Executable Details

Primary executable:
Setup.exe
Name:
Sound Blaster X-Fi
Path:
C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound Blaster X-Fi\Setup.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Sound Blaster X-Fi
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
44f3246c08d26ea6ba77e91066bfa6de
EXE
0f754c7b136efd3ad63a8b4efb097c8b
DLL
c26c6910bdbc9bdca8abd94409398e78
DLL
9754d5849f1695c28cfac88e5b7f50ba
EXE
555de06eaa9459edcaf2386ed29b2e22
EXE
8e9d9c9643d0061939893a07c54a1674
DLL
401ab9f90f88722677d995c49564ffef
EXE
523400ea97ef6753a302566830336c9d
DLL
e58fed88f366069650ff0bbb90e16999
DLL
d982dbed53fdb4e407e30170cd1d46a7