USB Speakers (READ ONLY ARCHIVE)

[Nosygr]

Thank you for your reply.. I will repeat the format and os installation from the beginning and i will completely disconnect the speakers this time (do you think this could help?). Can I ask for some advice on this following? Is there a way to stop vista to automaticaly install drivers when I connect something new to my computer? Maybe that is the problem. I remember clearly that vista found and installed drivers for z cinema before I installed the software included in the cd of Z cinema.Perhaps if I could install drivers for the speakers manually , then the problem maybe will dissapear.  And also a general question: Z cinema speakers work without a soundcard? In other words I should disconnect or disable any other sound devices?

Thank you for your time

[redder]

This thread scares me

My Bro just ordered some and he is not puter savey.

Hopefully they work ok

[Nosygr]

Also i forgot to ask you this: The software provided from logitech site includes drivers for the speakers? Or only their settings software? I noticed this: (photo) The driver provider seems to be microsoft. Isnt that wrong? Shouldn't it say logitech instead? Thats why I asked you how I can stop  the automatic installation that vista try to do when i connect the speakers for the first time so I can manually install the "proper" drivers for them?

[Mike_M]

Hi,

When installing you OS you shouldn't have anything connected but the bare essentials: keyboard, mouse, monitor.

Follow the directions in the user guide for the Z-Cinema when you are going to install it. (after the OS has been installed)

Use the Z Cinema software from the web.

The Z Cinema software is only to give the surround effect, not the basic USB drivers.

[Nosygr]

Dear Mike_M, Thank you for your post. Everything seems to be ok now. I dont know if this is the proper topic to post but I'll shoot it anyway:

I have selected in the z cinema software settings "Display settings : Off" cause i dont want to see these large font displays everytime I adjust the volume or whatever. But everytime the pc starts , the z cinema software seems to ingore my previous setting and display the messages anyway.

Can I do anything about it? Of course I can reset the display settings to off with a right click in the z cinema icon everytime my computer starts but to tell you the truth it's getting a little annoying.

Thank you in advance for all the help you provide

[Nosygr]

No answer?

[KrisM]

Hi Nosygr, this should answer your question.  http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=stereo_20&message.id=4016

[KrisM]

Oh and btw, the reason that the driver is signed by Microsoft is so it won't give an annoying popup warning when it installed. Like this one http://codefromthe70s.org/images/kernelsigning_nosignature.png

Message Edited by KrisM on 08-21-2009 02:43 PM

[YVG]

Hi all, I am experiencing the same problems. I also have Win7 64bt running. 1. After the PC went to sleep, the sound is gone. > Only reboot will help 2. No sound at all. > Only reboot will help. 3. Sometimes the speaker stops responding twhen using the remote controller. > Only a reboot will help 4.The display-settings can't be turned off in the zCinema menu. Only changes in the registry will fix that. I never had any problems in Vista 64bt.

So please fix this issue !

[YVG]

A new piece of the evidence. When I am listening music using wmplayer , wmplayer will crash after a while.  It has happened to me a view times now. The player stays in "not responding" state until I kill the zCinema process ! So it is obvious there is a conflict between them.