thanks to sigmatel and creative, i can never update to service pack 1 unless that new drivers are rolled out by them. at this rate, it would be 2009 when they actually attempt to release new drivers.

so, should i risk installing the non windows update version and suffer the so called incompatibility problems that microsoft claimed will happen? i cant believe that a reputable company like microsoft could not circumvent the so called problems caused by hardware with those drivers (which ironically are actually the latest versions). i am at a lost here....