taurarian
December 27th 03, 09:54 AM
The only think I can think of is this:-
Run the DirectX diagnostics :
.. Click Start, click Run, and then type dxdiag.
.. Click OK.
.. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click the Display
tab.
.. Now click Test DirectDraw.
.. After the DirectDraw tests are complete, click
Test Direct3D.
If the system cannot pass the DirectDraw and Direct3D
tests, it usually indicates a problem with the display
drivers. Normal playback of content in Windows Media
Player will not be possible.
.. After the display tests are complete, click the
Sound tab, and then click Test DirectSound.
If the system cannot pass the DirectSound tests, it
usually indicates a problem with the sound card drivers.
Normal playback of content in Windows Media Player will
not be possible.
It might give you some more information on troubleshooting
or it might indicate that everything is okay in that area.
>-----Original Message-----
>This problem seemed to be narrowed down to when I play
>Mp3s, it happens when I play CDs also and sometimes with
system sounds
>though Ihaven't noticed it with any video files.
>Basically, at irregular intervals, the sound stutters and
>pauses, making my music files unlistenable. I tried both
>Media Player and Winamp with the same problem. Tried two
>different sound cards, updated all drivers, played around
>with Msconfig, etc.
>
>I brought up Task Manager and the CPU Usage jumps up
>between 19-40% at the same time as the stuttering. I
>watched the processes running and none of them jump up in
>usage accordingly. I'm absolutely stumped, any help is
>much appreciated!
>
>
>.
>
Run the DirectX diagnostics :
.. Click Start, click Run, and then type dxdiag.
.. Click OK.
.. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click the Display
tab.
.. Now click Test DirectDraw.
.. After the DirectDraw tests are complete, click
Test Direct3D.
If the system cannot pass the DirectDraw and Direct3D
tests, it usually indicates a problem with the display
drivers. Normal playback of content in Windows Media
Player will not be possible.
.. After the display tests are complete, click the
Sound tab, and then click Test DirectSound.
If the system cannot pass the DirectSound tests, it
usually indicates a problem with the sound card drivers.
Normal playback of content in Windows Media Player will
not be possible.
It might give you some more information on troubleshooting
or it might indicate that everything is okay in that area.
>-----Original Message-----
>This problem seemed to be narrowed down to when I play
>Mp3s, it happens when I play CDs also and sometimes with
system sounds
>though Ihaven't noticed it with any video files.
>Basically, at irregular intervals, the sound stutters and
>pauses, making my music files unlistenable. I tried both
>Media Player and Winamp with the same problem. Tried two
>different sound cards, updated all drivers, played around
>with Msconfig, etc.
>
>I brought up Task Manager and the CPU Usage jumps up
>between 19-40% at the same time as the stuttering. I
>watched the processes running and none of them jump up in
>usage accordingly. I'm absolutely stumped, any help is
>much appreciated!
>
>
>.
>