[Imc-tech] advice on Win2K and audio?

[Joe Futrelle]

At 12:44 PM -0600 1/22/2003, Paul Riismandel wrote:
>Is the sound card a PCI card?

yes.

>Check to see what other apps might be running in the background. 
>Real Audio and Winamp both install agents that run all the time that 
>can screw up audio.

good point, I installed a new version of Winamp which seems to want 
to take control of the CD player, among other things.  How can I keep 
the agents from starting when the system boots?

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>--Paul
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>Joe Futrelle wrote:
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>>Hi, I have a question for all the Windoze audio heads out there. 
>>The other day I upgraded Bethany's audio machine (a no-brand 1Ghz 
>>Athlon beast) to Win2K and at the same time added a 100GB hard 
>>drive and a new CD drive.  I reinstalled all her audio apps and got 
>>the latest driver for my soundcard (a Hercules Game Theater XP). 
>>Now the system is much more stable than it was under Win98, but the 
>>audio stutters in all the audio applications any time the disk is 
>>running.  My question is this: do I likely need
>>
>>1) a new soundcard, with a better driver
>>2) a new EIDE controller, or
>>3) some tweaking in software, or
>>4) a bottomless pit to throw the old machine down, and a whole new machine?
>>
>>I could use any and all ideas and advice.  Bethany's dissertation 
>>deadline is bearing down on us, and her music all 
>>sssssounnnnnddssss likkke thhhhhiissssss.
>>
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