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skipping audio
Name: velivolus Date: November 12, 2008 at 13:46:18 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1gb Product: emachine
Comment:
I reformatted my system a couple of weeks ago and since then have noticed a problem with audio skipping while I multitask--something that never happened to me previously. It doesn't look like the problem is application-specific: it happens with the lighter Foobar as well as the more bloated iTunes. Whenever I am typing in another application with music playing in the background, the music skips.
Anyone have any idea what I could do to stop this from happening? Thanks.
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