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Windows Media Player Noise
Name: TerryM123 Date: October 17, 2006 at 13:00:55 Pacific OS: Win XP SP 2 CPU/Ram: 2800/3GB Product: HP a359y
Comment:
All of a sudden the Windows media player started sounding erratic and popping. If I reboot I can play mp3 files ok for a while, but streaming audio makes a loud, repetitive poping noise. Could not see how to uninstall WMP 9 so I upgraded to 10 with no change. Rolled the 10 back to 9. No change.
I have musicmatch jukebox player and also Quicktime and they both play without a problem.
Name: WhatsgoinOn15 Date: October 17, 2006 at 13:49:06 Pacific
Reply:
im no expert but maybe you could try new codecs or try media player 11. i Have MP 11 on one of my comps has very nice graphical intfrence the Windows Vista x style buttons. I like i a whole lot better than any other.
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Response Number 2
Name: TerryM123 Date: October 17, 2006 at 16:44:07 Pacific
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I updated to WMP 10 and made sure codec is ok. Still does not work right. Plays mp3 files on my pc ok. Streaming files and cd has a loud poping noise. Other playes work ok. But, if I do speaker test, I get the poping noise. This would make one think it is hardware, but how would you explaine it only effects the Windows media playr. This one has really got me stumped.
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Response Number 3
Name: WhatsgoinOn15 Date: October 17, 2006 at 17:46:25 Pacific
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have you tried updating your sound card driver?
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Response Number 4
Name: TerryM123 Date: October 18, 2006 at 10:49:18 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, I did update to the latest driver and it made no difference. There is a big clue here though, for someone who knows their stuff. I have determined the following:
plays wav files plays midi file plays dvds without a problem wmv files from internet, video is ok, sound bad. mp3 files do not play. They are choppy and loud popping noise.
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Response Number 5
Name: TerryM123 Date: October 19, 2006 at 07:59:41 Pacific
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Anybody make sense out of this?
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Response Number 6
Name: TerryM123 Date: October 29, 2006 at 16:05:27 Pacific
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