playing music causes skipping & lockups

[Goober]

Here's something strange and I'm baffled. My stepdaughters computer skips
sound and locks up when playing loud Rock music. When playing other types of
music it is fine. I changed her audio drivers from Microsoft to Dell drivers
and that fixed most music but it still happens when playing Rock music.
Anyone got any ideas? The hardware diagnostics says the device is working
properly. She has Vista Home Premium with SP2.

 

[John Inzer]

Here's something strange and I'm baffled. My stepdaughters computer
skips sound and locks up when playing loud Rock music. When playing
other types of music it is fine. I changed her audio drivers from
Microsoft to Dell drivers and that fixed most music but it still
happens when playing Rock music. Anyone got any ideas? The hardware
diagnostics says the device is working properly. She has Vista Home
Premium with SP2.

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No guarantees but if the music source is
a CD try the following steps...

Open WMP and go to...Tools / Options /
Devices tab / select the drive that contains
the CD / Properties tab...check the box...
'Use Error Correction' / Apply / OK.

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Jim]

Here's something strange and I'm baffled. My stepdaughters computer skips
sound and locks up when playing loud Rock music. When playing other types of
music it is fine. I changed her audio drivers from Microsoft to Dell drivers
and that fixed most music but it still happens when playing Rock music.
Anyone got any ideas? The hardware diagnostics says the device is working
properly. She has Vista Home Premium with SP2.

What happens if you turn the volume down on Rock music ?

 

[Goober]

It only does it when the volume is at full. This happens on CD's and songs
from hard drive and external hard drive.

Goober