Soundblaster Audigy causing high CPU load?

[jtpryan]

At first I thought the problem was WMP, but I have since tried other
MP3 players such as Jet Audio and VLC with the same results.
Basically, I load up a media player and play a play list and the
system just goes to a crawl with CPU being pegged at 100%. The player
process is never the top one when sorted buy CPU, but until I kill
whatever player I'm using the system is unusable. Now, this is no
screamer (1.4 Celeron, 768Mb memory) but it should handle playing
MP3's and surfing simultaneously.

Think it could be the Audigy?

-Jim

 

[smlunatick]

At first I thought the problem was WMP, but I have since tried other
MP3 players such as Jet Audio and VLC with the same results.
Basically, I load up a media player and play a play list and the
system just goes to a crawl with CPU being pegged at 100%. The player
process is never the top one when sorted buy CPU, but until I kill
whatever player I'm using the system is unusable. Now, this is no
screamer (1.4 Celeron, 768Mb memory) but it should handle playing
MP3's and surfing simultaneously.

Think it could be the Audigy?

-Jim

What drivers are your using?

 

[jtpryan]

What drivers are your using?

I'm using the Creative drivers that came with the card. Would you
like more specific info?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[smlunatick]

I'm using the Creative drivers that came with the card. Would you
like more specific info?

Thanks,
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If you have an Audigy (no "extra" designation like 2 or ZX,) the
enclosed software CD may not have had the correct XP drivers. Mine
had only Windows 2000 drivers and they wanted me to buy the XP driver
CD (fat chance!!) I was able to locate the XP drivers off the
Internet (although not from any of Creative's web sites.) You may
want to check for driver updates with their "lamed" driver auto-update
system.