System "glitch"

[Guest]

Whenever I play MP3 files in Media Player (9 or 10), and whenever I play DVD
movies in WinDVD there is a regular (every 10 - 30 seconds) glitch in
performance which effects playback. I have monitored the CPU and it appears
that there is a spike in the CPU everytime this "glitch" happens. It seems
this is happening during playback from the hard drive or the CD rom, which
rules out those as hardware problems.

Upon further investigation it appears that the 'System' process in Task
Manager is the cause of the 'spike' in CPU performance and that this is
causing the media playback problem.

I have tried reinstalling Windows XP Pro (SP2) from the CD (+ all current
updates), and have updated all the device drivers to the latest version to
try and cure the problem without success. I have tried disabling the system
virus scanner and again this does not cure the pproblem.

What further steps can I take to monitor this and find the cause of the
problem with the System process?

 

[Drew Tognola]

Chris,

I'd take an extra step and open the 'Event Viewer' > click 'System' and see
what processes are starting at that precise time. Also click into
'Applications' and check if any apps are opening at that time.

Drew


Whenever I play MP3 files in Media Player (9 or 10), and whenever I play DVD
movies in WinDVD there is a regular (every 10 - 30 seconds) glitch in
performance which effects playback. I have monitored the CPU and it appears
that there is a spike in the CPU everytime this "glitch" happens. It seems
this is happening during playback from the hard drive or the CD rom, which
rules out those as hardware problems.

Upon further investigation it appears that the 'System' process in Task
Manager is the cause of the 'spike' in CPU performance and that this is
causing the media playback problem.

I have tried reinstalling Windows XP Pro (SP2) from the CD (+ all current
updates), and have updated all the device drivers to the latest version to
try and cure the problem without success. I have tried disabling the system
virus scanner and again this does not cure the pproblem.

What further steps can I take to monitor this and find the cause of the
problem with the System process?

 

[Jim Macklin]

Disable task manager if you don't need the automatic
function. Right click My Computer, select Manage then
Services and Applications


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in message
| Whenever I play MP3 files in Media Player (9 or 10), and
whenever I play DVD
| movies in WinDVD there is a regular (every 10 - 30
seconds) glitch in
| performance which effects playback. I have monitored the
CPU and it appears
| that there is a spike in the CPU everytime this "glitch"
happens. It seems
| this is happening during playback from the hard drive or
the CD rom, which
| rules out those as hardware problems.
|
| Upon further investigation it appears that the 'System'
process in Task
| Manager is the cause of the 'spike' in CPU performance and
that this is
| causing the media playback problem.
|
| I have tried reinstalling Windows XP Pro (SP2) from the CD
(+ all current
| updates), and have updated all the device drivers to the
latest version to
| try and cure the problem without success. I have tried
disabling the system
| virus scanner and again this does not cure the pproblem.
|
| What further steps can I take to monitor this and find the
cause of the
| problem with the System process?
| --
| Chris

 

[jameshanley39]

see if the problem still exists in safe mode. If it is solved in safe
mode, then you can try terminating some processes in normal mode. Also,
you could try stopping some services(ctrl panel..admin). Audio drivers
could be the problem. From google, there was a case of bad video
drivers causing a spike in the system process. In your case it might be
bad audio drivers.
See if the windows xp performance monitor (ctrl panel..admin) tells you
anything.
also try winamp for music