Video/Audio stutter, once a minute

[ross]

Hi,

I noticed a post related to this, but I couldn't reply to it, there
was no link in Google. Weird. So I'm forced to post a new note. He
had somewhat different hardward. His problem was discussed here:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...=vista+stutter+minute&rnum=2#faeffeb043047464

I just got a new HP Pavilion a6130n with Vista Home Premium, 3GB RAM.
I noticed when watching a video on YouTube or listening to an mp3 on
my hard drive in Media Player, once a minute, every minute like
clockwork, the video/audio stutter/slow down for about 3-5 seconds,
then resume.

I discovered that if I disconnect from the network, the stuttering
goes away for the mp3. Obviously I can't test YouTube if I'm
disconnected.

In Task Manager, I don't see any sudden spikes in memory or cpu usage,
at least none I can really correlate to the times it happens.

Is it Vista? If so, what? Or how can I find out? Could it be
related to my wireless adapter? It's a Zonet ZEW2502 usb.

Thanks,
Ross

 

[Spirit]

Think Drivers, Video, Audio, and any hard drive drivers
or utilities.

 

[John Inzer]

Hi,

I noticed a post related to this, but I couldn't reply to it, there
was no link in Google. Weird. So I'm forced to post a new note. He
had somewhat different hardward. His problem was discussed here:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...=vista+stutter+minute&rnum=2#faeffeb043047464

I just got a new HP Pavilion a6130n with Vista Home Premium, 3GB RAM.
I noticed when watching a video on YouTube or listening to an mp3 on
my hard drive in Media Player, once a minute, every minute like
clockwork, the video/audio stutter/slow down for about 3-5 seconds,
then resume.

I discovered that if I disconnect from the network, the stuttering
goes away for the mp3. Obviously I can't test YouTube if I'm
disconnected.

In Task Manager, I don't see any sudden spikes in memory or cpu usage,
at least none I can really correlate to the times it happens.

Is it Vista? If so, what? Or how can I find out? Could it be
related to my wireless adapter? It's a Zonet ZEW2502 usb.

Thanks,
Ross

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I'm guessing you have an app that's accessing
the net once a minute (maybe your e-mail program)
and it's draining your resources.

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Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[ross]

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I'm guessing you have an app that's accessing
the net once a minute (maybe your e-mail program)
and it's draining your resources.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQshttp://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

Yes, with regard to drivers, I went to RealTek (audio) and Zonet
(wireless) to make sure I had the latest drivers downloaded and
installed. HP support has unbelievably inept. Less than useless. I
wouldn't guess it's hard drive related, since it happens for streaming
audio as well as local files.

I use webmail, so I don't have an e-mail client accessing the net. I
agree, it looks like something accessing the net, dragging the system
to its knees, but how do I find out what that could be if I can't
notice it in Task Manager.

This is essentially an out of the box HP with Vista, so I'd guess it's
some junk they put on it. I'm not sure what else to think for now.
Very frustrating.

Ross

 

[Guest]

Watching You Tube video and audio stalls every few seconds. I have Vista Home
Basic 32bit. I use a wireless connection. Don't know if this matters but
advertisements play fine as do my own video and audio. It is driving me crazy
and I rarely finish wathching an entire video.

 

[JoshuaRich]

I've been experiencing the same problem on 2 computers that I purchased from
Dell. The suggestion that it was related to being connected to the network
made me decide to check to see if that fixed the problem. To my joyful
suprise, it did. Thanks for the suggestion. Has anyone figured out what
processes might be attempting to access the network/internet on a 60 second
cycle?