WMP11 & Distorted Windows Sounds

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Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
ASUS P5N-E SLI nVIDIA nFORCE 650 SLI (0608 BIOS)
Intel Core2Duo E6420
CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB KIT
EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB PCI-E (163.69 NVIDIA driver)
SEAGATE 250GB ST3250620AS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
PCI Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (SBXF_PCDVT_LB_2_15_0004)
Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

If I play a wma or mp3 song using Windows Media Player 11 and stop or pause
the song before it ends, I get a slightly distorted audio sound when Vista
plays a Windows Sound. For example, I play a song and hit stop, then I
minimize wmp11 and click on Computer on my desktop and then click on my C:
drive. Normally when clicking on the C: drive, a "click" sound will play
without distortion, but when I stop or pause a song in wmp11, the very first
time a Windows Sound plays I hear a very brief distorted audio. It sounds
exactly like a brief continuation of the song I was playing. Anyone else
care to test this out to see if you hear the same thing? Maybe it's a X-Fi
driver issue? I know I'm being picky but I just figured I would report this.

mhajii210

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Turn off Enhancements for the sound card. It should have a bad audio
processing object that is using too much CPU... ?

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Do you have an updated driver for you?
Does it work better if you turn off Enhancements on the audio card settings?

 

[mhajii210]

I am using the latest Creative Vista Driver 2.15.0004. I disabled all audio
enhancements and the same thing happens. I tried Entertainment, Game and
Audio Creation Modes and no difference. Either it's a bug with the Creative
drivers or a bug in Vista.

mhajii210

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

I've heard this before relating to the X-Fi card, so I'd suggest seeing what
Creative knows about this issue. =\

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[mhajii210]

You are a genious! I disabled "Sound Blaster Enhancements" under Control
Panel and Properties for the X-Fi and it worked! It seems it's not enough to
uncheck everything using the Creative Audio Console. Thanks for all your
help!

mhajii210