I have a recent problem. Suddenly the music started to play on half speed of normal. Does anybody know what that is ? A new damn virus maybe ? In that case Norton should be "pay for this"... Carsten
2007-02-01 01:16:31 · 5 answers · asked by Backman 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
First, make sure you are plugged in when playing music. Some laptops when unplugged use a program that will have the laptop go into a minimum resource state, in order to prolong the life of your battery. Go to the control panel, and select Power Management Options. Set them all to max, and see if that helps. Dell's have different ways of doing it, if you happen to have a dell, email me back and I'll give you full directions on how to. If that doesn't work, try using the System Restore program (Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore) and set it to a date in time that you last remember having no problem. If this still is yet to work, wipe your drive with a reformat. If you are positive that it used to be fine with music, then a reformat will be the ultimate, but last solution. If you have any other further questions, feel free to contact. Good Luck!
2007-02-01 02:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is most likely a general computer slowdown that is most evident in your music because it requires a lot of realtime processing power.
It could be caused by a virus, but it could also be caused by a bunch of other things as well. (btw, Norton should not have to pay for it, you should know full well that no anti-virus system can catch them all. It's just part of the risk of owning a computer)
Start by updating Norton and running a virus scan. If it doesn't find anything, then just forget the virus idea and start looking for other causes, like low amounts of RAM or too many programs running in the background.
2007-02-01 09:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by Chip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's becuase your computer has only one drive and it's now fragmented that everything then just your music is probably responding very slowly and seriously think you should install your computer the way it is prescribed in the following website http://computersguide.blogspot.com/2007/01/install-computers.html if you want your computer to keep running fast and virus free for a very long time
2007-02-01 09:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by computer_guidance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chek the speed selector under "view" "enhancements" in windows media player. if that doesnt work than you might have too much music on your laptop and the are eating up all your v-ram back them up on a disc then try to play them if all else fails then come to the geek squad for help.
2007-02-01 09:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by goth love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be you dithering.I am not sure where to find it but I had that a long time ago.See if you can adjust your dithering.
2007-02-01 09:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋