I am having problems playing sounds and music from my PC with static and music slow downs?

Question

I have a Pent 1.4 with 1 Meg of RAM with an older Creative Sound Blaster PCI. Recently when I go to play a song with Media Player or any other player it plays with static and slower than normal. When I fully minimize Media Player it plays perfectly fine unless I move the mouse around and then I hear static again which fluctuates with mouse movement. The mouse does not slow the music at all but any movement or action (open program) causes bad static. Its strange but if I minimize the media player half way it still runs slower but not as slow. Fully minimized is perfect if I dont do anything. I ran all tests for sound and all checked fine. No conflicts. Tested speakers with MP3 and they are fine. Switched to a different sound card with same static. Updated drivers - still happens. Ran a full diagnostic on the PC and all was fine. My next step is to light a candle in Church...HELP I need my sound back!!

Answer 1

Sounds like a glitch with Windows Media Player, download the latest version of Windows Media player from the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/9series/default.aspx

Install that and see if it fixes your problem. If not, try restoring your computer to a date that you did NOT have problems with your audio quality.

If you still have audio quality problems, try playing music from a CD or from the hard drive (whichever you haven't tried). If one works and the other doesn't, you've found the source of your problems.

Answer 2

The best way is to download Ccleaner here http://bitly.com/UrALrK

Or you can go on Windows operating system locate the command prompt and go there to do the following:
Create a Recovery file of system and date it today.

Then begin by;
delete the 'Temp' folders..they have hidden subfolders so you need to set the attributes in order to bypass this. For each subfolder delete all cookies and rubbish left behnd after install-uninstalled programs. Do a 'dir' command to check your progress. Make sure the 'Temp' file is empty.

goto c:\windows\prefetch and delete everything in there..no exceptions

goto c:\windows folder and delete all the '$' files that have been installed by updates. They can all be succesfully deleted and just take up disk space.

Locate the Internet Temporary Files..Check to see how high the saving level is..some have it set at 30 days..but that stores faaaar tooo much data..though it slows down the system overal. Keep this to a minimum..suggest 2 or 5 at most.

Delete all 'cookies' all those you don't need.

Locate the windows directory and go through the folders you know and those you don't need. Check this once a week at least. Some programs will install under XP as NT and older systems where there is no check of systems weight.

Check to see that system files have not changed since last booting. Things like .ini files or .bat are important items.


Check for 'Hidden Directories' all over the disk...do this at the command prompt:

dir *.* /ah wil show these hidden directories

Check the 'dir' command for all parameters

Answer 3

If you have static it's either the speakers or the wires or connectors that connect the speaker to the computer, the need to be replaced

Answer 4

Hey there,
I recommend to clean up the register in order to improve your pc performances and get rid of malwares. A good program you can use is CCleaner http://bit.ly/UrAwwA
I have been using it for years
Bye Bye

Answer 5

sounds like you done everything. I would of thought it was something in the speakers. I was having trouble with mine so i rebooted everything and everything came back perfect!! Wish i could help more!!! GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 6

you straight up just need a new comp dude.. thats old school. DAMN! aside from that I'm not sure what your static is caused by!

Answer 7

could be a bad wire some place in your speaker wire setup

Answer 8

Do Check-Up.

Answer 9

turn the vol up!