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| 128738 | 2003-03-17 04:28:00 | A computer I am using in a Recording Studio is functioning strangely. It is an AthlonXP 2000+, 512mb DDR, 36.6GB SCSI Hard drive (10k rpm I think). I don't know why it seems to take a long time for Windows Media Player to open a file. I have used it to play CDs, mp3s, wave files, and it takes about a minute to open the file and start playing. It also occasionally plays songs at half speed, for some odd reason, when it plays others fine. Judging from the specs, I can't see why such a fast computer would have these issues. Does anybody have any ideas? Note: The same version of Windows Media Player functions perfectly on my computer at home, which is a 1.4ghz Athlon, 256mb RAM, 20GB HDD. |
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| 128739 | 2003-03-17 04:47:00 | Could be a conflict with other Software drivers etc plus it may be trying to phone home as many of M/soft applications do these days , try a earlier version or zoomplayer which is far smaller and less resource hungry not to mention far more powerful and versatile . www.inmatrix.com |
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| 128740 | 2003-03-17 05:45:00 | It might be trying to contact sites on the Internet. If it's not actually connected to the Internet, it could easily spend a minute before giving up. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 128741 | 2003-03-17 06:12:00 | When it could access the internet, it still was that slow (that's on a Jetstream internet connection). I'm worried that it's a hardware or software conflict. I do know that the soundcard is to blame for a number of other software problems, however the manufacturer (Gadgetlabs) has gone out of business, so we can't really ask them for help. |
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