AP2

For the past two days, whenever my computer plays any type of sound file more than three seconds, the sound skips as if you're listening to a scratched CD all the way through. What is the problem here? I have a Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 card that came with the Dell. I installed a driver from the support site and it didn't do squat. Any help would be appreciated.

ManInCamo

They're ambushed mp3's - thank the RIAA

go back and play good ole MP3's you know are good.

axemansean

Probably ambushed files... Creative has latest driver updates see if those help.

RB

yeah, play some old songs that you KNOW work, and if it doesn't do it, you've got some bunk mp3s.

AP2

Oh this is affecting everything, including my windows startup sound, background music when I'm playing games. Every MP3 I've played old and new all has the same effect.

H-Accord-22

obviously your HDD is too fragmented or you got infected.

HawtPants

uninstall driver then reinstall :dunno:

axemansean

Yeah run a defrag and anti viral with currents signatures too.

AP2

I ran a virus scan last nite with the latest virus definitions, none to be found.

I also did an analysis on my HD, hardly any fragments either.

More&Faster

sounds like a hardware problem to me :dunno:

i would try swapping in another sound card to see if that worked. if it does, keep it. if it doesnt, take it back for a full refund. this is what i used to do back in the day.

edit: also try just closing everything thats running in the backround. maybe theres a program thats running thats screwing stuff up.