Re: 1 second MP3 playback on XP

From: davexnet02 (davexnetzerotwo_at_hooya!.com)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 04:07:11 GMT

On 30 Oct 2004 19:58:47 -0700, mpdsville1@yahoo.com (mpdsville) wrote:

>Damndest thing.. i THINK it started after SP2 of XP but cant
> honestly say problem wasnt there 2 weeks before. Problem wasnt
> there 1 month before though. (last time I played an MP3 pre-sp2).
>
>Basically, when I click on an MP3 file, I get about 1 second
> of audio, then nada. Same behavior with winamp and MS-media
> player. The MP3s are OK..Ive burnt them to cd and play them
> on another PC without issue.
>
>When I use winamp, the process dies. I can close winamp but its
> still active in task manager..
>
>WTF? Any ideas folks?
>
> Mike D
Open winamp and toggle the output plugin from directx to waveout.
Does the problem occur in both situations?

Dave