re: Ready to go back to XP
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 6:09 am
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by JimmyK
(168 messages posted)
What kind of speaker do you have? What type of connection do the speakers have?
My guess is that they a cheap set of speakers that are usb connected and that the
wire is not magnetically shielded. I bought a cheap set of walmart brand speakers,
usb powered and unshielded, less than $10. When I hooked them up I got the exact
same crackling noise as you stated. I did the exact same check procedures as you
did. Then I upgrade my speakers to a good quality set that plugged into my sound
card. Bingo Bango no more crackling sound. It worked for me...worth checking imo.
On Monday, January 12, 2009 at 10:27 pm, Chris wrote:
>Now I know this has been posted before and I've read just about every post I can
>google on this issue to solve my problem but so far have had very little success.
>
>I'm having issues with my sound crackling, it is not a constant crackling noise
like
>most I've read. It only happens when I scroll up and down or sometimes when I open
>and close some apps. It's very noticeable when listening to music. I can hear it
>(faintly) when no music is playing and it doesn't bother me at all.
>
>I never have any issues with my sound while playing games (Such as CoD:4, WoW, ect.).
>Sound is crystal clear and no crackling or static like noise ever.
>
>Here's what I have tried:
>- Changing power options to High Performance (Helped some)
>- Changed sound quality from DVD to CD quality (No difference)
>- Updated Sound and video drivers (No difference)
>- Installed a new sound card (Needed one anyway, and no change)
>
>Those were the solutions that I have found from my google searches. I also have
a
>USB headset and also have the crackling issue while using it, so it's not my sound
>card or speakers causing the issue.
>
>This is either a software issue or for some reason my PC is having issues running
>Vista. But I don't understand why I would only be having the issues when on the
desktop
>and not while in a power hungry 3D game.
>
>Here is what I am running at the moment:
>-Windows Vista Ultimate
>- Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz (Not dual core, just regular P4)
>- Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS
>- 2GB RAM
>- Turtle Beach Riviera sound card
>- eDimionsional 5.1 surround sound USB gaming headset
>
>I'm sure the 2GB is not that acceptable but I don't really believe that could be
>the main culprit here.
>
>If anyone has any ideas that I have not tried please let me know, otherwise I'm
heading
>back to XP till I decided to upgrade my PC and move on to Windows 7 after a few
bugs
>get worked out (I'm sure there will be plenty)
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- Ready to go back to XP (Chris: Monday, January 12, 2009 at 10:27 pm)
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