This should be a sound card driver issue then- does
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#dsound
help fix you up?

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"alice" <alice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you, I checked task manager and it shows only media player running.
> I
> am thinking my problem is from some Windows 98 that stayed on my computer
> when I upgraded to XP pro. There are some old Windows 98 files. I wonder
> if
> there is some way to "nuke" Windows 98 from my computer?
>
> "jargonize" wrote:
>
>> would think by now, you would be getting some sort of spyware/malware
>> software as protection. look in task manager to see whats running.
>> look in windows exploer to see what programs you have. you have or
>> allowed a download of something causeing a conflict.
>>
>>