sound issues (windows 10)

[julius]

All the sudden today, whenever I listen to music (on any application, youtube, itunes, windows media player), it sounds horrible.

It skips, almost like the computer is skipping parts of the song, or like it's a really bad copy/corrupted file.

I've tried updating the drivers, uninstalling the drivers, doing a virus scan, updating the codecs...nothing.

I have a laptop, with windows 10 and it's not overwhelmed with files or anything. it's like some stupid file isn't updating or something.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Try a system restore back to a couple of days ago or the last time you listened to music normally on the laptop.

 

[julius]

Try a system restore back to a couple of days ago or the last time you listened to music normally on the laptop.

I'm trying that, hopefully it works. No idea what the issue is.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm trying that, hopefully it works. No idea what the issue is.

Do you have small children? A drunk wife of gf? Do you have a drinking problem? Sounds like liquid got dumped in the laptop.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Well?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Do you have small children? A drunk wife of gf? Do you have a drinking problem? Sounds like liquid got dumped in the laptop.

Dame came over and used his laptop... It's the only possible drunken person who could do it...

That or A LOT of dried up semen that has woven itself into the laptop

 

[PDXFonz]

Still tries to get me to update all the time...Still clicking the "F off" button like a boss.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Still tries to get me to update all the time...Still clicking the "F off" button like a boss.

Windows 10 is fine.

 

[PDXFonz]

Windows 10 is fine.

That's what you think. However I'm not going to take computer advice from a dog, you don't even have any thumbs.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That's what you think. However I'm not going to take computer advice from a dog, you don't even have any thumbs.

Are you running 7 or 8? 10 is much more resource friendly.

 

[PDXFonz]

Are you running 7 or 8? 10 is much more resource friendly.

7 with 0 problems. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

That's what you think. However I'm not going to take computer advice from a dog, you don't even have any thumbs.

As a gorilla, I have opposable thumbs on my hands and feet, and I agree with the dog.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

7 with 0 problems. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I also had no problems with 7 but I've had even less with 10.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Doesn't bode well that Julius has posted again. I'm guessing the system restore didn't go well, lol.

 

[julius]

Well?

I set it back to 1986, and it works fine.

Actually, no idea why because I haven't done anything to the computer for about 3 days, but your idea fixed whatever the issue was.

 

[julius]

Doesn't bode well that Julius has posted again. I'm guessing the system restore didn't go well, lol.

No, it went well. I just had other things I was doing (working on my car, and a friends car) and by the time i finished, I pretty much fell into bed and didn't check the laptop until this morning.

 

[julius]

Well, that lasted for less than a week. It's back to having a weird skip sound with videos and audios.

I tried the restore to a previous day and that didn't work,and then I tried downloaded tweaking.com (which had fixed a similar problem for others) to no avail.

I'm guessing it's a RAM issue.

I have 4 gb's RAM (says 3.48 usable)
64 bit operating system, x64-based processor
AMD A4-3305M APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1.90 GHz

 

[julius]

I seemed to have stumbled onto the solution. I turn off my wifi (airplane mode) and it seems clear now. I'm googling as to why that matters.

 

[PDXFonz]

Latest Windows 7 patch is causing trouble for a hand full of users. I fall into this category and it seems to have caused minor problems for my system. I'm sure it's all part of their "Join windows 10" ploy. Still can't believe they had me scheduled for an update that I did not approve!!!

What kind of company is going to F over users in order to get them to upgrade? Why do they want us to upgrade so bad?

I'm still highly skeptical. Think about it... It's free (used to cost a pretty penny to upgrade windows) and they really want people to upgrade to it. I remember a saying I heard growing up "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is".

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Latest Windows 7 patch is causing trouble for a hand full of users. I fall into this category and it seems to have caused minor problems for my system. I'm sure it's all part of their "Join windows 10" ploy. Still can't believe they had me scheduled for an update that I did not approve!!!

What kind of company is going to F over users in order to get them to upgrade? Why do they want us to upgrade so bad?

I'm still highly skeptical. Think about it... It's free (used to cost a pretty penny to upgrade windows) and they really want people to upgrade to it. I remember a saying I heard growing up "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is".

I've been on Windows 10 since the day it was released and have had no problems.

 

[PDXFonz]

I've been on Windows 10 since the day it was released and have had no problems.

I'm fairly certain Microsoft won't have popups saying "We have archived the information you just sent to our Microsoft Database"

I'll probably switch eventually if more problems arise. But for now I'm still saying screw them for the way they handle their business.

My question is - Are they doing this for better internet security and safety? Or are they doing it because they wan't to profit off of your personal information?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm fairly certain Microsoft won't have popups saying "We have archived the information you just sent to our Microsoft Database"

I'll probably switch eventually if more problems arise. But for now I'm still saying screw them for the way they handle their business.

My question is - Are they doing this for better internet security and safety? Or are they doing it because they wan't to profit off of your personal information?

Everyone profits off of your personal information. I've sold your personal information to Russian hackers a few times.

 

[PDXFonz]

Everyone profits off of your personal information. I've sold your personal information to Russian hackers a few times.

See that's not even funny to me

 

[Denny Crane]

What did you say dog? We can't hear you.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

See that's not even funny to me

I know I probably should care about companies or the government having my personal information but I just don't. Do you use google or apple products? They probably have all of your information too.

 

[PDXFonz]

I know I probably should care about companies or the government having my personal information but I just don't. Do you use google or apple products? They probably have all of your information too.

True

 

[Sinobas]

If it's just your audio cutting in and out, are you sure it's not your speakers or the audio jack? Have you tried a pair of headphones or the front and back audio jack?

But if turning off wifi resolved perhaps you've got a bad wlan card that is somehow causing an issue on the motherboard that's interfering with audio. Not sure why that would be.

 

[Sinobas]

Another thing, if you say it skips and sounds bad, it might actually be a problem with the audio chip on your motherboard.

 

[Denny Crane]

I know I probably should care about companies or the government having my personal information but I just don't. Do you use google or apple products? They probably have all of your information too.

Google is a fraction of the size of the government. They don't have the right to tax or send our young men and women off to war. Or to send us to jail.

For less than a year's social security, the government could buy all of Google, lock stock and barrel. The next year, the government could buy all of Apple and Microsoft.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Google is a fraction of the size of the government. They don't have the right to tax or send our young men and women off to war. Or to send us to jail.

For less than a year's social security, the government could buy all of Google, lock stock and barrel. The next year, the government could buy all of Apple and Microsoft.

...Okay...