On Mar 4, 11:05 am, John Williamson <johnwilliam...@btinternet.com>
wrote:
> gaikokujinkyofu...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Mar 3, 10:20 pm, John Williamson <johnwilliam...@btinternet.com>
> > wrote:
> >> gaikokujinkyofu...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>> I have had trouble playing audio on my computer, specifically mp3.
> >>> When i try to play audio (wmplayer, vlc, winamp, so far) the player
> >>> ramps up to 50+% of my CPU usage and trying to use any other
> >>> applications makes the audio skip (it actually seems to get worse the
> >>> longer i run it to the point that it seems to make itself skip). I had
> >>> thought at first that it was the player but after trying 3 very
> >>> different players i think it is the system itself. I am not quite sure
> >>> where to start here so any suggestions would really be appreciated.
> >>> Cheers
> >>> -Gaiko
> >> What:-
> >> Processor?
> >> Memory?
> >> Hard drive?
> >> Operating system & version?
> >> Sound card?
>
> >> Have you got installed?
>
> >> Have you checked your system for viruses & the like?
>
> >> Have you run a system diagnostic, especially checking hard drives & memory?
>
> >> --
> >> Tciao for Now!
>
> >> John.
>
> > Doh, fair enough. Specs are as follows:
>
> > Mobile P4 2.6Mhz
> > 1gb mem
> > 60gb drive (15gb free)
> > Win XP Pro SP2
> > Integrated sound (simtel chipset)
>
> > PRograms:
> > 7-Zip 4_57
> > Adobe Flash Player Plugin
> > Ant Movie Catalog
> > Ant Renamer
> > AppSnap 1_3_2
> > Ashampoo Uninstaller
> > Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
> > BitDefender Free Edition v10
> > COMODO Firewall Pro
> > Ditto 3_15_4_0
> > DupDetector 3_201
> > Exact Audio Copy 0_99pb3
> > ffdshow [rev 1821] [2008-01-27]
> > Flickr Uploadr 3_0_5
> > Folder Size for Windows
> > Foxit Reader
> > GSpot Codec Information Appliance
> > HP LaserJet 1020
> > IDimager V4 Professional SQLite Edition
> > Juice 2_2
> > KillWinamp 1_61
> > MediaInfo 0_7_5_7
> > Microsoft Network Monitor 3_1
> > Miranda IM 0_7_3
> > Nero
> > NetMeter 1_1_3
> > Opera 9_25
> > Orbit Downloader
> > Process Tamer 2_09_01
> > PTGui Pro 7_2
> > QLiner Quotes
> > QT Lite 2_3_0
> > Real Alternative 1_7_5
> > Screenshot Captor 2_37_03
> > Skype 3_6
> > Spyware Terminator
> > SUPER c Version 2008_bld_24 (Jan 18, 2008)
> > Tag&Rename 3_4
> > TrueCrypt
> > Tweak UI
> > Unlocker 1_8_5
> > Utorrent
> > VideoLAN VLC media player 0_8_6d
> > Vim 7_1 (self-installing)
> > Winamp v5.52
> > Winamp Enhancer (plugin)
> > Winamp Pacemaker (plugin)
> > Winamp Playlist Remover (plugin)
> > Winamp Playlist Undo (plugin)
> > Windows Media Format Runtime
> > WinHTTrack Website Copier 3_42
> > XnView 1_91_6
> > MS Office 2003
> > Photoshop CS2
>
> > I've checked my system using comodo & spyware terminator for spyware,
> > used bitdefender and antivir to check for antiviruses, and have run
> > chkdsk to check the hard drive but haven't checked the memory (not
> > sure about how to go about doing that, suggestions are welcome though)
>
> > For what it is worth a month ago everything worked fine, I can't think
> > of anything i have done to the system since then that would make it
> > change.
First, thanks for your help!
> It's possible your processor or system is overheating due to a failing
> fan or heatsink choked with dust. When it gets hot, the system throttles
> the CPU back to stop it burning out.
That is possible (my notebook model has a history of overheating but
Dell fixed that awhile ago and since then it hasn't been much of a
problem) however i am able to run other processor intensive tasks
(photoshop, panoramic stitching, vidoe processing) and i don't have
the same problems, yes my system slows down but it isn't brought to
its knees
> It may also be that Process Tamer is doing something unfriendly to your
> system.
Nope, i downloaded it to try and resolve the problem (and unforuantely
it hasn't helped)
> Download Sisoft SANDRA lite from here:-
>
> http://www.sisoftware.net/index.html?dir=&location=downandbuy&langx=e...
>
> That will check your hardware.
Thanks, i will give it a try.
> If it was working fine a while ago &
> stopped, then I'd guess either you have a heat problem as above, your HD
> is failing, or you have a memory problem.
possible, i will try SANDRA and see.
> If you are using a torrent
> client to download stuff, be aware of a possibility of rootkit attacks,
> which most AV & anti-spyware programs won't pick up.
Yeah, the rootkit thing is possible but i only download non-zipped
video no programs or zipped/rar'd stuff.
> AVG among others do a rootkit eliminator which is free to try out.
>
> Remove & reseat your memory, & use the diagnostics in SANDRA to check
> your HD & memory afterwards.
got it.
> If you install & run Hijack This, posting a report somewhere accessible,
> others wiser than me may well be able to tell you if something odd is
> running & using all your processor cycles.
I can try, i check TaskManager regularly now and what i can't figure
out is that everything seems to run fine until i start up some audio
application (video doesn't seem to be affected). I look at the CPU
usage of separate applications and everything runs (more or less) fine
but then i start up audio (any audio application [though i haven't
tried formats other than MP3, i might give that a try]) and the
application i start up shoots up to 30% CPU usages and keeps climbing
until my computer is more or less frozen all this time other
applications are acting normally... go figure.
Cheers
-Gaiko
