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go to Start/Run type dxdiag and have a look under the 'Sound' Tab
"Peter Bell" <bell@three.com.au> wrote in message
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>> "Peter Bell" <bell@three.com.au> wrote in message
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>> >I recently had no sound on my XP, uninstalled the driver and ten
>> >rebooted.
>> > Windows recognised new hardware, loaded new (and different) driver and
>> > sound
>> > was restored to me! Pretty good, and I'm a non techo in his mid
>> > seventies.
>> > Current problem is that I now have Windows Media 11 but when I play
>> > sound
>> > clips(speech & Video) from the internet the voices are high pitched ie
>> > play
>> > slightly too fast although still intelligible.
>> > Can any of you stars out there give the old guy some advice, pointers??
>> > Thanks
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>> > Peter Bell
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>> Right click a blank area up near the words Windows Media Player, select
>> View, Enhancements, Play Speed Settings, check the option "Snap slider to
>> common speeds"?
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>> Thanks for that....problem is that it won't work for say internet radio
>> broadcasts or video interviews I may want to load down. I can use that
>> facility to play a sound file I keep on disk.....if I set the setting 1.5
>> notches back it's just about right but after the file completes it flicks
>> back to the previous setting. Thanks for your help ...any other
>> thoughts?