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Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:22 pm**

Do you have drivers installed?

Cactus

Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:47 pm**

you could buy a cheap PCI soundcard

Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:15 pm**

This might sound odd, but I have seen a load of Sound Cards go all crackly because of a conflict with a video card. I would start as Cactus said and update Direct X to 9.x. Then make sure your video card drivers are up to date. Then if that doesnt work, a cheap sound card might be the way to go.

Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:21 pm**

I have direct X 9.0, will check out video, but I do have latest realplayer. Reckon it looks like me getting a sound card.

regards

David

Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:25 pm**

good idea..if the old card is an onboard one you probably need to disble it before you put the new one in..but I m not sure(no experience with onboard cards)

Posted: **Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:32 pm**

If its on-board sound he will need to disable in the bios if its an actual adapter card he can just remove an install another

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:08 am**

>>> It only started recently, after I loaded a game for the kids and I think it tried to load some old Active X stuff (version 5), but updated that to version 7 now as well. <<<<

I would try uninstalling the above, and see if it is ok then

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