Whenever I change the default systems sounds, those files are distorted when
they play. Example, if I change the Empty Recycle Bin sound file from the
default, it will be distorted. When I use the default sounds, they are fine.

I try playing the files through Windows Media Player manually and they play
fine. They are only distorted when they are assigned as a system sound.
Music also plays without any problems. The sound files I am using are the
same files I've used on all of my past computers and laptops and have never
had a problem with them.

System Specs:

Motherboard: Intel P45 Extreme DP45SG
Processor: Intel Q9650
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (4 x 2GB 1333MHz DIMMs)
OS: Vista Enterprise 64 bit with SP1 - fully patched
Audio: Intel Onboard using the latest drivers/software from the Intel site
Graphics: NVidia XFX GeForce 9800GTX+

Has anyone seen anything like this? If so, do you know how to fix it or at
least what the problem is?

Thanks!

Do you use hibernate?

Nope.

"trouble" wrote:
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> Do you use hibernate?
>[/color]

What format are you custom sound files in (.wav/.mp3/.wmv)?

How big are these files?

..wav

"Timothy Davis [MSFT]" wrote:
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> What format are you custom sound files in (.wav/.mp3/.wmv)?
>
> How big are these files?[/color]

Dave <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>.wav[/color]

He also asked HOW BIG?
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>"Timothy Davis [MSFT]" wrote:
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>> What format are you custom sound files in (.wav/.mp3/.wmv)?
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>> How big are these files?[/color][/color]

Sorry about that. Anywhere from 10K to around 500K. I've tried this with
several different .wav files.

"Dick D." wrote:
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> Dave <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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> >.wav[/color]
>
> He also asked HOW BIG?
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> >"Timothy Davis [MSFT]" wrote:
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> >> What format are you custom sound files in (.wav/.mp3/.wmv)?
> >>
> >> How big are these files?[/color][/color]
>[/color]