I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista machine.
When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end of the
song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any suggestions?
I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I am
using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs are
in .wma format.

NWMale wrote:[color=blue]
> I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista
> machine. When playing the songs from my library, every song skips
> near the end of the song. This is all legal music that I copied from
> my CDs. Any suggestions? I have tried closing all other programs
> when playing, no difference. I am using the windows media player and
> have checked for updates. The songs are in .wma format.[/color]
==========================
I would be interested to know if you
RIP the CDs with WMP in Vista...
if you still have the same problem?

Rip music from a CD
[url]http://tinyurl.com/2jfc3y[/url]

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MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

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I had the same problem. I did away with my "skins" and the problem went
away. Clear sound now.

I haven't tried using any skins yet, but will keep that in mind when I rip
them again.
Thanks

"Mike" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I had the same problem. I did away with my "skins" and the problem went
> away. Clear sound now.
>
>[/color]

No, I ripped them on my XP machine. Come to find out, the ones I ripped to
MP3 have the same problem. I used Intellimover to transfer my stuff, and on
the whole. it worked good. I have been told though, that moving them high
speed can corrupt the MP3s and WMVs - which can cause the "skip".
So it looks like I rip them again (which should work) or I have backup
copies on my external backup drive that I may use to copy them again.

Thanks for your reply.

"John Inzer" wrote:
[color=blue]
> NWMale wrote:[color=green]
> > I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista
> > machine. When playing the songs from my library, every song skips
> > near the end of the song. This is all legal music that I copied from
> > my CDs. Any suggestions? I have tried closing all other programs
> > when playing, no difference. I am using the windows media player and
> > have checked for updates. The songs are in .wma format.[/color]
> ==========================
> I would be interested to know if you
> RIP the CDs with WMP in Vista...
> if you still have the same problem?
>
> Rip music from a CD
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/2jfc3y[/url]
>
> --
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>[/color]

Hi,
Sorry I am not going to be of much help, but I have exactly the same
problem. I have recently purchased a new Dell supported by Vista. Any CD I
rip to my Window Media Player have a kind of defect, at about 10-15 seconds
before the end of each song, it skips for 2-3 seconds, I have tried
everything I could think of, including delete and rip again with highest
quality, but no luck.
If you managed to solve this problem, could you let me know how ? Equally if
I do find a solution, I will let you know.
Den

"NWMale" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista machine.
> When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end of the
> song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any suggestions?
> I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I am
> using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs are
> in .wma format.[/color]

After reading your reply, I tried ripping a cd, using the default wma@128. I
am listening to it now and the songs seems ok, no skipping. I will try it
later making MP3s, which is what I prefer. I will let you know how it goes.
BTW, I am using a new DELL also.

"DenGef77" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
> Sorry I am not going to be of much help, but I have exactly the same
> problem. I have recently purchased a new Dell supported by Vista. Any CD I
> rip to my Window Media Player have a kind of defect, at about 10-15 seconds
> before the end of each song, it skips for 2-3 seconds, I have tried
> everything I could think of, including delete and rip again with highest
> quality, but no luck.
> If you managed to solve this problem, could you let me know how ? Equally if
> I do find a solution, I will let you know.
> Den
>
> "NWMale" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista machine.
> > When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end of the
> > song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any suggestions?
> > I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I am
> > using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs are
> > in .wma format.[/color][/color]

Den
What I did find out is after ripping a CD, if you add it to your playlist,
and play it, it will "skip". If you go to your Music folder, double click on
the same song, it will play just fine.

Hey Microsoft, explain this..At least add it to your list of things to fix.

Mike (above) said that he removed his skins and they played fine. I am not
using skins or visulizations, or any addons yet.
NWMale

"DenGef77" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
> Sorry I am not going to be of much help, but I have exactly the same
> problem. I have recently purchased a new Dell supported by Vista. Any CD I
> rip to my Window Media Player have a kind of defect, at about 10-15 seconds
> before the end of each song, it skips for 2-3 seconds, I have tried
> everything I could think of, including delete and rip again with highest
> quality, but no luck.
> If you managed to solve this problem, could you let me know how ? Equally if
> I do find a solution, I will let you know.
> Den
>
> "NWMale" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista machine.
> > When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end of the
> > song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any suggestions?
> > I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I am
> > using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs are
> > in .wma format.[/color][/color]

Have you checked for updated drivers from Dell? I thought this was a known
problem with the Sigmatel(?) sound card drivers that they're shipping... ?

--
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"NWMale" <NWMale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DABD694F-5ADC-4A80-807B-CBA11AE2AF8B@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Den
> What I did find out is after ripping a CD, if you add it to your playlist,
> and play it, it will "skip". If you go to your Music folder, double click
> on
> the same song, it will play just fine.
>
> Hey Microsoft, explain this..At least add it to your list of things to
> fix.
>
> Mike (above) said that he removed his skins and they played fine. I am
> not
> using skins or visulizations, or any addons yet.
> NWMale
>
> "DenGef77" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Hi,
>> Sorry I am not going to be of much help, but I have exactly the same
>> problem. I have recently purchased a new Dell supported by Vista. Any CD
>> I
>> rip to my Window Media Player have a kind of defect, at about 10-15
>> seconds
>> before the end of each song, it skips for 2-3 seconds, I have tried
>> everything I could think of, including delete and rip again with highest
>> quality, but no luck.
>> If you managed to solve this problem, could you let me know how ? Equally
>> if
>> I do find a solution, I will let you know.
>> Den
>>
>> "NWMale" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista
>> > machine.
>> > When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end
>> > of the
>> > song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any
>> > suggestions?
>> > I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I
>> > am
>> > using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs
>> > are
>> > in .wma format.[/color][/color][/color]

THANKS. I went to your site and "removed All Enhancements", as you
suggested. The songs are playing fine now.

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> Have you checked for updated drivers from Dell? I thought this was a known
> problem with the Sigmatel(?) sound card drivers that they're shipping... ?
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See [url]http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html[/url] for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "NWMale" <NWMale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DABD694F-5ADC-4A80-807B-CBA11AE2AF8B@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Den
> > What I did find out is after ripping a CD, if you add it to your playlist,
> > and play it, it will "skip". If you go to your Music folder, double click
> > on
> > the same song, it will play just fine.
> >
> > Hey Microsoft, explain this..At least add it to your list of things to
> > fix.
> >
> > Mike (above) said that he removed his skins and they played fine. I am
> > not
> > using skins or visulizations, or any addons yet.
> > NWMale
> >
> > "DenGef77" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Hi,
> >> Sorry I am not going to be of much help, but I have exactly the same
> >> problem. I have recently purchased a new Dell supported by Vista. Any CD
> >> I
> >> rip to my Window Media Player have a kind of defect, at about 10-15
> >> seconds
> >> before the end of each song, it skips for 2-3 seconds, I have tried
> >> everything I could think of, including delete and rip again with highest
> >> quality, but no luck.
> >> If you managed to solve this problem, could you let me know how ? Equally
> >> if
> >> I do find a solution, I will let you know.
> >> Den
> >>
> >> "NWMale" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista
> >> > machine.
> >> > When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end
> >> > of the
> >> > song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any
> >> > suggestions?
> >> > I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I
> >> > am
> >> > using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs
> >> > are
> >> > in .wma format.[/color][/color]
>
>
>[/color]

So that should indicate that you had a bad third party audio processing
object...

What sound card / driver do you have? It'd be interesting to know which
vendors are having problems here. =\

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

"NWMale" <NWMale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AB7F998E-BB78-4E61-A348-5C86AD5D50EF@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> THANKS. I went to your site and "removed All Enhancements", as you
> suggested. The songs are playing fine now.
>
> "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> Have you checked for updated drivers from Dell? I thought this was a
>> known
>> problem with the Sigmatel(?) sound card drivers that they're shipping...
>> ?
>>
>> --
>> Speaking for myself only.
>> See [url]http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html[/url] for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> "NWMale" <NWMale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DABD694F-5ADC-4A80-807B-CBA11AE2AF8B@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Den
>> > What I did find out is after ripping a CD, if you add it to your
>> > playlist,
>> > and play it, it will "skip". If you go to your Music folder, double
>> > click
>> > on
>> > the same song, it will play just fine.
>> >
>> > Hey Microsoft, explain this..At least add it to your list of things to
>> > fix.
>> >
>> > Mike (above) said that he removed his skins and they played fine. I am
>> > not
>> > using skins or visulizations, or any addons yet.
>> > NWMale
>> >
>> > "DenGef77" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >> Sorry I am not going to be of much help, but I have exactly the same
>> >> problem. I have recently purchased a new Dell supported by Vista. Any
>> >> CD
>> >> I
>> >> rip to my Window Media Player have a kind of defect, at about 10-15
>> >> seconds
>> >> before the end of each song, it skips for 2-3 seconds, I have tried
>> >> everything I could think of, including delete and rip again with
>> >> highest
>> >> quality, but no luck.
>> >> If you managed to solve this problem, could you let me know how ?
>> >> Equally
>> >> if
>> >> I do find a solution, I will let you know.
>> >> Den
>> >>
>> >> "NWMale" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista
>> >> > machine.
>> >> > When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the
>> >> > end
>> >> > of the
>> >> > song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any
>> >> > suggestions?
>> >> > I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference.
>> >> > I
>> >> > am
>> >> > using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The
>> >> > songs
>> >> > are
>> >> > in .wma format.[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

I am using the onboard SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> So that should indicate that you had a bad third party audio processing
> object...
>
> What sound card / driver do you have? It'd be interesting to know which
> vendors are having problems here. =\
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See [url]http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html[/url] for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> --
>
> "NWMale" <NWMale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AB7F998E-BB78-4E61-A348-5C86AD5D50EF@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > THANKS. I went to your site and "removed All Enhancements", as you
> > suggested. The songs are playing fine now.
> >
> > "zachd [MSFT]" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >>
> >> Have you checked for updated drivers from Dell? I thought this was a
> >> known
> >> problem with the Sigmatel(?) sound card drivers that they're shipping...
> >> ?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Speaking for myself only.
> >> See [url]http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html[/url] for some helpful WMP info.
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "NWMale" <NWMale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:DABD694F-5ADC-4A80-807B-CBA11AE2AF8B@microsoft.com...
> >> > Den
> >> > What I did find out is after ripping a CD, if you add it to your
> >> > playlist,
> >> > and play it, it will "skip". If you go to your Music folder, double
> >> > click
> >> > on
> >> > the same song, it will play just fine.
> >> >
> >> > Hey Microsoft, explain this..At least add it to your list of things to
> >> > fix.
> >> >
> >> > Mike (above) said that he removed his skins and they played fine. I am
> >> > not
> >> > using skins or visulizations, or any addons yet.
> >> > NWMale
> >> >
> >> > "DenGef77" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> Sorry I am not going to be of much help, but I have exactly the same
> >> >> problem. I have recently purchased a new Dell supported by Vista. Any
> >> >> CD
> >> >> I
> >> >> rip to my Window Media Player have a kind of defect, at about 10-15
> >> >> seconds
> >> >> before the end of each song, it skips for 2-3 seconds, I have tried
> >> >> everything I could think of, including delete and rip again with
> >> >> highest
> >> >> quality, but no luck.
> >> >> If you managed to solve this problem, could you let me know how ?
> >> >> Equally
> >> >> if
> >> >> I do find a solution, I will let you know.
> >> >> Den
> >> >>
> >> >> "NWMale" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista
> >> >> > machine.
> >> >> > When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the
> >> >> > end
> >> >> > of the
> >> >> > song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any
> >> >> > suggestions?
> >> >> > I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference.
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > am
> >> >> > using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The
> >> >> > songs
> >> >> > are
> >> >> > in .wma format.
> >>
> >>
> >>[/color][/color]
>
>
>[/color]

Have you solved the sound problem yet? I have the same.
Brad

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Zach:

I'm having the same problem with a new Dell XPS 410--a second or two of
skipping, at about 15-to-20 seconds before the end of each track. I have the
onboard SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC, also, and have the latest codec
installed.

I used the Windows Vista Community: Discussion Groups web interface to
search all 'Windows Vista discussion groups' for "wmp skip". I found quite a
few matches. It seems like many people are experiencing this problem. There
are numerous threads on Dell's Vista support forums, also.

I only see this problem when using a playlist; i.e., it doesn't occur when
playing just one track. Perhaps it is a side-effect of WMP queuing up the
next track?

By selecting "Disable all enhancements" on the Sound > Playback > Speakers /
Headphones (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC) > Properties > Enhancements
tab, the skipping disappears--as do the enhancements--"Speaker Fill", "Room
Correction", and "Loudness Equalization", in my case.

My guess is that this is a problem with the codec or with how WMP11's
queuing interacts with the codec. What's the best way to get this
resolved--especially since Dell doesn't seem to have a clue?

To whom it may concern,

It's easy to fix this problem. click on control panel, click on sound, click on playback, hightlight icons and text, click on properties, click on enhancements, check mark box with the text next to it which reads: Disable all sound effects, click on Apply, click on OK. This procedure will fix your problem. Enjoy!



NWMal wrote:

songs skip
14-Apr-07

I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista machine.
When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end of the
song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any suggestions?
I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I am
using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs are
in .wma format.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:28 PM
NWMal wrote:

songs skip
I just transfered my songs from my old XP machine to my new Vista machine.
When playing the songs from my library, every song skips near the end of the
song. This is all legal music that I copied from my CDs. Any suggestions?
I have tried closing all other programs when playing, no difference. I am
using the windows media player and have checked for updates. The songs are
in .wma format.

On Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:02 PM
John Inzer wrote:

Re: songs skip
NWMale wrote:
==========================
I would be interested to know if you
RIP the CDs with WMP in Vista...
if you still have the same problem?

Rip music from a CD
[url]http://tinyurl.com/2jfc3y[/url]

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
[url]http://tinyurl.com/aczzp[/url]

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

On Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18 PM
Mike wrote:

I had the same problem. I did away with my "skins" and the problem went away.
I had the same problem. I did away with my "skins" and the problem went
away. Clear sound now.

On Saturday, April 21, 2007 3:16 PM
Brad wrote:

Vista music solution
Have you solved the sound problem yet? I have the same.
Brad

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
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