Windows Media Player sound stopping, but mp3 still shows as playing???

[Guest mcv]

Hi,

I'm starting to think that Firefox3, is causing my Windows Media Player

to stop working, the mp3 still shows as playing, but no sound, even if I

restart WMP. Happened with version 9 also, currently using version 11.

When the sound stops, Windows also becomes really unresponsive, until I

close WMP.

Task Manager shows WMP using 98% of the cpu at times.

I think its related to FF because, right at the exact same time as I

closed a tab in FF, the sound stopped.

Also noticed before, opening new tabs has caused WMP to stop playing, at

the exact time of opening a blank tab.

Even just opening FF has caused WMP to stop playing.

If I dont open FF, all is fine.

Using XP Pro SP3. All current updates. No IE7 installed.

Its a recent format and reinstall, happened on old setup too, I was

hoping the format and reinstall wound fix this.

Last setup used latest hardware drivers, this setup currently uses the

drivers that came with the motherboard and hardware.

Any ideas?

Thanks for reading.

[Guest mcv]

Re: Windows Media Player sound stopping, but mp3 still shows as playing???

 

Also meant to mention, once the sound has stopped, I need to restart

Windows to get sound again.

Tried to open some mp3 files into VLC media player, still no sound.

No sound from an audio CD either.

 

mcv wrote:

> Hi,

> I'm starting to think that Firefox3, is causing my Windows Media Player

> to stop working, the mp3 still shows as playing, but no sound, even if I

> restart WMP. Happened with version 9 also, currently using version 11.

> When the sound stops, Windows also becomes really unresponsive, until I

> close WMP.

> Task Manager shows WMP using 98% of the cpu at times.

> I think its related to FF because, right at the exact same time as I

> closed a tab in FF, the sound stopped.

> Also noticed before, opening new tabs has caused WMP to stop playing, at

> the exact time of opening a blank tab.

> Even just opening FF has caused WMP to stop playing.

> If I dont open FF, all is fine.

> Using XP Pro SP3. All current updates. No IE7 installed.

> Its a recent format and reinstall, happened on old setup too, I was

> hoping the format and reinstall wound fix this.

> Last setup used latest hardware drivers, this setup currently uses the

> drivers that came with the motherboard and hardware.

> Any ideas?

> Thanks for reading.