Damn crunching noise with MSN :(

[stuppy]

Got an annoying problem with MSN Messenger atm.
Running Windows XP Pro, Sound Blaster Live! (using standard xp drivers).

I run MSN Messenger (3.6 version, don't like new ones but its still the same) and the latest version of Winamp. Now when i first load Winamp and people come online msn i get this really weird crunching noise a second after the sound for them comin online is played (check the clip u'll see what i mean). After having Winamp open for a while it goes away (i think, its been there for so long that i have kinda gotten used to it but now i want it gone >).

Tried installing drivers off the soundblaster website for xp but that didn;t work !

anyone got any ideas?

 

[madmatt]

Firstly, do you have sounds enabled? Secondly, I wouldn't think MSNM v3.6 would run correctly under the XP operating system. You should really consider upgrading. If there are features that you dislike, such as the ads, you should download MSNM Plus. Good luck.

 

[stuppy]

erm... it works fine as far as i know... version 4.x has the same problem.

Do i have sounds enabled? what ya mean?

 

[madmatt]

In MSNM, sound preferences:

Tools
Options
Preferences (tab)
Under "Alerts" -- "Play sound when...."

Box checked?

 

[Dragon Eye]

can u tell me what the tune is ur playing in that sound?

sounds kool

and i dont know about the msn login thing

 

[stuppy]

Think i sorted it
i just bumped the sound file up to 48khz seems to have stopped it so far


the song i was playing was Ian Van Dahl - Reason (Hemstock + Jennings Remix)

thanx for help

 

[Dragon Eye]

cheers