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DCJensen - Nov 27, 2005 3:38:01 pm PST #5729 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Have you checked for spyware lately? Something could be interfering.

Did anyone suggest checking for drive fragmentation? an interrupted cache could be as bad as a too-small one. A fragged System Paging file can happen, too.

Just some ideas...


DCJensen - Nov 27, 2005 3:41:16 pm PST #5730 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

I don't have a working XP box here at the moment - what does iTunes use to play mp3s - Quicktime, or whatever DLL that came with XP?

Since it insists on Quicktime being installed, I'm guessing QT.


Wolfram - Nov 27, 2005 3:44:11 pm PST #5731 of 10003
Visilurking

Does anyone use a treo 600 or 650? Is there a way to get it to work with WIFI (like with an accessory)?

ETA: I am looking to upgrade my cingular cell phone to a pda/cell phone that supports WIFI. If anyone has any other recommendations, I'm all ears.


tommyrot - Nov 27, 2005 3:56:32 pm PST #5732 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Since it insists on Quicktime being installed, I'm guessing QT.

It still could be that QT is only needed for AAC files. Apple would still require QT (I'm guessing) because AAC is the default for encoding songs and the file format for iTunes.


Jon B. - Nov 27, 2005 4:04:24 pm PST #5733 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Have you checked for spyware lately? Something could be interfering.

Yep.

Did anyone suggest checking for drive fragmentation? an interrupted cache could be as bad as a too-small one. A fragged System Paging file can happen, too.

When I copied the files to a new physical drive, they defragmented themselves.

what does iTunes use to play mp3s - Quicktime, or whatever DLL that came with XP?

How would I find out?


tommyrot - Nov 27, 2005 4:53:14 pm PST #5734 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

How would I find out?

As a guess, I'd check the iTunes registry and the list of installed audio codecs. Which I'll do at work tomorrow, if you haven't fixed the problem by then and if I have the time.


Eddie - Nov 27, 2005 5:21:15 pm PST #5735 of 10003
Your tag here.

Do you have wi-fi on this PC? If so, try disabling the wi-fi adapter and see if that improves matters. One thing I found googling was that someone's wi-fi was searching for available networks, which was interfering with the audio playback.

Reinstalling Quicktime may also be of use.


Jon B. - Nov 27, 2005 5:26:00 pm PST #5736 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Do you have wi-fi on this PC?

Nope.

Let me know what you find, tommy.


Gris - Nov 27, 2005 6:02:32 pm PST #5737 of 10003
Hey. New board.

anybody around who can tell me how to boot an ibook (g3 700 mhz) from a cd/dvd? on my treo or would look it up myself.


DCJensen - Nov 27, 2005 6:17:26 pm PST #5738 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Turn it on, insert a CD or DVD, then quickly hold down the C key on the keyboard.

I'll see if Apple Tech support says any different.