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April 10th 2005, 10:55 PM
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Thanks, but I do that most of the time anyway. The only tray thing I don't kill is Zone Alarm Pro, becuse it keeps my DSL from accessing the Internet when I'm not using the Internet. Otherwise, I try to keep my computer as unloaded as possible, especially for games. The only things in the msconfig startup menu are a statement to automatically log me into Windows and Zone Alarm. Otherwise, it's just the standard: Load power profile, scan registry and system tray. I use Win98SE.
Even if I had more stuff loaded, that's no reason for the music to just quit, or to start deteriorating to something truly putrid. These have never been a problem with any other application - just Dink ones. Both motherboards and sound cards gave consistent performance with .mid files. Except on Dink stuff. The old SB16 let the music just stop after a while. This new card does that, plus lets the music become so rotten it hurts your ears. But only on Dink programs, none other.
There has to be something in the Dink engine that is at least contributing to these problems. If that weren't so, I'd have the problems with other applications that use .mid files.
Doesn't anyone else have these problems? I find it hard to believe I'm the only one, especially with the problem of the music turning off spontanously. It doesn't happen during a tune; only between tunes, so sometimes I don't notice it right away. The degradation of music sound that I'm getting with the new sound card, though, is hard to miss. Lousy as this new sound card is, though, I never have music deteriorate in any other applications. It's either good or not, and stays that way. Except for Dink games. That's why I'm inquring here instead of some forum where there are lots of PC experts of all kinds. Here, there are experts on the Dink engine, as well as knowing about PCs in general.
Thanks again,
Holly B.
Even if I had more stuff loaded, that's no reason for the music to just quit, or to start deteriorating to something truly putrid. These have never been a problem with any other application - just Dink ones. Both motherboards and sound cards gave consistent performance with .mid files. Except on Dink stuff. The old SB16 let the music just stop after a while. This new card does that, plus lets the music become so rotten it hurts your ears. But only on Dink programs, none other.
There has to be something in the Dink engine that is at least contributing to these problems. If that weren't so, I'd have the problems with other applications that use .mid files.
Doesn't anyone else have these problems? I find it hard to believe I'm the only one, especially with the problem of the music turning off spontanously. It doesn't happen during a tune; only between tunes, so sometimes I don't notice it right away. The degradation of music sound that I'm getting with the new sound card, though, is hard to miss. Lousy as this new sound card is, though, I never have music deteriorate in any other applications. It's either good or not, and stays that way. Except for Dink games. That's why I'm inquring here instead of some forum where there are lots of PC experts of all kinds. Here, there are experts on the Dink engine, as well as knowing about PCs in general.
Thanks again,
Holly B.
