Sound Problems, Hardware or Drivers?

[Airwolf]

Hi,

Sorry about the title, but the problem is hard to explain, so I'll do may best and hope someone knows what I mean.

If I'm watching a video from google, or listening to music via WMP, or even if I get a message on msn (you get the sound notifying you when you get one) - if I'm typing at any of these times, or even if there is anything to do with sound currently happening, I get "background" interference through the speakers. It isn't a proper "echo" of the keys being struck or anything, just like interference, like the noise when trying to tune in a radio or something.

I've asked numerous people about this, so don't know where to go from here. I don't have a mircophone switched on, I've tried a different keyboard and it still happened. Could it be the speakers/soundcard or what?

I have a Yamaha soundcard, but I've also seen something to do with Legacy Audio drivers too. I have a Sony VAIO 160GB, 1024 RAM, Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 installed. Unfortunately I can't recall when this first started happening.

Any ideas anyone? (I've put this in the hardware section, but on 2nd thoughts it seems it should go in here).

Thank you

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Airwolf

Hi,

Sorry about the title, but the problem is hard to explain, so I'll do may best and hope someone knows what I mean.

If I'm watching a video from google, or listening to music via WMP, or even if I get a message on msn (you get the sound notifying you when you get one) - if I'm typing at any of these times, or even if there is anything to do with sound currently happening, I get "background" interference through the speakers. It isn't a proper "echo" of the keys being struck or anything, just like interference, like the noise when trying to tune in a radio or something.

I've asked numerous people about this, so don't know where to go from here. I don't have a mircophone switched on, I've tried a different keyboard and it still happened. Could it be the speakers/soundcard or what?

I have a Yamaha soundcard, but I've also seen something to do with Legacy Audio drivers too. I have a Sony VAIO 160GB, 1024 RAM, Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 installed. Unfortunately I can't recall when this first started happening.

Any ideas anyone? (I've put this in the hardware section, but on 2nd thoughts it seems it should go in here).

Thank you

Have a look at this http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/71/42/

Hope this helps

[Airwolf]

Thanks Barbara for your response.

I followed the instructions, but it didn't work .

Something I did notice is that I don't have any audio drivers listed in the add/remove programs in the control panel, but as I said, I can still play music/get sound through the speakers.

I generally assist others with minor PC stuff, but this is puzzling me.

J

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Airwolf

Thanks Barbara for your response.

I followed the instructions, but it didn't work .

Something I did notice is that I don't have any audio drivers listed in the add/remove programs in the control panel, but as I said, I can still play music/get sound through the speakers.

I generally assist others with minor PC stuff, but this is puzzling me.

J

I'd go to Sony, look up drivers and specs for your system, run Belarc http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
will give all inf on your comp, then you can check if anything is missing.

Hope this helps