Recent content by dorkmeister

thanks, but that didn't work, nor did changing the priority up a notch. i guess i should just leave it alone, since i renders aftereffects projects effortlessly. it would be nice to listen to music while i print/scan, though. after all this, it may be the plextor RW, since it's been...

I'll try it and let you know...I learn something everyday

The priority for WMPlayer was "normal"...should I change it to "realtime", and should I be scared by the warning of instability if i change the priority? I appreciate all the help and patience dealing with a "newbie".

i think you might be on to something. The printer is parallel and the scanner SCSI...how do I go about checking the device's IDE channel and fixing the problem?

Interesting...I didn't know that. Does a CD-R/-RW use any resources when it's playing audio? I thought it was throughput only.

I have dual Athlon 1.6GB processors and 1GB DDR RAM, and whenever I use the printer or scanner while playing music through my CD-RW, the music gets interrupted and plays intermittently. Is this a resource conflict? How can I not have enough resources?!? Any suggestions on settings that a...

I agree, but how to fix? I have dual Athlon 1.6GB processors and 1GB DDR RAM...how can there be a resource problem?

My OS is Win2K, and whenever I'm playing music through my CDRW and then use the printer or scanner, the music gets interrupted and plays intermittently. Is this a resource conflict, and can a slightly above-average user safely change the settings? The computer is for home use, and I am the...