Microsoft KB Archive/305812

= Sound Playback Is Corrupted Through USB Speakers =

Article ID: 305812

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q305812



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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
After you plug in USB speakers and allow them to configure automatically, when you use Microsoft Windows Media Player or another multimedia application to play music, the sound quality is broken or fragmented.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the real-time service that Intel developed for Windows Millennium Edition (Me) is based on the Advanced Program Interrupt Controller (APIC) and is not compatible with mobile power management states.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this problem, follow these steps to create a registry entry that disables the real-time service:  Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Locate and click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft

 On the Edit menu, point to New, then click Key. Then enter the Key name as indicated below:

Key name: RealTime

 On the Edit menu, point to New, then click DWORD Value. Then enter the Value name as indicated below:

Value name: DisableRtExecutive

Data type: DWORD

Value data: 1 (0x00000001)

 Double-click the new value name, type the Value data as indicated above, and then click OK. Quit Registry Editor.</li></ol>

Additional query words: sounds stutter choppy hwusb hwsndno

Keywords: kbfix kbprb KB305812

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