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> I have the same prob... unfortunatly i cant afford a new card so i need to
> fix the prob on the sblive. I think there is a fix i just cant remember
what
> to do (I also have voodoo5 probs with gpl that im trying to fix)

> > Okay, this has been beaten into the ground on RAS a few times already &
> I've
> > read the former threads, but I've finally gotten a new computer which
(of
> > course) came with XP and a SB Live card - and I've got the GPL static
> issue.
> > I went ahead and turned completely off all hardware acceleration which
> made
> > the problem go away but screwed up how GPL sounds (everything lags -
I've
> > overreved the ol' Lotus quite a few times already cause of that).  I've
> got
> > the latest CL drivers, etc.  I've toyed with making a dual-boot system
> with
> > Win98se just for GPL, but I wonder if there isn't a better answer?  I'd
> > rather just buy a new card if that would solve it instead of learning
how
> to
> > make a dual-boot system (yeah, yeah, it isn't that tough - but I've
never
> > done it before and would rather not***up my new computer).  A few
> > questions:

> > Does this problem happen on the CL Audigy cards?
> > What other companies make good sound cards and do they have the same
> problem
> > with GPL?
> > No one ever came up with a better solution for this issue than just
> turning
> > down hardware accelaration, right?

> > I think I'll just end up being in the marked for a new sound card, but
I'd
> > appreciate some recommendations on what card to get - that is, unless
> > someone else has a brilliant solution for my CL Live! card.

> > TIA.

> > -Mark

> Do you have the latest Creative drivers from their web site?  Windows XP
> contains only "minimal" drivers which were furnished by the manufacturers
> last summer, probably two months prior to XP's release.  And don't turn
the
> hardware acceleration all the way off, just down a couple notches.
> --
> Chris H.

> > I have the same prob... unfortunatly i cant afford a new card so i need
to
> > fix the prob on the sblive. I think there is a fix i just cant remember
> what
> > to do (I also have voodoo5 probs with gpl that im trying to fix)

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> > > Okay, this has been beaten into the ground on RAS a few times already
&
> > I've
> > > read the former threads, but I've finally gotten a new computer which
> (of
> > > course) came with XP and a SB Live card - and I've got the GPL static
> > issue.
> > > I went ahead and turned completely off all hardware acceleration which
> > made
> > > the problem go away but screwed up how GPL sounds (everything lags -
> I've
> > > overreved the ol' Lotus quite a few times already cause of that).
I've
> > got
> > > the latest CL drivers, etc.  I've toyed with making a dual-boot system
> > with
> > > Win98se just for GPL, but I wonder if there isn't a better answer?
I'd
> > > rather just buy a new card if that would solve it instead of learning
> how
> > to
> > > make a dual-boot system (yeah, yeah, it isn't that tough - but I've
> never
> > > done it before and would rather not***up my new computer).  A few
> > > questions:

> > > Does this problem happen on the CL Audigy cards?
> > > What other companies make good sound cards and do they have the same
> > problem
> > > with GPL?
> > > No one ever came up with a better solution for this issue than just
> > turning
> > > down hardware accelaration, right?

> > > I think I'll just end up being in the marked for a new sound card, but
> I'd
> > > appreciate some recommendations on what card to get - that is, unless
> > > someone else has a brilliant solution for my CL Live! card.

> > > TIA.

> > > -Mark

>Okay, this has been beaten into the ground on RAS a few times already & I've
>read the former threads, but I've finally gotten a new computer which (of
>course) came with XP and a SB Live card - and I've got the GPL static issue.
>I went ahead and turned completely off all hardware acceleration which made
>the problem go away but screwed up how GPL sounds (everything lags - I've
>overreved the ol' Lotus quite a few times already cause of that).  I've got
>the latest CL drivers, etc.  I've toyed with making a dual-boot system with
>Win98se just for GPL, but I wonder if there isn't a better answer?  I'd
>rather just buy a new card if that would solve it instead of learning how to
>make a dual-boot system (yeah, yeah, it isn't that tough - but I've never
>done it before and would rather not***up my new computer).  A few
>questions:

>Does this problem happen on the CL Audigy cards?
>What other companies make good sound cards and do they have the same problem
>with GPL?
>No one ever came up with a better solution for this issue than just turning
>down hardware accelaration, right?

>I think I'll just end up being in the marked for a new sound card, but I'd
>appreciate some recommendations on what card to get - that is, unless
>someone else has a brilliant solution for my CL Live! card.

>TIA.

>-Mark