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Article ID: 309296 - Last Review: February 12, 2007 - Revision: 1.2

The System Clock Slows If You Run a Program That Uses Sound Extensively

System TipThis article applies to a different version of Windows than the one you are using. Content in this article may not be relevant to you. Visit the Windows Vista Solution Center
This article was previously published under Q309296

SYMPTOMS

You may experience any of the following symptoms:
  • The system clock on the taskbar shows an incorrect time.
  • Overall performance slows down.
  • The mouse pointer "freezes" or moves erratically.
  • Programs seem slow and unresponsive.
  • In the Date/Time tool in Control Panel, the second hand takes several seconds to advance to the next second.

CAUSE

These symptoms may occur if you run a program that plays audio in a loop, or that makes many successive calls to play audio.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, avoid playing audio repeatedly or in tight loops.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
169550  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=169550/EN-US/ ) Windows 95 Clock Loses Time with APM Enabled

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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