Dialing with a Modem May Interrupt the Audio Playback (298091)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player for Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player for Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q298091

SYMPTOMS

When you play audio files with Windows Media Player, the audio may be interrupted when you attempt to make a dial-up connection.

CAUSE

This problem can occur because the modem driver in your computer uses higher priority threads; or, the modem driver has been directly accessing the processor for such an extended period of time that the audio playback process has been affected.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about changing the process priority, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

103810 Realtime Priority Applications and Windows NT

191771 How to Alter a Program's Base Priority at a Command Prompt

193846 HOW TO: Modify the Process Priority of a Shelled Application

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/15/2006
Keywords:kbprb kbsound KB298091
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