I recently formatted my hard drive and installed Windows XP, Service Pack 2. The problem that I am having is that the sound is too fast and/or very distorted as soon as I connect to the internet. Every sound, whether it is coming from my jukebox, DVD player, or any other source, including sound schemes in MY Computer, is scratchy, too fast or dragging. However, as soon as I am disconnected from the internet, my sounds are completely normal.

I have already cleaned the contacts on my sound card and uninstalled and re-installed my sound software and drivers.

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I do not think I have one and I wanted to back up my music and other files into 4.7 GB DVDs. What should I do?

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

The Broom, are you saying that if I just take the DVD - R disks back to the store and exchange them for DVD + R, it should work?
Rajinder, I do not understand your answer at all.
Siddanth, when I put the DVD-R disk in my tray, my pc did not react at all and Musicmatch seems to think the dvd is a cd with only 78 minutes capacity!!

I want to upgrade my computer so I could run a bit more games (I got about 450 bucks (in my country's currency) to upgrade the computer).

this is my current PC:

OS
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: Hebrew

Processor
2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Main circut board
Board: ConRoe1333-D667.
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P1.00 05/02/2007

Drives
324.77 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
105.87 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD25 WD-WCANK7597185 USB Device [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 1
WDC WD800JB-00FMA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAJ92971679, rev 13.03G13, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules
1016 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty

Display
ntel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family [Display adapter]

Now I don't understand at ALL in computers, so please say "you need to upgrade your x (as in, memory, video card etc etc...)" not "upgrade to intel g-force x300" please remember my budget (450 bucks, and the prices here are a bit higher then in the US)

THANKS A HEAD!
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Sometimes when I turn my computer on, and the "Welcome" screen comes on, I see a lot of "snow" and I see a blurred cursor that is shimmering. After a few seconds, this problem goes away and the screen is quite clear.

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I need to format my hard drive because of corrupted files, but first I need to back up my files and save my music onto cds or dvds. The problem is that when I ask Sonic or Musicmatch to burn my music onto cds, I get messages saying that no cd/dvd drive can be detected. I rebooted and tried again with same frustrating results. HELP!

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I am looking for something that is easy to use and problem-free.

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I checked the details of my laptop with free belarc download and this is what it came up with. Please can someone help me asap as i really need to be able to access my music on the laptop, !!Thanks in advance!!!

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) Packard Bell Computers International Packard Bell EasyNote PB52M01101
System Serial Number: 746400040238
Chassis Serial Number: 50424E
Enclosure Type: Pizza Box
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.80 gigahertz AMD Mobile Sempron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL NEC Versa Premium 5a
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Insyde Software Corporation R1.02 04/12/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
41.63 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
11.61 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD_RW ND-6750A [CD-ROM drive]

ST950814A [Hard drive] (50.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5PJ3CJKG, rev 3.06, SMART Status: Healthy 384 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DRAM Slot 1' is Empty
Slot 'DRAM Slot 2' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 41.63 GB 11.61 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
paul 05/10/2008 22:56:12 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
ASPNET never
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
LogMeInRemoteUser never (admin)
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account CAPTURE FAX BVRP on NUL:
Lexmark 1200 Series on USB001

Controllers Display
ALi M5229 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters Multimedia
ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller (2x)
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller None detected
Communications Other Devices
AC97 Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

ULi PCI Fast Ethernet Controller
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.0.2 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.0.1
Physical Address: 00:40:D0:9C:86:52

Networking Dns Server: 192.168.0.1
Microsoft AC Adapter
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
Serial Cable using IrDA Protocol [Infrared]
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad [Mouse]
USB Root Hub (3x)

When I play certain "new" PC games my computer freezes up and the game lags real bad. What are some good games that are fairly new that fit these requirements?

Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

Processor
1.60 gigahertz AMD Sempron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: C51MCP51
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 10/18/2005

Drives
160.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
86.07 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
_NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A [CD-ROM drive]

Memory Modules
960 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 512 MB

Display
NVIDIA GeForce 6100 [Display adapter]
Video Graphics Accelerator [Display adapter]
COMPAQ MV940 [Monitor] (17.7"vis, December 2000)

Sound
Realtek AC'97 Audio

I doubt ALL this information is needed but I included it all jsut in case.
Thanks!