The sound problem culprits as far as I can tell

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JPYBasser said:
For what if helps, I have an Realtek AC97 Audio chip. I downloaded and installed the latest CODEC from them and for Windows Media Player. It did not help. My computer is only one month old so I may have had the most recent files anyway.

Not always the case actually. If bought direct from (say) Dell, then the thing is built to order and so you will most likely have the latest drivers.

However, if bought from a shop, or from any place that stocks things in a warehouse for a while, or ships boxes round the country to retail outlets, then the PC could have been manufactured 6-9 months ago, or more, and have been sitting around in its box all that time.

Same goes for replacement items like video cards. If it has been sitting on a shelf in (say) PC World for 5 months - then the drivers on the CD supplied will be f similar vintage.

If built to order at your local small shop that builds to spec, good ones will search for the latest drivers after installing the parts from the supplied box, others will simply install the drivers on the CD provided with say the video card, from a box they have had sitting on the shelf in the store for maybe 6 months. Depends on the small local PC builder really.

Cheers
Andy