Distorted System Sounds

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Dave

Whenever I change the default systems sounds, those files are distorted when
they play. Example, if I change the Empty Recycle Bin sound file from the
default, it will be distorted. When I use the default sounds, they are fine.

I try playing the files through Windows Media Player manually and they play
fine. They are only distorted when they are assigned as a system sound.
Music also plays without any problems. The sound files I am using are the
same files I've used on all of my past computers and laptops and have never
had a problem with them.

System Specs:

Motherboard: Intel P45 Extreme DP45SG
Processor: Intel Q9650
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (4 x 2GB 1333MHz DIMMs)
OS: Vista Enterprise 64 bit with SP1 - fully patched
Audio: Intel Onboard using the latest drivers/software from the Intel site
Graphics: NVidia XFX GeForce 9800GTX+

Has anyone seen anything like this? If so, do you know how to fix it or at
least what the problem is?

Thanks!
 
What format are you custom sound files in (.wav/.mp3/.wmv)?

How big are these files?
 
Sorry about that. Anywhere from 10K to around 500K. I've tried this with
several different .wav files.
 
I have the SAME issue. with an HP HDX 18 running Vista 64. I looked at the
file sizes on the included system files and they are waaay bigger for the
length of recording than the stuff I wanted to switch to. For instance:
Random system wav file: 1411kbps bit rate. The wave file I wanted to change
to: 88kbps. I am pretty sure that is the problem, the question for our
friends at the "Redmond Mother Ship" is what can we do about it?
 
Dave,

If you are checking these, you'll find out that Microsoft has been NO help.
In their defense, it isn't a vista problem. I had the same issue and
reinstalled drivers and everything. I happened to notice that the defaukt
format on the sound card (Manage Audio Devices--Speakers and
Headphones--Properties--Advanced Tab, the sample rate and audio depth when
running in shared mode was 16 bit, 44100 hz (CD quality) I upped it to the
max (24 bit, 192000 hz (Studio Quality)) and the files work fine. This
SHOULD fix the problem. Cheers!
 
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