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by nic0321

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i recently reinstalled my audio drivers, now when trying to use my microphone i get the following error message. your computer does not support the required audio compression format. what do i need to do?

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by dmiles

When playing compressed audio files under Windows, there may be annoying pauses in the sound. There are two main causes for this: not being able to effectively use a fast (28.8Kbps) modem, or interruptions caused by accessing the hard drive during playback. Both are symptoms of interrupt handling problems in Windows which do not occur under other operating systems such as Windows NT, OS/2, or Unix. Also, high speed modems require a "buffered UART" such as the 16550 chip rather than the older 8250 and 16450 chips still used in many PC serial ports. If you are using a 28.8Kbps modem check that you have this hardware and the appropriate driver software installed.

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