[taylor]

I was running Windows XP on my machine. I got a nasty little piece of spyware that I couldn't remove (Hindsight is 20/20, I probably could have done a System restore and kill it, but I didn't think of that at the time.). So I make a partition on my second hard drive and install windows 2000, since I have like 15 Windows XP Pro CDs and none of them work right. My Windows 2000 CD always works and has the CD key written on it. [Disclaimer - All of my software is LEGAL, I get it from the MSDN Academic Alliance]. Once 2000 is installed, I pop in my Gigabyte motherboard driver CD and install all the drivers. Next I download DirectX 9.0c and Service Pack 4. Then I download and install the Realtek audio driver for the integrated soundcard and the KX Project drivers for my Audigy Platinum. I also download and install Irfanview, Trillian, and Winamp. I connect the Audigy to my reciever then open winamp. I hit play and it tells me MSVCP60.DLL is missing from like 4 directories. I put it where it belongs and fire up Winamp again. When I hit play, it tells me I have a bad Directsound driver. I do some research and find out that it's part of DirectX.

So after shouting and destroying things and cursing Microsoft, I figure, let's try a different PC. I go to another PC, this one is running Windows XP with Foobar, Winamp, and a TV tuner card. Ever since I installed the TV tuner card, half the time Winamp and Foobar give me a directsound error message. I figure I'll reformat it under 2000 and it will work. So I do, and I get all the drivers I need. This time I say "screw directx9 and service pack 4" and go straight to winamp. Again it bitches to me about the missing DLL.

I hate the sadistic jerk who designed this OS...

How do I fix directsound? Any good Linux distros for use as a media player? Compatability with an EMU 0404 (the card i'm expecting to buy in the next month or so) would be necessary.

 

[sgrossklass]

Have you made sure that sound acceleration isn't turned off? Besides, Winamp can also use WaveOut just fine, or ASIO if you install the ASIO output plugin.