audio drop outs

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by oncall

HP Pavilion Entertainment laptop
Win 7
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T6400 2 GHz
4 GB Ram
64 bit operating system
Hoster 5.01

when i say multi tasking , i mean another application open the same time i am using Hoster.

i am not using an externall HDD , as my primary has 500 GB and is large enough. I have wondered about the HDD as well. diagnostics indicate it's healthy and has 70 GB available for storage space.

thanks guys.

First thing that jumps out at me is only 70 of 500GB free space. This will limit the amount of working space for Windows. The recommended free space is a minimum of 25% and the closer you can get to 50% the better off you are.
Second is what other program are you running with Hoster?
ALso, being a Laptop means you are using shared memory for your video card which is taking part of the 4GB of system memory to be used for video operation. This is also cutting down on function of the operating system.
Defragment your hard drive. Then try running Hoster by itself, without the other program and see if you are getting the dropouts.