Old Laptop New Hoster

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Originally Posted by Anita

it was pro-star.... Hopefully... I can get it all fixed... another thing I noticed about my computer.. the volume... used to have a meter when you turned up or down.. there is nothing... and I'm still having the music drop out... I hate that.. I thought maybe I might be bringing the material KMA in at too fast of speed... could that be possible.. ?I'm going to try to bring it in slower.. and see.. also.. I'm using the biggest file thinking that we make it better then the smaller..

It is all so agrivating..

Thanks again for your help..
Anita..
Have a great day.. Here in Missouri it is raining again.. and maybe some frost and possible little bit if snow again.. This has been the longest winter ever..

How much memory does it have and what is the processor speed? These could be causing your drop-outs if there is not enough memory. Have you tried defragmenting your C: drive? That could help as the less fragmentation the faster the loading of programs and files.
The larger files mean less compression, so actually the larger size is better as long as you have enough hard drive space for them. I don't think there is anything wrong in the files themselves causing the drop-outs. It would have to be either the sound card or the amount of memory and processor speed. You could check and see (when you are looking for the battery) if they have any driver updates for that laptop.
For volume control if you are talking about the speaker icon in the task bar that is missing, then go to the Control Panel\Sounds and Audio Devices. In that window there is a check box for "Place Volume Control in Task Bar." If it is checked uncheck it hit the Apply button then check it again and hit the Apply again and that should put it back.