tacit grove
yay, Windoes Vista is doing dumb shit yet again!!!
any audio on my ancient Windows Vista laptop has random stuttering. idk why its doing it
specifications:
no im not updating the idiot to Windows 7, its the only Vista machine i have
sour crypt
Given the age of the device, I'm not surprised. What is the audio source you're using? Windows Media player playing an MP3 file or...?
tacit grove
Given the age of the device, I'm not surprised. What is the audio source you're ...
any audio on the device of any format
including system noises
CPU model is the P8700 btw
sour crypt
any audio on the device of any format
Gotcha, since it's all sounds, not just those from certain sources, it's likely hardware failure or bad / broken audio drivers. The only thing I'd try is downloading audio drivers from Dell's website onto a USB drive, then installing them onto the laptop.
tacit grove
Please tell me you don't connect that to the internet
ofc i do
nothing has happened so far ¯_(ツ)_/¯
sour crypt
I hope you don't login to any accounts you care about on that computer. 🤷
tacit grove
i dont think anyone is really willing to go out of their way to brick a Vista computer tbh
thats just sad if they do
sour crypt
i dont think anyone is really willing to go out of their way to brick a Vista co...
You would be surprised. Bots constantly scan networks for vulnerable systems, and web browser exploits exist in the wild. Anywho, good luck with the audio drivers - if updating them via Dell's website doesn't work, replace the laptop.
tacit grove
You would be surprised. Bots constantly scan networks for vulnerable systems, an...
is there any real way of keeping it protected while keeping it on the internet?
actually, would upgrading to Windows 7 fix it?
sour crypt
is there any real way of keeping it protected while keeping it on the internet?
No. And also no, Windows 7 is also long past its end of life date. You need to be running a currently supported operating system if you want it to be patched / secured for safety internet access.
tacit grove
so ig im just playing with the literal sun over here, huh?
tacit grove
update: the whole OS is lagging and we (me and some support guy in the Legacy Update server) are thinking that its the IRRT
and ofc the drivers for it arent compatible with the thing its supposed to be compatible with
ok, its fixed
sour crypt
Was it indeed Intel's RST / IRRT storage drivers? I haven't run into this in 15+ years so it didn't even occur to me.
fleet harbor
Honestly throw linux on that laptop would be better than your current setup
tacit grove
Honestly throw linux on that laptop would be better than your current setup
cant run the games i want it to
im also a linux hater