Vista - windows Messenger Live 8.5 distorted sound.

Hello,
I recently upgraded to Windows Messenger Live 8.5 on Vista Ultimate.
Everything works fine until I place a PC-to-PC call on Messenger. That's when
the sound from speakers come out all distorted no matert what sound I play
from any programs. After I reboot, everything works fine until I try to pace
a PC-to-PC call again. Is anyone else experiencing this If so how did you
resolve it?

Greetings,

Sounds like a wacky driver issue. You may want to check Windows Update and under the 'View
available updates' see if there's any optional new drivers that may be available for your
sound device.

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"Syntaxhead" <Syntaxhead@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi!

I have the same problem. Live Messenger 8.1 worked fine; but 8.5 has insane
echoing. Neither I nor my contacts has changed any hardware, so surely this
is a software issue.

My girlfriend says the Japanese Live Messenger site explains this is a
common problem which might be fixed by adjusting settings. I have adjusted
all the sound setting with no improvement. The English Messenger sites have
no such problem listed though.

I am disappointed in Live Messenger because of this. Previously I favoured
MSN Messenger over Yahoo Messenger due to better sound quality, though poorer
video quality.

On a plus point I think Live Messenger 8.5 actually has better video quality
than other Messengers. But that sound has to be fixed!!!

Thanks,
D

"Syntaxhead" wrote: