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How to Make iTunes for Windows Stop Skipping
October 20, 2003 12:28 PM
iTunes for Windows is here. Hooray - finally a jukebox for Windows that works like it should. Th-th-th-e-e-re’s o-o-o-n-ly one li-li-lit-le pro-ro-rob-roblem: every time you go launch another program, or do anything that ties up the hard drive for a few seconds, iTunes skips and stutters like crazy.

Fortunately, there’s a fix for this issue. Quit iTunes, open QuickTime preferences in the Windows control panel, choose “Sound Out”, and change the playback device from DirectSound to waveOut. Close QuickTime Settings, restart iTunes. No more skipping. (Thanks to the Apple Quicktime for Windows Discussion Group for providing this solution.)

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