I had installed dvd shrink on my computer about 4 months ago..i then got my computer rebuilt and up until now i have left shrink uninstalled, but i didnt realise that the whole problem that caused me to have my computer rebuilt was made by shrink...
Now whenever i try listen to any form of sound on the computer while its copying a dvd the whole machine will chug along and the sound will stutter and crackle. I also cannot watch any dvds on my computer without having the sound stuttering and crackling... :( i uninstalled shrink but the problem still persists. I think it must have something to do with the system files it installs is there anyway i can fix this?
I also have noticed it takes about 15 mins longer to burn dvds now.. is it possible that dvd shrink could of damaged the drivers or the drive?
Edit: Ive also now realised that when i burn dvds now it makes "smuges" or scratches burnt into the disk (these arnt on the disks surface but they are burnt in) ill upload i pic later.... i cant stress enough how 100 dvds worked fine before i installed shrink the day i install it all my dvds i burn skip and have errors.. HOW CAN I FIX THIS PLEASE!!! ive already bought a new dvd drive because this happened last time, although i didnt know it was shrink that did it (i cant burn without it making lines and smuges on the disk with ANY program now)
It sounds like more of a soundcard issue than something being caused by Shrink. If you are getting the crackling and stuttering just playing DVD's that is not Shrinks fault. Try reseating your soundcard, or even uninstalling it and the putting it in a different slot, try blowing the dust out of the computer.
Quote:Now whenever i try listen to any form of sound on the computer while its copying a dvd
Why are you listening to sounds on the computer while you are backing up. Shrink uses 100% of the CPU it is better to just not do anything.
You definately do not want to be doing anything when you are using shrink as it will slug your system. Arniebear is right on in this. Shrink will not cause any harm to your drive or drivers, it is just very CPU intensive and needs to run by itself.
The all started happening the second i installed shrink.. i dont use it, i use platnium.. but its just that now i cant play dvds without it sounding like " hII HoW ARe *CRACK!* yOU?!"
whilst Shrink does use as much CPU as it can eat, multitasking during the encoding stage is fine. (just don't touch PC during the actual burn stage). Anyway, another thing to check here would be DMA settings - http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/FAQ.htm
ie what may have happened is backing up a disc has caused the IDE controller(s) to drop into PIO mode...
if its just the sound that messes up and not the video or performance then it probably wasnt shrink.it doesnt have anything to do with the sound on the pc.it doesnt even make a sound for that matter.
Quote:I also have noticed it takes about 15 mins longer to burn dvds now..
thats not too bad.im mean if it took 30min-1hr more i could see a bigger problem.but the problem seems to be small in nature.i dont know if shrink leaves anything in your registry that could mess with something but use a registry cleaner.
Quote:Ive also now realised that when i burn dvds now it makes "smuges" or scratches burnt into the disk (these arnt on the disks surface but they are burnt in)
now that is hard to beleive.even if it was possible the culprit would be your burner and not any software.
I'll guarantee you that Shrink didn't touch your drivers. You're blaming issues that sound like they have alot to do with device conflicts on a program that has no ability to edit your driver files.
Read your post and thought I'd chime in. I know you believe DVD Shrink is the cause of all your problems, but it's just not possible for it to cause the problems you're describing. This has to be a device conflict. Check your device manager. If you see a yellow question mark by any of the devices listed, there's where you'll need to start. In this case, your sound card most likely. Also, post the specs for your computer, so we can offer more definitive answers.
