I'm having a similar problem between two computers that talk over my wireless g network. I pretty certain that everything is up to date and the only application running on any computer on the network is WMP on one system. I get choppy playback of MP3 files which play just fine from the local drive on the same system.
Any suggestions? Or do you need more information?
You should start a new thread as not to confuse responses to your problem with responses to the thread creator's problem.
Hijacking is not polite.
To begin with I did start a new thread in another forum.
Secondly, PoBear and I have similar problems. We have begun to experience choppy playback over our home network after upgrading to Windows 7 with little or no hardware change.
Based on the responses so far, the problem does not appear to be with the computing power of any of the systems involved since all are relatively new and are running all other applications fine under Windows 7. (A guess, but logical since if there were other problems they would have been included in the description of the problem.)
As I am writing this I am beginning to suspect the network cards involved. Both of mine are at least 3 years old, although I know that one was discontinued by the manufacturer late last year, so I'm guessing that while the cards might be the source of the problem it is just one of many possibilities.
Since I have tried the only obvious software fix which is fiddling with the buffer size and that didn't help, what I believe PoBear and I are looking for here are some suggestions of other software and hardware tests to try.
If hardware is suspected then instead of asking for a complete listing of all hardware a more useful request would be: What or How much of X do you have? Since I'm guessing that you suspect one particular item of hardware.
If there are other software fixes or tests then please guide us there.
If there is a way to test the communication speed between the two computers that might help resolve this issue. Or maybe it has to do with the way that the transmission packets are handled. Or maybe the network security can take up so much processing time that is causes choppiness.
I appreciate the help that those in these forums offer at no cost and the quick and helpful replies that are given, but am a bit thin skinned and offended at being called a hijacker.
I am new to this particular forum but am involved on several other sites and hope that I am able to contribute to the resolution of other people's problems as well as my own. Many times all that is needed is a point in the right direction or the opportunity to talk about the problem. Thanks for that opportunity.