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Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas

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RE: Vista 7.1 works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas

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Originally posted by Dr4g0n
Did Windows Media Player ever play in 7.1? IIRC WMP only does stereo.

WMP doesn't need to know how many speakers there are, only the soundcard driver does. So, if you only ever play stereo in WMP, you'll only hear stereo on your 7.1 setup.

Try a DVD with a 5.1 audio track, see if more speakers get used then.

02-11-2007 09:51 PM

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Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by aNILEator on 02-11-2007 at 03:47 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by John Anderton on 02-11-2007 at 03:57 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by Dr4g0n on 02-11-2007 at 08:49 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by aNILEator on 02-11-2007 at 09:49 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by RaceProUK on 02-11-2007 at 09:51 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by aNILEator on 02-12-2007 at 02:53 AM

RE: Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by aNILEator on 02-13-2007 at 04:29 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by RaceProUK on 02-13-2007 at 05:01 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by aNILEator on 02-13-2007 at 07:05 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by Dr4g0n on 02-13-2007 at 07:49 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by TheGuruSupremacy on 02-13-2007 at 09:07 PM

RE: Vista 7.1 surround sound works, but not in WMP/WMC any ideas - by aNILEator on 02-13-2007 at 10:17 PM

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