Sound Effects Delay or Lag Behind Clicks in Terminal Client Software

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VERSION COMPATIBILITY:
Microsoft Windows Vista (all flavors of Vista)

SYMPTOM:
The clicks and other sound effects in the terminal program are noticeably lagging behind the associated click events.

REASON:
Microsoft has changed the audio stack adding several ‘enhancements’ that add effects for systems with surround sound for home theatre. Regardless of what the computer’s purpose is to be, this feature is turned on in Vista by default. Disabling it will allow the program to behave instantaneously as it does in Windows 2000 and XP.

SOLUTION:
Disable audio enhancements in the Windows Control Panel by following the steps below.

Right-click for speaker properties menu or press ‘Configure’ button.

Select the ‘Enhancements’ tab.

Check the ‘Disable all enhancements’ check box.

Press ‘Apply’ and ‘OK’ to save the changes and close the dialog box. Close the Control panel.

This document was created and added on June 10, 2007.