I've uncovered a few annoyances but this sounds like another. Since it's a new machine just make it a warranty issue with Dell. Make your call simple. Fix or refund please.
Bob
When playing music, Media Center stumbles approximately 20 secs before the end of each song. It makes no difference if the Media Center is minimised. Media Player also suffers similarly. Could it be that it is struggling to prepare the next song?
I'm using a new hi spec Dell PC (Core2 2.66, 4GB RAM) and Vista Home Premium.
Any advice welcome.
Leon

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