What it sounds like is a very rare (these days) occurance of an IRQ
conflict. This is called an Interupt Request. An interrupt request is a
service in the operating system which dedicates resources to devices.
Obviously, Magic Jack has swiped an IRQ for itself (which is probably in
conflict with your sound device). This kind of thing was very common
in Windows 98, but XP and above pretty much fixed IRQ
conflicts...however, they can occur if a device is a real resource hog.
There is a fix for this problem.
First of all, if you have XP, go into Accessories, System Tools, System
Information.Click on the Hardware Resources. Then, Click on IRQ. Note
the IRQ being used my Magic Jack and the IRQ being used by the sound
device. Write down the IRQ number for each. I am betting both devices
are on the same IRQ. Note, in XP, you will have IRQ 0 thru 23. Do NOT
disturb IRQ's 0 thru 10! Leave these alone. Now, take note and see if
there is an IRQ that is SKIPPED. Or there is an IRQ that is FREE (not
being used). Write this down.
Now what you want to do, is you want to re-assign your sound device to a different IRQ. In order to do this, see this article:
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/cha...
After resetting the IRQ's involved, reboot the computer for the changes
to take effect. If the IRQ's you set do not result in a conflict
resolution, try a different IRQ. It may take a couple of two or three
times, before the operating system accepts your choices.
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sorry i forgot to say it is win 7
i MISPLACED MY MAGIC FOR THIS YEAR, I HAVE NOW FOUND IT AND WANT TO ACTIVATE. HOW DO i ACTIVATE.
dAVE NIGHBERT HOW DO I DO THAT .
dAVE nIGHBERTIC
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