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One thing you could try - if you have a high definition sound card in the machine is to go into the options and turn off all enhancements.

Have tried the suggestion and Directx seems to be the one that works for me but VLC does not always keep the preference settings so I have to sometimes go and redo my preferences. I note there is another discussion about this but no resolution execpt to downgrade. Will see how things go over the nex...

I have a Sony Vaio I recently bought that has the same problem. WMP gobbles memory and processor to the point it will crash so I am looking for a better player. Media player classic gave me sound but a distorted picture (stutters or has green lines through it) so tried VLC. Has the no sound problem ...