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I've been using VLC for a few years. It's set to show me when updates are available, and I always click to update. I can't remember which update - or even if it had to do with an update - but all of a sudden, about 3 or 4 months ago, videos started "hiccuping" or "skipping" every few seconds. Thinking it was the last update, I went back to a version which I knew was ok, but the skipping was still there. After Googling for endless hours, I tried all of the "fixes" mentioned by everyone, but nothing fixed the problem. Even videos from a few years ago skip. It doesn't seem to be because of any of the reasons I've read about. Is there a real explanation/cause for this annoying problem? By the way, there's no problem viewing the videos with WMP, QuickTime or any other player. Please help me get through this...