mp3 files in ALL players slow down my system bad x.X

[X-Bit]

Ok, here's the deal, whenever I play an MP3 file on ANY player, my system wants to lock-up completely until the song is done. It's odd, and my comp had 1 gig of RAM, and NOTHING else is running. It's brand new, and not connected to the internet when I try this. I am not thinking its a hardware problem, and I am jsut unsure of what to do. Any help would be GREATly appreciated. Thank you!

Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name GALENLAP (Galen Westmoreland's Laptop)
User Name Galen Westmoreland

Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 630, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard Pavilion zd8000 (PU742AV#ABA)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Grantsdale i915P
System Memory 1024 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (07/07/05)

Display
Video Adapter ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 (256 MB)
Video Adapter ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Mobility Radeon X600 (M24)
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Generic Television

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Intel 82801FB ICH6 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-1]

Storage
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
IDE Controller Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
Disk Drive FUJITSU MHU2100AT (100 GB, 4200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L532M (DVD+R9:2.4x, DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/10x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 95393 MB (58523 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Quick Launch Buttons
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

Network
Network Adapter Belkin 802.11g Wireless Card
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.1.101)
Modem Conexant Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Peripherals
Printer Auto Canon Bubble-Jet BJC-240 on LELIEL
Printer Auto HP DeskJet 930C/932C/935C on AZ
Printer Auto HP DeskJet 930C/932C/935C on GRUES
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [B-1]
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

 

[TS | Thomas]

Definitely shouldn't be happening with that system. Have you checked for new Drivers for any hardware on the system yet? Windowsupdate ought to find some if you're wanting to do a quick check. Can't imagine it's a software issue, but yeah, just to be safe, update any drivers & media related updates.

 

[X-Bit]

I updated everything and STILL it does it. The computer runs beautifully when I'm doing ANYthing but playing MP3s. Unfortunately, I like to play MP3s while I'm browsing the internet and stuff, but it's hard when the system locks up whenever a program plays an MP3.