I can't say for sure, but I just noticed this problem after installing Col Edit so it could be related.

Win Media Player no longer plays MP3s with a bitrate over 128 properly. Anything over 128 clicks and pops like mad. As I like to use the preview feature in win explorer, it's kind of annoying. However, they play fine in Cool Edit. How can I change the codec Win Media Player uses or is there another solution? (i.e. change it to the Fraunhofer codec that Cool Edit uses) TIA :)

Any reason for starting a 2nd post on this and completely ignoring my reply to the original one?

sorry m8, I've having system freeze ups and didn't know my post the other had even gone through (that' ll be another post hehe). my apologies, thanx for the help.