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I just installed 3.2.0 (first VB install on a freshly installed SL host running on a MacBookPro2,2) and created a new XP Professional VM (SP3). Here are the details of the guest:

General
Name: Windows XP Professional
OS Type: Windows XP

System
Base Memory: 768 MB
Processor(s): 1
Boot Order: Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk
VT-x/AMD-V: Enabled
Nested Paging: Enabled

Display
Video Memory: 32 MB
3D Acceleration: Disabled
2D Video Acceleration: Disabled
Remote Display Server: Disabled

Storage
Storage Controller
IDE Secondary Master (CD/DVD): Empty

SAS Controller
SCSI Port 0: Windows XP Professional.vdi (Normal, 40.00 GB)

Audio
Host Driver: CoreAudio
Controller: ICH AC97

Network
Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Server (Bridged adapter, en1: AirPort)

Serial Ports
Disabled

USB
Device Filters: 0 (0 active)

Shared Folders
Shared Folders: 1

The audio from the ICH AC97 controller is absolutely horrific. The sound played from the guest is not only choppy, it's distorted, staticky, and crackly. Disabling Nested Paging doesn't make a difference. Turning off Hardware Acceleration in the Audio Device doesn't make a difference either. To add insult to injury, my Logitech USB Headset yields an even worse audio experience. These are absolute show-stoppers due to how I need to use VB on a daily basis! What can I do to alleviate these issues? Downgrade to a prior build? If so, which one? Would logs be of any use? If so, what logs should I send?

Same issue. Any suggestions?

WOW! It only took 3+ months for a reply! I doubt that you're running that exact build, but if you are, pardon me! IIRC, I ended up 'downgrading' a few versions and the Audio Issues did not recur. 3.2.8 r64453 doesn't appear to have these issues either, but I really haven't tested it that much.

Thanks for the reply! Sorry you never got one. You're right -- it's not he same build. I'm using 3.2.8 r64453, actually, but the problem I'm having seems identical to what you described. Regardless of whether I used the AC97 or Soundblaster 16 audio settings for the guestOS, the audio is choppy and distorted. I'm a total n00b when it comes to Virtualbox, but installed it on my wife's MacBook Pro so that she could use the Windows progs she needs for doing medical transcription proofreading. Needless to say, the whole point is to be able to hear sound files. So impressed as I am with the rest of VBox, it's pointless without sound that's at least listenable.

How far did you have to downgrade to get a build without the audio issues? And do you know if I can install an old version without having to start from scratch with the virtual boxes?

Many thanks--