Foolishly I downloaded some junk music software about two months ago and messed about with it. Now all my music files sound as if they are being sung by the Munchkins. I tried VARIOUS things like altering the pitch down one OCTAVE but though the voices sounded about right, this resulted in the music dropping one octave too. Aaargh!

I also tried reloading Windows XP but that didn't help because it kept my altered settings instead of reloading the original.

Does anyone know the name of the file which holds the pitch settings? If I can find out, I think I could possibly get it off another PC and save it over my EXISTING one.

Alternatively, if someone knows how to change the settings for pitch back to the original FACTORY ones that would be great too.

Thanks for your help!When you reloaded Windows, I suspect you just loaded it over the top, rather than a format and clean install. Correct?I used the Microsoft System Restore. I didn't do the complete restore because I have 5000 photos on my hard drive and didn't want to lose them.

I don't really want to back them all up right now because a lot can be deleted, so I am hoping for an easier solution than formatting and reloading the software.

I also have tried the option where you go back to a restore point, but after showing me the possible dates I can go back to, my PC won't actually allow me to restore any of them.If this all started from downloading & running some software I'd do some scans just to be sure.

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Infection and Virus cannot cause 100+ music to play badly or it can change but it can only cause the software to play the music differently
So its the software, Fed Method may be the right methodIt wasn't just downloading and running the software. I actually tried out changing some of the settings. I had no idea it would save the changed settings."I actually tried out changing some of the settings" in _____________.What application do you use to change the music settingI can't remember the name of the software. It is no longer on my PC. But it was some sort of music editing software. I originally downloaded it because I wanted to join two songs together into one and didn't have any software to do it. Then I messed about with REVERSING songs, then with the pitch and before I knew it I'd saved some weird pitch settings.If you want to join song to gether and mixing it try this
http://www.mp3towav.org/DSS-DJ/
Is so much easierAnyway if you music setting is change and save there is no going back now
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Is this a laptop with a variable speed processor?

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