Yucky i dont like it one bit when i play mp3s its like skipping like there is app running in the background or something i used to play diablo and listen to music while playing it was sweet with directX9 impossible music is skipping machine slows right down.

How do i uninstall i wanna go back to 8.1

What operating system do you use?

Win 2k Pro i tryed writing over it with a games cd i got with directx8.1 to no avail

There is a unistall program for directx9....give me your email to send it to you.

I have a program to remove it but you need the WIN2k instalattion CD for my program to work. email me at m4st3rd0n@hotmail.com

somethings fucked up, cause DX9 aint the problem...

DX9 is the prob, i had the exact same prob with a sblive and win2kpro.
I downloaded dx9 Web ver, had that prob and another, ONLY 1 speaker would work and, at that the rear right one. So i used DirectX 9 Uninstaller, it works on XP and 2k only.
You can get it at http://www.guru3d.com
Anyway after uninstalling it i went back to dx 8.1 everything worked like it should again. Few days later i decided what the hell lets install the redistrubation version of direct x9 this is supposed to be the same as the so called download off web ver, but it contains dx for all versions of windows, and can be installed off a hd, cdrom, or whatever you want. It is almost 32mb and you can get it here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...laylang=en
installed, and havn't had a prob. I dunno but i think the WEB version, is missing a few critical files, So download the redist and try it.

Win2kpro and DX9 used 3 different sound devices to try to replicate. ( I have no life )

Labtec usb headphone/mic - no sound problems
Sblive - no sound problems
Turtle beach santacruz - no sound problems

Used Diablo and Winamp and Q3 and winamp for test.
Played game for 10 -15 min while playing 3 techno mp3's in backround using winamp. Unable to replicate the problem initally stated.

test system: see sig.

Did you check dxdiag? May have older beta files in your system causing the problems. If so, a reinstall of dx9 usually fixes it.
Play with hardware acceleration settings. You may have to set hardware acceleration back a notch or two.

Good luck,
gr33d