iTunes for Windows is here. Hooray – finally a jukebox for Windows that
works like it should. Th-th-th-e-e-re’s o-o-o-n-ly one li-li-lit-le
pro-ro-rob-roblem: every time you go launch another program, or do anything
that ties up the hard drive for a few seconds, iTunes skips and stutters like
crazy.
Fortunately, there’s a fix for this issue. Quit iTunes, open QuickTime preferences in
the Windows control panel, choose “Sound Out”, and change the playback device
from DirectSound to waveOut. Close QuickTime Settings, restart iTunes.
No more skipping.
(Thanks to the Apple Quicktime for Windows Discussion Group for providing
this solution.)