Reinstall XP -> Crap sound HELP

So I reinstalled XP (Home) yesterday and now my sound sounds all crappy AND while playing mp3s my CPU usage is @ almost 50% regardles of player (WMP is actually @ almost 100%). I have reinstalled all latest drivers and stuff, same as I had before.

HELP ME World4Ch

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Strange; but anyways, use FFDSHOW and your choice of video players (Media Player Classic or VideoLAN) and audio players (Winamp or Fubar2000). Don't use Windows Media Player, it's bullshit.