Has anyone had this problem (just started playing) where there would be a static noise?? and if so how can I fix that?

That is a known problem some people have run into.

Try right clicking on the shortcut (or executable) for the game, select Properties and in the Comparability tab set it to run in Win98/ME mode. Alternately, see below.

Sound issues?

Sound crackling

Thanks, I'll try it out.