My PC crashes whenever it trys to play video files. It can handle some like wmv and avi (i think) but if its anything else (including some game intros) it stops working. It just freezes up.
important note: It's only started happening since i put my new HD in and reinstalled XP.
MPEG help
Created 18 years ago2005-09-08 05:46:26 UTC by
monster_urby
Created 18 years ago2005-09-08 05:46:26 UTC by
monster_urby
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-08 05:46:26 UTC
Post #133120
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-08 05:50:54 UTC
Post #133122
Bad configuration? Try opening the videos with different programs... 
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Posted 18 years ago2005-09-08 05:53:16 UTC
Post #133124
Hmm, drivers maybe. Check windows update for new ones.
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Posted 18 years ago2005-09-08 06:03:13 UTC
Post #133125
Try opening the videos with different programs...Not a program issue. The PC crashes when some games try to play intro movies too.
Downloading nVidia drivers now. I think i was supposed to do that earlier but i forgot.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-08 06:17:16 UTC
Post #133126
Nope. It's still crashing. It crashes in movie maker and media player and everything else that trys to play an Mpeg.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-08 06:37:38 UTC
Post #133127
Format and fresh install? There might be a deeply hidden error.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-08 07:07:37 UTC
Post #133129
Nah, I'd try a couple more things first. Get the mega-size K-Lite codec pack, for example, the WMP10 codecs (or latest, if they're old now), etc. Make sure you've installed your motherboard graphics drivers, too. DirectX?
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-09 04:53:05 UTC
Post #133373
Yup done that. Latest NVidia drivers for 2000/XP.
And I aint going to use WMP10 because Microsoft are using it to track illegal copies of XP. Its no different from WMP9 except for a tracking program and now windows XP users can't download WMP9. What a coincidence.
And I aint going to use WMP10 because Microsoft are using it to track illegal copies of XP. Its no different from WMP9 except for a tracking program and now windows XP users can't download WMP9. What a coincidence.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-09 06:55:47 UTC
Post #133395
As I always say, blame microsoft (they don't even deserve a capital M). 
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-09 07:25:06 UTC
Post #133398
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-10 15:54:45 UTC
Post #133833
if all else fails, download linux. it can be hard to install, but at least it's free.
(took me 2weeks to get my dist. to boot from the hd)
(took me 2weeks to get my dist. to boot from the hd)
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-11 06:02:16 UTC
Post #133931
That's funny, I got a Gentoo system up in less than 24 hours. Pfft.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-11 14:15:57 UTC
Post #134040
That is funny, I install suse 9.3 in one hour.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-11 16:10:52 UTC
Post #134058
I had to partition and format the drives, compile the kernel, install the compiled kernel, and configure lilo with almost no linux experience.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-12 00:36:18 UTC
Post #134121
The linux installer did all of that for me, except the partitioning, I wanted to do that myself.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-12 07:24:08 UTC
Post #134142
SuSE sucks alot of balls. It doesn't even have HALd, which means it has terrible hotplug support. It has decent coldplug support though.
Posted 18 years ago2005-09-12 14:53:16 UTC
Post #134273
Stop babbling about LINUX! I'm pretty sure you're not helping.
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