Windows Media Player HELP

sco0ter

I cant get windows media player to play any video files. What happens is I click on the file to be played (AVI, WMV, MPG or even an original DVD) and it grinds my system to a halt.

If I open Taskmanager it shows WMP as using about 2% cpu but taskmanager is using 85-95% CPU.

I have had this problem with Version 9, 10 and now with 11 beta.

Does anybody know what could be causing this??

Thanks

Zahc

Codecs?

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/XP_Codec_Pack.htm



Zahc

sco0ter

Already tried codec packs... Everything used to work fine then all of a sudden it just started to act wierd.

Zahc

From MS site;

Run the DirectX diagnostics as Windows Media Player is very dependent on DirectX:
1. Click Start, click Run, and then type dxdiag.
2. Click OK.
3. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click the Display tab.
4. Now click Test DirectDraw.
5. After the DirectDraw tests are complete, click Test Direct3D.
• If the system cannot pass the DirectDraw and Direct3D tests, it usually indicates a problem with the display drivers. Normal playback of content in Windows Media Player will not be possible.

Lower video acceleration in Windows Media Player:
1. In Windows Media Player, on the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Performance tab, under Video Acceleration, move the slider closer to None, and then click OK.
• Reduce video resolution and color quality in the display settings:
1. In Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display in Category View, or double-click Display in Classic View.
2. On the Settings tab, move the screen resolution slider to 800 X 600.
3. Select 16-bit for the color quality, and then click OK.
• Make sure that the latest version of DirectX is installed. For more information about the latest version of DirectX, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx

This will at least help fault find.

Zahc