Freezing with Xvid/Divx/QT etc playback

woodyear99 · Sep 27, 2004, 11:57 PM

Hi

Specs: 512 Ram, P 3GHZ HT, Radeon Mobility 9000

I recently got a new HP laptop.

I can watch divx, xvid , QT and other movies just fine. However if I am doing other things in the background such as browsing websites or downloading files on edonkey my whole machines freezes it doesn't matter what I am doing. the only thing I can do is press the power button to turn it off and turn it back on again. Now its weird the movies never freeze when I am just watching it alone. Also I tried using Keopi's divx codecs same problem , also tried the divx codec from the main website. Anyway I have not overclocked anything and I am using the latest drivers.Other than that my machine is very stable.

I have tried Zoom Player and Windows Media Player both have the same problem.
So I am thinking its a codec issue. I want to try uninstalling all video and sound codecs and then reinstalling them from scratch on my Windows XP Home SP2 system. How do I remove all these codecs safely?

Any other suggestions? I know its not a hardware problem so I am trying to get to the bottom of this.

Thanks

pr0digal jenius · Sep 28, 2004, 01:28 AM

get the k-lite codec pack (google for it) and when you isntall ti enable the 'divx antifreeze' option as wella s all the other cool codecs and such in there, and you should be set to go

woodyear99 · Sep 28, 2004, 01:46 AM

One thing should I uninstall all my codecs first?

DallasStar · Sep 29, 2004, 10:15 PM

I had a problem like this, and it turned out that it WAS a hardware problem for me, and I had to get my laptop replaced. Been working perfectly ever since

(using the same harddrive and software configuration. only main system was replaced, not harddrive).

Sep 27, 2004, 11:57 PM	#1
woodyear99 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Freezing with Xvid/Divx/QT etc playback Hi Specs: 512 Ram, P 3GHZ HT, Radeon Mobility 9000 I recently got a new HP laptop. I can watch divx, xvid , QT and other movies just fine. However if I am doing other things in the background such as browsing websites or downloading files on edonkey my whole machines freezes it doesn't matter what I am doing. the only thing I can do is press the power button to turn it off and turn it back on again. Now its weird the movies never freeze when I am just watching it alone. Also I tried using Keopi's divx codecs same problem , also tried the divx codec from the main website. Anyway I have not overclocked anything and I am using the latest drivers.Other than that my machine is very stable. I have tried Zoom Player and Windows Media Player both have the same problem. So I am thinking its a codec issue. I want to try uninstalling all video and sound codecs and then reinstalling them from scratch on my Windows XP Home SP2 system. How do I remove all these codecs safely? Any other suggestions? I know its not a hardware problem so I am trying to get to the bottom of this. Thanks

Sep 28, 2004, 01:46 AM	Thread Starter #3
woodyear99 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Thanks! One thing should I uninstall all my codecs first?

Sep 29, 2004, 10:15 PM	#4
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	I had a problem like this, and it turned out that it WAS a hardware problem for me, and I had to get my laptop replaced. Been working perfectly ever since (using the same harddrive and software configuration. only main system was replaced, not harddrive). __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Sep 28, 2004, 01:28 AM	#2
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	get the k-lite codec pack (google for it) and when you isntall ti enable the 'divx antifreeze' option as wella s all the other cool codecs and such in there, and you should be set to go