I have a serious problem! Fortunately, I've found a solution. Unfortunatly, I'm not happy with this solution.
Phenomenon:
My computer's freezeing during DivX movies playback. The freeze is total. Only hard reset can solve it.
So, here's the whole history:
I've changed the codecs (3.11, 3.2,... 5.07). The same.
I've changed the player (Media player, 6.4, 7, 7.1, 9.a, 9, MicroDVD, etc). The same. In fact, several "players" use Media Player object class to play the movie(!), so, if your Media Player works fine in your system, 99% of any other players will work just fine.
I've even tried those anti-freezing stuffs from the net. The same.
I've reinstalled my Windows 98. The same.
I've upgraded DirectX up to DirecX 9. The same.
I've suspected my motherboard has problem to correct control the AGP. Nope, it is perfect (SUPER 370SLM).
I've suspected that my CPU is overheating. Nope, 43C, all voltages in ranges (CELERON, 400MHz).
I've suspected that the standard nVidia's driver for my ASUS GeForce2 MX400 it is not 100% compatible. So, I've got the latest driver corresponding to my graphcard. The same.
Etc., etc., etc. I think that in last month I've restart my computer as many as in last 10 years.
Freezing's happening:
1. regardless the movie, except some are more predictable to freeze than the others;
2. not at the same frame of the movie;
3. both in windowed and in full screen mode.
4. not because of audio decoder (I've removed audio codec and it is still freezing);
5. more predictable when you try to jump to another position in the movie;
6. even if you let the player do its job;
Freezing's not happening, or is happening very rare:
1. if you preview it in VirtualDUB (I've checked the integrity of the movie with vDUB and it was ok ;
Now, here's the good part.
My researchs arrived at graphical performance. And I've downgrade the hardware acceleration. It's time for . On 0 and 1 level of hardare acceleration the freezing doesn't happened. I can take the horizontal scroll bar and play with it reverse and forward a lot. My computer doesn't freeze anymore.
I've moved forward and I've disabled the DirectX DirectDraw and all 3D stuff. My computer doesn't freeze.
The bad part of the good part is that I've lost the overlay and, of course, my image is interrupted, both in windowed and in full screen mode.
So, if anyone can help me, please give me a hint to have DirectDraw enabled while my computer plays DivX movies.
Thanks in advance,
Florance
Phenomenon:
My computer's freezeing during DivX movies playback. The freeze is total. Only hard reset can solve it.
So, here's the whole history:
I've changed the codecs (3.11, 3.2,... 5.07). The same.
I've changed the player (Media player, 6.4, 7, 7.1, 9.a, 9, MicroDVD, etc). The same. In fact, several "players" use Media Player object class to play the movie(!), so, if your Media Player works fine in your system, 99% of any other players will work just fine.
I've even tried those anti-freezing stuffs from the net. The same.
I've reinstalled my Windows 98. The same.
I've upgraded DirectX up to DirecX 9. The same.
I've suspected my motherboard has problem to correct control the AGP. Nope, it is perfect (SUPER 370SLM).
I've suspected that my CPU is overheating. Nope, 43C, all voltages in ranges (CELERON, 400MHz).
I've suspected that the standard nVidia's driver for my ASUS GeForce2 MX400 it is not 100% compatible. So, I've got the latest driver corresponding to my graphcard. The same.
Etc., etc., etc. I think that in last month I've restart my computer as many as in last 10 years.
Freezing's happening:
1. regardless the movie, except some are more predictable to freeze than the others;
2. not at the same frame of the movie;
3. both in windowed and in full screen mode.
4. not because of audio decoder (I've removed audio codec and it is still freezing);
5. more predictable when you try to jump to another position in the movie;
6. even if you let the player do its job;
Freezing's not happening, or is happening very rare:
1. if you preview it in VirtualDUB (I've checked the integrity of the movie with vDUB and it was ok ;
Now, here's the good part.
My researchs arrived at graphical performance. And I've downgrade the hardware acceleration. It's time for . On 0 and 1 level of hardare acceleration the freezing doesn't happened. I can take the horizontal scroll bar and play with it reverse and forward a lot. My computer doesn't freeze anymore.
I've moved forward and I've disabled the DirectX DirectDraw and all 3D stuff. My computer doesn't freeze.
The bad part of the good part is that I've lost the overlay and, of course, my image is interrupted, both in windowed and in full screen mode.
So, if anyone can help me, please give me a hint to have DirectDraw enabled while my computer plays DivX movies.
Thanks in advance,
Florance
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