Could you be really specific? Exact details are usually the only great
forward path. Knowing exact details can be helpful to problem diagnosis and
resolution. =)
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"Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:32EE83A4-BC7F-4C8D-83B9-E1BA5EAD6021@microsoft.com...
> dvd maker is a flawed and broken program. it works fine on a clean windows
> install (which i have had to do about 5 times with vista), but the second
> you
> install almost any other program, driver or codec the errors come in
> swarms.
>
> "Janosch Ulmer" wrote:
>
>> Quite interesting problem, never heard of it - Does the PC really
>> initiate a
>> shut down or does it switch off immediately?
>> To troubleshoot this, my further question would be: Does the event log
>> offer
>> any information what happened when the system was shut down? Any
>> Problems
>> listed in Problem Report?
>> Nero does actually cause much trouble on Vista Systems, the first Vista
>> Ready version as the recent one - it's not causing problems within Nero,
>> but
>> for Movie Maker & DVD Maker, so it would be interesting what happens if
>> Nero
>> is removed from the system.
>> I had to disabled alle Codecs & Filters installed by Nero since they
>> caused
>> DVD Maker to work anymore.
>> Not an easy-to-fix problem - if you think it's a bug you can call MS
>> support
>> for free :-)
>> Good luck
>>
>> .. and good night (In europe however)
>>
>>
>> "barl0w" wrote:
>>
>> > I wish that was the answer. I used Nero instead as a workaround, since
>> > I
>> > experienced a complete shutdown 3 times in a row now.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Scott
>> >
>> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Heat issue? Encoding is quite a power intensive item.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > >
>> > > Graham Hughes
>> > > MVP Digital Media
>> > > www.myvideoproblems.com
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "barl0w" <barl0w@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:F6D057CA-4A6E-461C-A5A5-0707D72339D9@microsoft.com...
>> > > > Using Windows Ultimate, I have added an .avi from Windows Movie
>> > > > Maker to
>> > > > Windows DVD Maker. I start the burn process, and approximately 50%
>> > > > through
>> > > > the encoding phase, my laptop shuts down.
>> > > >
>> > > > It was done this twice. It's a full power-off, not just sleeping.
>> > > >
>> > > > If there are any suggestions, please reply.
>> > > >
>> > > > Regards -
>> > > >
>> > > > barl0w
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >