Arguably from the data he's provided he has a bogus third party MPEG filter
which is going to crash other aspects of the system as well, so it would be
of high value to sort that out previous to switching players.
Anatomy of a recent third party codec's effects (bug is an invalid memory
free in DllUnload):
* crashes regsvr32 on dllregister (of course)
* crashes the player at anytime (I managed to reproduce it just listening to
unrelated audio)
* crashes the shell in thumbnail view
* crashes IE
* crashed a variety of third party players that touch DShow
And it'd crash anything else that ever incarnated it and then freed it.
If we can knock that kind of problem out of the way first, that ensures that
any possible transition to any third party player you recommend goes much
smoother. =)
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Speaking for myself only.
See
http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"On the Bridge!" <On@xxxxxx,Bridge> wrote in message
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> use this superior player www.gomplayer.com
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> 50 Ways to leave your Vista....
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> CHORUS:
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> You just format the drive , Clive
> Get a New Mac , Jack
> Y'don't need that crap toy, Roy
> Just get yourself free
> Boot from a *nix, Jix
> You don't need to discuss much
> Install XP, Lee
> And get yourself free
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> "P. Jayant" <P.Jayant.35g5i5@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:P.Jayant.35g5i5@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote:
>>
>> Since the VideoMate TV/Composite/S-Video capture card I had on my PC
>> under XP failed under Vista, I had to replace it by PixelView PlayTV
>> Pro3 (SAA7130). The installation was smooth and with a bit of
>> round-about search, I discovered that the Source of the input video (TV
>> or Composite or S-Video) cannot be selected by any Menu of the
>> PixelView's software called TV Expert but by clicking the Source button
>> on the Remote to be used for the usual TV functions. This is the first
>> software I have seen using a Remote button for selecting the Source
>> Unfortunately, even though PixelView declares boldly on the pack that
>> it is compatible with Vista, Windows Media Player refuses to play (it
>> closes down at the click of the Play command) the mpeg-2 files captured
>> with the card.
>> Did Microsoft test the card before giving it their official Vista
>> compatibility recognition? Or is the TV Expert software not observing
>> the standard specifications for mpeg-2 capture? Or is there any hidden
>> button like the Source button which will make them play on the Windows
>> Media Player?
>> If not, I will have to write off anothe chunk of expenditure in the
>> name of learning to live with Vista.
>>
>> P. Jayant
>>
>>
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>> P. Jayant
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