Vista - No sound or crackings when playing DVD

Hello.

I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead of
the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.

I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.

I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.

Thanks for your answers.

Patrick Schevenels

I get sound fading. Sound level decreases over say ten or fiftenn minutes to
nothing. If I log off and back on it is restored.

"Schevenels Patrick" <pscheven@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:C856B54A-4168-40E2-BA2F-E4E4F45F42E6@microsoft.com...
| Hello.
|
| I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
| haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
of
| the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
|
| I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
|
| I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
|
| Thanks for your answers.
|
| Patrick Schevenels
|
|

Sounds like you need updated sound card drivers, check the manufacturers
website.
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"Schevenels Patrick" <pscheven@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:C856B54A-4168-40E2-BA2F-E4E4F45F42E6@microsoft.com...
> Hello.
>
> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
> of the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
>
> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
>
> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
>
> Thanks for your answers.
>
> Patrick Schevenels
>
>

Are you using Media Center to play the dvd's? According to the RC1 FAQ, sound
problems with DVD playback in MC are a known issue.

"Schevenels Patrick" wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead of
> the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
>
> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
>
> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
>
> Thanks for your answers.
>
> Patrick Schevenels
>
>

I have the same problem with Media Center and Media Player

On the contrary, when I play DVD in Interactual Player or WinDVD, I have no
problem

"Bones" <Bones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46B707FD-DBD4-494A-A378-CD841CB03289@microsoft.com...
> Are you using Media Center to play the dvd's? According to the RC1 FAQ,
> sound
> problems with DVD playback in MC are a known issue.
>
> "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
>> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
>> of
>> the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
>>
>> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
>>
>> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
>>
>> Thanks for your answers.
>>
>> Patrick Schevenels
>>
>>

Same problem here with DVDs. Can go play Mpegs with sound, no problem, but
anything on DVD plays fine, but just silent.

"Schevenels Patrick" wrote:

> I have the same problem with Media Center and Media Player
>
> On the contrary, when I play DVD in Interactual Player or WinDVD, I have no
> problem
>
> "Bones" <Bones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46B707FD-DBD4-494A-A378-CD841CB03289@microsoft.com...
> > Are you using Media Center to play the dvd's? According to the RC1 FAQ,
> > sound
> > problems with DVD playback in MC are a known issue.
> >
> > "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello.
> >>
> >> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
> >> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
> >> of
> >> the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
> >>
> >> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
> >>
> >> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your answers.
> >>
> >> Patrick Schevenels
> >>
> >>
>

Was this a clean install of RC1, or an upgrade from earlier pre-releases of
Vista? We are investigating an issue with the setup of audio decoder during
upgrades. Clean install should not have this problem, AFAIK. We would like to
know if it is otherwise.

Naveen Thumpudi [MS]
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"HagarTheHorrible" wrote:

> Same problem here with DVDs. Can go play Mpegs with sound, no problem, but
> anything on DVD plays fine, but just silent.
>
> "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
>
> > I have the same problem with Media Center and Media Player
> >
> > On the contrary, when I play DVD in Interactual Player or WinDVD, I have no
> > problem
> >
> > "Bones" <Bones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:46B707FD-DBD4-494A-A378-CD841CB03289@microsoft.com...
> > > Are you using Media Center to play the dvd's? According to the RC1 FAQ,
> > > sound
> > > problems with DVD playback in MC are a known issue.
> > >
> > > "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello.
> > >>
> > >> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
> > >> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
> > >> of
> > >> the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
> > >>
> > >> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
> > >>
> > >> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for your answers.
> > >>
> > >> Patrick Schevenels
> > >>
> > >>
> >

Was this a clean installation of RC1, or was it an upgrade from an earlier
pre-release (beta2 or otherwise)? We are investigating a setup issue that
impacted the audio decoder used for DVD playback during such updates. We
would like to know if the problem occurred for clean installs.

Naveen Thumpudi [MS]
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"HagarTheHorrible" wrote:

> Same problem here with DVDs. Can go play Mpegs with sound, no problem, but
> anything on DVD plays fine, but just silent.
>
> "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
>
> > I have the same problem with Media Center and Media Player
> >
> > On the contrary, when I play DVD in Interactual Player or WinDVD, I have no
> > problem
> >
> > "Bones" <Bones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:46B707FD-DBD4-494A-A378-CD841CB03289@microsoft.com...
> > > Are you using Media Center to play the dvd's? According to the RC1 FAQ,
> > > sound
> > > problems with DVD playback in MC are a known issue.
> > >
> > > "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello.
> > >>
> > >> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
> > >> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
> > >> of
> > >> the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
> > >>
> > >> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
> > >>
> > >> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for your answers.
> > >>
> > >> Patrick Schevenels
> > >>
> > >>
> >

Totally clean. Formatted the whole HD prior to doing installation.

"Naveen Thumpudi [MSFT]" wrote:

> Was this a clean installation of RC1, or was it an upgrade from an earlier
> pre-release (beta2 or otherwise)? We are investigating a setup issue that
> impacted the audio decoder used for DVD playback during such updates. We
> would like to know if the problem occurred for clean installs.
>
> Naveen Thumpudi [MS]
> ----
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers not rights.
>
> ----
>
>
> "HagarTheHorrible" wrote:
>
> > Same problem here with DVDs. Can go play Mpegs with sound, no problem, but
> > anything on DVD plays fine, but just silent.
> >
> > "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
> >
> > > I have the same problem with Media Center and Media Player
> > >
> > > On the contrary, when I play DVD in Interactual Player or WinDVD, I have no
> > > problem
> > >
> > > "Bones" <Bones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:46B707FD-DBD4-494A-A378-CD841CB03289@microsoft.com...
> > > > Are you using Media Center to play the dvd's? According to the RC1 FAQ,
> > > > sound
> > > > problems with DVD playback in MC are a known issue.
> > > >
> > > > "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hello.
> > > >>
> > > >> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
> > > >> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
> > > >> of
> > > >> the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
> > > >>
> > > >> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
> > > >>
> > > >> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks for your answers.
> > > >>
> > > >> Patrick Schevenels
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >

We have isolated the problem to a code defect in audio decoder that shows-up
on Intel Pentium 3 or AMD K7 class of processors.

Naveen Thumpudi [MS]
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"HagarTheHorrible" wrote:

> Totally clean. Formatted the whole HD prior to doing installation.
>
> "Naveen Thumpudi [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Was this a clean installation of RC1, or was it an upgrade from an earlier
> > pre-release (beta2 or otherwise)? We are investigating a setup issue that
> > impacted the audio decoder used for DVD playback during such updates. We
> > would like to know if the problem occurred for clean installs.
> >
> > Naveen Thumpudi [MS]
> > ----
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers not rights.
> >
> > ----
> >
> >
> > "HagarTheHorrible" wrote:
> >
> > > Same problem here with DVDs. Can go play Mpegs with sound, no problem, but
> > > anything on DVD plays fine, but just silent.
> > >
> > > "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have the same problem with Media Center and Media Player
> > > >
> > > > On the contrary, when I play DVD in Interactual Player or WinDVD, I have no
> > > > problem
> > > >
> > > > "Bones" <Bones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:46B707FD-DBD4-494A-A378-CD841CB03289@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Are you using Media Center to play the dvd's? According to the RC1 FAQ,
> > > > > sound
> > > > > problems with DVD playback in MC are a known issue.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Schevenels Patrick" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Hello.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I have a problem when I play DVDs on Windows Vista Pre-RC1 and RC1 (I
> > > > >> haven't tried on Beta 2) : I have no sound or there are crackings instead
> > > > >> of
> > > > >> the correct sound when I play my DVDs on Media Player or Media Center.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I don't have the problem when I play MPEG movies stored on my hard drive.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I don't have any problems at all when playing DVDs with Windows XP.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Thanks for your answers.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Patrick Schevenels
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > >