Solve my Media Player crashing problems and get a free iPod!

[Blotus]

So for a while now, my WMP has crashed whenever I try to view a video file. I've just used VLC as an alternative and it's been fine. But for the last couple of months, windows will crash (not freeze, just wipes everything off the screen and then comes back -- other programs are not affected) if I even open a file CONTAINING videos. Downloading avis, mpegs, or whatever to my desktop does not result in a crash unless I try to play them.

I had WMP 9 when this problem started, then uninstalled and tried 10. Same problems. Tried 11b, same problems. Now I'm not convinced it has something to do with a newer version as I had been using 9 (I think) for a long while before this problem started. It's only now I'm really apt to nip this problem in the bud since I'm trying to run videos through my 360/HDTV via Media Center. Pictures and music work fine through it, but videos will give me an error message.


Help a brother out. And no, I don't have in iPod to give away. Just a lot of gratitude.

Thanks.

[Lox]

I had a similar issue where if I even open a Window with movie files, it would crash Windows Explorer.

I ended up reinstalling Divx (www.divx.com) and that fixed it. Give that a shot. Not sure if you have it installed already, but even if it's a new install that might still fix it.

[Zeus]

Yeah, I'd go with what Lox said. Everyone once in a while you get the clashing with the codecs. I used to have the videos go green on me and occasionally crash Media Destroyer. Wipe out ALL the codecs and just install one (K-Lite Codec Pack should be fine for whatever you need)

[Shellie]

Had the same issues with SIL's pc. But it was just one of the symptoms of her slowly dying Hard drive. It was getting bad sectors and programs were starting to crash. Full defrag didnt work...had to get a new hard drive.

Doubt thats your problem though hehe.

[Blotus]

Uninstalling and reinstalling the codec pack did it! Thanks, yo.

[Lox]

I don't care what you said about it not really being a free Ipod. I want my free Ipod, darnit!!! Or else I'll send Ish at you with nothing more than a g-string and a bottle of Pepsi!

[Imakeholesinu]

Hey BL, you running the divx Total pack? That has the most codecs I've found if you are still having problems.

[Blotus]

Everything's working fine now. The only problem I'm having is with playing Divx videos on the 360. I had to download a program called Transcode, and it does allow Divx movies to play on the 360 via Media Center, but it makes the menu laggy as hell. It eats up almost 100% of my CPU. Think I just need more ram.

Anyway, problem pretty much solved!