Video crashing comp?!

WiLLiSTER · 02-03-2007, 04:29 PM

Well, I reformatted as some of you might know and now my videos aren't working. wmv's are playing fine in Windows Media Player 11, however, any other type of file in any other program will make my cpu fly up to 100 and then everything goes to shit and I have to hold the power button. I've tried getting codecs but it doesn't seem to help... Any ideas on why this is happening?

MASTER COMBO · 02-03-2007, 05:17 PM

Try removing all of your codecs and reinstalling one at a time to isolate the problem.

HioMrSan · 02-03-2007, 05:23 PM

What type of video? What codec is it using? Divx did have a problem with SP2, and crashing windows with a DEP error.

t('' ) · 02-03-2007, 05:41 PM

did you download any type of mega codec pack?

WiLLiSTER · 02-04-2007, 12:25 PM

"What type of video? What codec is it using? Divx did have a problem with SP2, and crashing windows with a DEP error."
All video formats, excluding wmv.

"did you download any type of mega codec pack?"
Yes, but it didn't cause any problems before I had reformatted.

MASTER COMBO · 02-04-2007, 02:56 PM

Do you still have it installed now?

WiLLiSTER · 02-05-2007, 08:59 PM

Yea, I've gone through and uninstalled/installed all the codecs I could think of, but the videos are still making me crash. =[

EDIT: and by installed I mean I did them one at a time and then removed them to single out any problems, but the same result occured every time.

t('' ) · 02-05-2007, 09:06 PM

try some type of player with the ability to watch certain formats built-in.

try GOM player or KMplayer or VLC.

WiLLiSTER · 02-06-2007, 11:41 PM

VLC doesn't work for shit anymore. It used to play everything I had, including reading my video_ts folders. KMPlayer just did what I expected, lagged like crap and crashed the comp. I'm not sure I want to even bother with GOM player.

I suppose I could just try converting everything to wmv... -_-

WiLLiSTER · 02-10-2007, 10:45 PM

I got it working.
Downloaded the CCCP codec pack and it has an option in the installer to reset settings. Everything works great.
If anyone is interested, here's the site:
http://www.cccp-project.net/

EDIT: So, after restarting my comp, video issues are back. I've been able to get my fraps videos(avi) to play and wmv's still work, but other than that, no dice.

I don't get why the Fraps avi files work, but other avi files don't...

**dieKatze88** · 02-11-2007, 09:55 PM

you need to find a program that will remove *EVERY* Codec on your system the old fashoned way.

Then you need to restart your computer.

Then you need to run a registry cleaner.

Then you need to restart your computer *AGAIN*

Then you need to reinstall Windows Media Player

Restart your computer again.

Install CCCP Again.

Restart your computer one last time

Try and play a video.

Edit:
Codecs are WICKEDLY finiky beasts. DO NOT SKIP THE RESTART YOUR COMPUTER STEPS. FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS AS THEY ARE PROVIDED AND IT SHOULD FIX YOUR PROBLEM.

WiLLiSTER · 02-13-2007, 09:16 PM

You being you, I'm thinking when you say every codec, you mean everything, including audio, but I just want to clarify before I begin.

**dieKatze88** · 02-14-2007, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anti_gilbert

You being you, I'm thinking when you say every codec, you mean everything, including audio, but I just want to clarify before I begin.

Yep. I do mean Everything.

Example of my everything in a sentence.
There is a stapler, a pencil, and a piece of paper on a desk.

"Take everything off the desk."

Now you have to remove the stapler, the pencil, and the piece of paper.

WiLLiSTER · 02-14-2007, 05:19 PM

Alright, so, I removed all of the codecs for video and all of the audio except for "Ogg Vorbis Audio CODEC" because it won't come off for some reason and Mocrisoft PCM Converter because it said that it's required for Windows to function properly. Restart the computer and, what the hell, all the video codecs are back...

I'll continue with your procedure, but I don't think that was supposed to happen.

EDIT: I continued with the rest and I am having the same problems. Maybe I should just reformat, which at this point, I'm willing to do.

**dieKatze88** · 02-14-2007, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anti_gilbert

Alright, so, I removed all of the codecs for video and all of the audio except for "Ogg Vorbis Audio CODEC" because it won't come off for some reason and Mocrisoft PCM Converter because it said that it's required for Windows to function properly. Restart the computer and, what the hell, all the video codecs are back...

I'll continue with your procedure, but I don't think that was supposed to happen.

EDIT: I continued with the rest and I am having the same problems. Maybe I should just reformat, which at this point, I'm willing to do.

Yeah it seems that they have perminantly logded themselves into your system.

Reformat, use CCCP and nothing else. Ive not come across a video I cant play.