Help: Unable to play video files on RC2

> What kind of video file are you tryiing to play?
> Can you play a normal DVD in WMP or Media Center?
>
> "Winston" <replyme@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:46A7E3CF-B704-4D1D-9B5C-0EA0E7D71241@microsoft.com...

>>I am not able to play any video files either using WMP or from Media
>>Center. Playing songs seems to work okay but video causes the mouse to
>>freeze and then the screen goes blank (black). No way to go except
>>rebooting the system as it just hangs there in black screen. Does this
>>every time I try to play a video file.
>>
>> System is a P4 2.80GHz
>> 1023 MB RAM
>> Nvidia GE Force 6600GT with current drivers from manufacturer dated
>> 8/21/2006
>> Monitor is a DEll 20"Widescreen
>> OS is Vista RC2 Build 5744 which I installed over the RC1. Install went
>> just fine and system seems to work pretty good except for this video
>> thing.
>>
>> Hope someone can shed some light and point me to a solution.
>> Thanks in advance for any help
>> Winston

>
>

> Regular DVD's play fine but the sample clips ( Bear, Lake and
> Butterfly),that comes with Vista causes the system to hang.
> Even the Tutorial guide for Vista doesn't play but hangs the system.
> Winston
>
>
> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:%23atemv57GHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> What kind of video file are you tryiing to play?
>> Can you play a normal DVD in WMP or Media Center?
>>
>> "Winston" <replyme@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:46A7E3CF-B704-4D1D-9B5C-0EA0E7D71241@microsoft.com...

>>>I am not able to play any video files either using WMP or from Media
>>>Center. Playing songs seems to work okay but video causes the mouse to
>>>freeze and then the screen goes blank (black). No way to go except
>>>rebooting the system as it just hangs there in black screen. Does this
>>>every time I try to play a video file.
>>>
>>> System is a P4 2.80GHz
>>> 1023 MB RAM
>>> Nvidia GE Force 6600GT with current drivers from manufacturer dated
>>> 8/21/2006
>>> Monitor is a DEll 20"Widescreen
>>> OS is Vista RC2 Build 5744 which I installed over the RC1. Install went
>>> just fine and system seems to work pretty good except for this video
>>> thing.
>>>
>>> Hope someone can shed some light and point me to a solution.
>>> Thanks in advance for any help
>>> Winston

>>
>>

>

> I am not able to play any video files either using WMP or from Media Center.
> Playing songs seems to work okay but video causes the mouse to freeze and
> then the screen goes blank (black). No way to go except rebooting the system
> as it just hangs there in black screen. Does this every time I try to play a
> video file.
>
> System is a P4 2.80GHz
> 1023 MB RAM
> Nvidia GE Force 6600GT with current drivers from manufacturer dated
> 8/21/2006
> Monitor is a DEll 20"Widescreen
> OS is Vista RC2 Build 5744 which I installed over the RC1. Install went just
> fine and system seems to work pretty good except for this video thing.
>
> Hope someone can shed some light and point me to a solution.
> Thanks in advance for any help
> Winston
>

> I am not able to play any video files either using WMP or from Media Center.
> Playing songs seems to work okay but video causes the mouse to freeze and
> then the screen goes blank (black). No way to go except rebooting the system
> as it just hangs there in black screen. Does this every time I try to play a
> video file.
>
> System is a P4 2.80GHz
> 1023 MB RAM
> Nvidia GE Force 6600GT with current drivers from manufacturer dated
> 8/21/2006
> Monitor is a DEll 20"Widescreen
> OS is Vista RC2 Build 5744 which I installed over the RC1. Install went just
> fine and system seems to work pretty good except for this video thing.
>
> Hope someone can shed some light and point me to a solution.
> Thanks in advance for any help
> Winston
>

> Winston:
> Install ffdshow (http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm).
> This will install all the necessary codecs you need for viewing your video
> files.
> ffdshow is the one-stop program you need for video/audio decoding.
> It is freeware.
> Works an Windows XP x86/x64 and Vista x86/x64
> Carlos
>
>
> "Winston" wrote:
>

> > I am not able to play any video files either using WMP or from Media Center.
> > Playing songs seems to work okay but video causes the mouse to freeze and
> > then the screen goes blank (black). No way to go except rebooting the system
> > as it just hangs there in black screen. Does this every time I try to play a
> > video file.
> >
> > System is a P4 2.80GHz
> > 1023 MB RAM
> > Nvidia GE Force 6600GT with current drivers from manufacturer dated
> > 8/21/2006
> > Monitor is a DEll 20"Widescreen
> > OS is Vista RC2 Build 5744 which I installed over the RC1. Install went just
> > fine and system seems to work pretty good except for this video thing.
> >
> > Hope someone can shed some light and point me to a solution.
> > Thanks in advance for any help
> > Winston
> >