My computer, when I try to play any sort of video media, it takes five to twenty minutes to load.
It happens when playing media player videos, and when starting games up, if they have opening cinematics.
It will happen once every time I start my computer, and after that, there is no problem, given it doesn't crash instead of loading the video.
But I've tried switching video cards and updating drivers, and I don't know what else to do.
If anyone knows where I'm coming from, I would really appreciate a response.
Thank you, and I hope someone can help me....

--Riddle - Ware

greetings Riddleware

a good first step would be to run D-A-L's Hardware Scan & post back the results.

SCAN

Here arethe system Specs:

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OS Information:
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OS Name Microsoft Windows 98|C:\WINDOWS|
Service Pack .
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
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Current Clock Speed 233
Description Pentium(r) II Processor
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel Pentium II processor


Memory (RAM):
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Bank Label RAS 1 & 0
Capacity 33554432

Bank Label RAS 3 & 2
Capacity 33554432

Bank Label RAS 5 & 4
Capacity 67108864

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~128 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 127MB

Disk Drives:
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Description GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model IDE DISK TYPE01
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 2559836160 (~2 GB)
Number of Partitions 1

Description GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE02
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model IDE DISK TYPE02
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 8422686720 (~8 GB)
Number of Partitions 1


Installed Printers:
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Motherboard:
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Manufacturer
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product
Serial Number
Version


BIOS:
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Manufacturer Intel Corp.
Name American Megatrends
Release Date 19990226******.******+***
Version BIOS Version 1.00.17.DU0M


Monitor:
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Description Default Monitor
Name Default Monitor
Screen Height 768
Screen Width 1024

Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 480
Screen Width 640


Keyboard:
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Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard


Pointing Device:
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Manufacturer (Standard mouse types)
Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port


Sound Card:
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Manufacturer Crystal Semiconductor Corporation
Description Audio for Crystal PnP Audio System CODEC
Device ID ISAPNP\CSC0B35_DEV0000\FFFFFFFF


Video Card:
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Adapter Compatibility S3
Adapter RAM 2097152
Description S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785)
Installed Display Drivers s3mm.drv
Driver Version 4.0
Driver Date 4/22/99 5:00:00 PM
Video Mode Description 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors

Adapter Compatibility ATI Tech. - Enhanced
Adapter RAM
Description RAGE PRO TURBO PCI (English)
Installed Display Drivers macxw4.drv
Driver Version 5.24-C35Y
Driver Date 9/14/98 5:00:00 PM
Video Mode Description 640 x 480 x 256 colors


DirectX Installation:
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Version 6.01.05.0124


Modem:
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Model U.S. Robotics 56K FAX INT PnP
Name unimodem.vxd


Network Adapters:
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Description PPP Adapter.

External Ports:
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External Reference Designator Serial
External Reference Designator IR Only
External Reference Designator LPT1
External Reference Designator VGA
External Reference Designator Keyboard
External Reference Designator MOUSE
External Reference Designator VESA
External Reference Designator FLOPPY
External Reference Designator IDE-1
External Reference Designator IDE-2
External Reference Designator USB-1
External Reference Designator USB-2
External Reference Designator Ethernet
External Reference Designator Audio Line Out
External Reference Designator Audio Mic In
External Reference Designator CD Audio In

Expansion Slots:
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Slot Designation J2
Slot Designation J4
Slot Designation J3
Slot Designation J5
Slot Designation J6
Slot Designation J7
Slot Designation J8
Slot Designation J9
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