at redvsblue which media are you choosing: WMV? Quicktime? Divx?

· Episode 39 (Divx LoRes) - 47.9 MB 320x240
· Episode 39 (WMV LoRes) - 38.3 MB 320x240
· Episode 39 (Quicktime LoRes) - 51.3 MB 320x240
· Episode 39 Censored (Quicktime LoRes) - (right click and save as

I Click on this: · Episode 39 (WMV LoRes) - 38.3 MB 320x240 and the file will play but with th video on the microsoft website or on an embedded media player on a site, etc it crashes.

- Dave

test this: choose lo res from this site & see wha happens

http://www.monacocoach.com/lapalma/video.html

In FireFox it doesn't even load. And In IE it tries to load for like 2 min then Crashes. I'm starting to wonder if it's my something wrong with either my hard drive or a bad system file or something.

- Dave

::EDIT:: I just tried playing it again in FIREFOX and it crashed.

test this:

Start, Run and type: MPLAYER2.EXE

click File then Open then enter the location; either on your computer; or web; of a video file.

I did that before. I saved the video with the interview of Bill Gates with Conan O'Brien and it would work that player.

- Dave

MPLAYER2.EXE ...that's like the most basic form of WMP

seeing how the "big time" players are crashing I can only think RAM or Video Card problem.
Here is a RAM test:
Windows Memory Diagnostic

Also have you ever tried Media Player Classic v6.4.8.2 ?

thanks ill give the memory diagnostic a try and let you know. ill also try the media player you posted thanks.

- Dave

Hi!

I registered just add in my findings.

I am having the EXACT same problem. And the numbers are growing. Have 2 more people just today I found in the Mozilla (firefox) forums asking about the exact same problem.

- STREAMING WMV's embedded in webpages just simply crash the browser, IE or Firefox

- Codecs are working fine. WMV's can be played normally on their own.

- It is not a physical memory issue. I have run about 3 different memory tests, including the one posted in this thread (thanks BTW), and none found any probalems with the physical memory

- In all cases this problem does not start occuring before the beginning of the year 2005. Most people, like me, ran into this problem about 2 weeks ago.

- I have managed to get a consistent error when it crashes IE:

The instruction at "0x63063250" referenced memory at "0x0badf00d". The memory could not be "written"

I did a search for the unusual 0x0badf00d memory referenc and didn't come up with much except a mention of a Java problem with it. I completely uninstalled Java and re-installed to no avail.

Thanks for the info Wile & welcome to D-A-L

2 weeks ago Microsoft issued about 10 "critical" updates for XP including an IE cumulative fix.

hmm... just wondering if that might have some bearing? I, personaly, have all updates & no problems. Perhaps just a curious coincidence.