WMP after XP SP2 upgrade picture goes blank towards end of video

[kiwi]

I've just "upgraded" my WinXP machine to SP2 and now if I try and play any
of my videos (mpg, wmv, dvd) that used to play perfectly well before I
"upgraded" to SP2, now get about 2/3 of the way through the video and then
go blank and all I get is the audio.

The videos play perfectly using PowerDVD so their is nothing wrong with
them.

I've seen a few threads about this on the net, but nothing conclusive.

Any help or similar experiences much appreciated.

Regards,

Kiwi.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Turn off your screensaver!

 

[kiwi]

The video goes blank, not the whole screen.

mplayer2.exe playes the videos ok.

Problem exists with WMP 9 and 10.

XP comes with WMP8 and worked fine but it doesn't seem to be possible to
download WMP8 from the Microsoft website.

 

[kiwi]

I thought I'd fixed this problem by formatting my windows partition,
reinstalling XP than then doing all the upgraded SP2 included before
installing any of my applications.

Went to open a miniDV video this morning and now WMP9 plays the first 3/4 of
the video and then all I get is audio.