After Windows XP reload, video file display issues...

[ropeyarn]

Environment:
Windows XP Home, 2 GHZ Intel, GeForce FX5700 dual-DVI out (to dual
monitors).

After disk format and reinstall of Windows XP home SP2

Issue 1:

In Windows Media Player (both version 9 and after updating to version
11), no video from video files (.wmv, .mpg, .avi). Audio is present.

These will open and play just fine in an alternate viewer (the one
bundeled with Nero 7)

When playing .mp3s, visualizations display OK.

Commercial DVD's play just fine.

Issue two:

With both viewers, audio and video drop off when the player is
repositioned to the second monitor.

Same hardware set worked fine with all these apps/multimedia before
reinstall.

Considering a driver rollback to the one that shipped with the VGA card.

Am I barking up the wrong tree ??

...audio is present. They show up fine in alternate display software

(Nero 7.., has peacefully co-existed before).

Suggestions welcome

More: Took an update online to Media Player 11. Same symptoms. File
associations are set to default to media player.

Commercial DVDs display just fine.

Now I'm really confused

 

[JAD]

Environment:
Windows XP Home, 2 GHZ Intel, GeForce FX5700 dual-DVI out (to dual
monitors).

After disk format and reinstall of Windows XP home SP2

Issue 1:

In Windows Media Player (both version 9 and after updating to version 11),
no video from video files (.wmv, .mpg, .avi). Audio is present.

These will open and play just fine in an alternate viewer (the one
bundeled with Nero 7)

When playing .mp3s, visualizations display OK.

Commercial DVD's play just fine.

Issue two:

With both viewers, audio and video drop off when the player is
repositioned to the second monitor.

Same hardware set worked fine with all these apps/multimedia before
reinstall.

Considering a driver rollback to the one that shipped with the VGA card.

Am I barking up the wrong tree ??









(Nero 7.., has peacefully co-existed before).


More: Took an update online to Media Player 11. Same symptoms. File
associations are set to default to media player.

Commercial DVDs display just fine.

Now I'm really confused

reinstall the drivers for the vid card and any software that came with
it....this is most likely a codec problem.

 

[ropeyarn]

reinstall the drivers for the vid card and any software that came with
it....this is most likely a codec problem.

Yeah...rolling back to the OEM drivers solved the problem. Too bad
they're out of business (Gainward)..apparently there are some issues
with "generic" nvidia driver offerings...

thanks