Codecs?

[paulg7083]

Has anyone experienced problems with conflicting codecs? Is this
possible?

I have had my PC (Athlon 64 3800+ with Asus MB) for about 4 months and
have loaded up various video editing/DVD authoring packages (Pinnacle
Studio, Womble, Nero 7.xx, WinAVi etc) and the Storm Codec pack.

I have had problems as follows:

1) In Windows Explorer, when you right click on any video file the
screen blanks for a couple of seconds and then comes back again.
2) When I change Windows accounts the screen goes blank before logging
into the other account.
3) The PC suddenly powers off - totally. This has happened usually when
it is not being used - I have been in the room when it happens, there
is no warning, it just powers off.

Event log shows nothing - anyone know something better that can log all
sorts of info about the PC.

I have had the PC back to the store where I bought it and their tests
could find no problems, but I did make them replace the power supply.
The tech suggested I might have conflicting drivers (are codecs drivers
of a sort, since you can view them in device manager).

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Paul

 

[paulg7083]

I should also add that I have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150MCE card
installed and using the standard WinTV software.

Paul

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Avi files have a bug in XP. XP thinks that it has to read through every avi
file everytime that you open a folder that contains any. You also get the
locked file in use when trying to delete some avi files.

See this on the fix.

How to get rid of “Locked AVI” Bug in Windows XP
http://riccardo.raneri.it/blog/eng/...w-to-get-rid-of-locked-avi-bug-in-windows-xp/

The only down side to the above fix is that when you right click an avi file
and select Properties, the Summary page will be blank, grayed out.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[paulg7083]

Wesley

I have seen this problem with some avi files that I try to rename and
this also happens on my other PC.

Through another group I have obtained a solution to my problem (1) -
its because I have Nvidia video on my MB. But I am still seeking some
advice on the other problems, particularly how to track down what could
be running etc at the time the PC shuts down.

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Paul,

See these two articles by Ramesh...

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

Also Download and install ShellExView (shexview.exe)...

ShellExView download
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html

Open ShellExView and disable the Nvidia right click Menu entries.

I have all of these disabled myself.

These five entries...

====
Extension Name: Desktop Explorer
Disabled: Yes
Type: Shell Folder
Description: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 61.77
Version: 6.14.10.6177
Product Name: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 61.77
Company: NVIDIA Corporation
My Computer: No
Desktop: No
Control Panel : No
Filename: C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvshell.dll
CLSID: {1CDB2949-8F65-4355-8456-263E7C208A5D}
====

Extension Name: Desktop Explorer Menu
Disabled: Yes
Type: System
Description: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 61.77
Version: 6.14.10.6177
Product Name: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 61.77
Company: NVIDIA Corporation
My Computer: No
Desktop: No
Control Panel: No
Filename: C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvshell.dll
CLSID: {1E9B04FB-F9E5-4718-997B-B8DA88302A47}
====

Extension Name: DesktopContext Class
Disabled: Yes
Type: System
Description: NVIDIA Display Properties Extension
Version: 6.14.10.6177
Product Name: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 61.77
Company: NVIDIA Corporation
My Computer: No
Desktop: No
Control Panel: No
Filename: C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvcpl.dll
CLSID: {A70C977A-BF00-412C-90B7-034C51DA2439}
===

Extension Name: NVIDIA CPL Extension
Disabled: Yes
Type: Context Menu
Description: NVIDIA Display Properties Extension
Version: 6.14.10.6177
Product Name: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 61.77
Company: NVIDIA Corporation
My Computer: No
Desktop: No
Control Panel: No
Filename: C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvcpl.dll
CLSID: {FFB699E0-306A-11d3-8BD1-00104B6F7516}
===

Extension Name: nView Desktop Context Menu
Disabled: Yes
Type: System
Description: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 61.77
Version: 6.14.10.6177
Product Name: NVIDIA Desktop Explorer, Version 61.77
Company: NVIDIA Corporation
My Computer: No
Desktop: No
Control Panel: No
Filename: C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvshell.dll
CLSID: {1E9B04FB-F9E5-4718-997B-B8DA88302A48}
===

I also have all of this Nvidia crap disabled.

Disable the NVIDIA Display Driver Service...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | OK |
Scroll down to and double click: NVIDIA Display Driver Service |
Under Startup type set to Disabled | Apply | Click the Stop button |
When it stops click OK | You may have to reboot
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NvMediaCenter
[[RunDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll, NvTaskbarInit System Tray icon used to manage
settings for nVidia based graphics cards. May be required for some 3D
applications to recognize your card correctly - such as the game
"Everquest". Otherwise, settings can be changed manually via Display
Properties]]

Nview.dll = NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager

Name NVIEW
Command rundll32.exe nview.dll, nViewLoadHook
Description This is a DLL to enable multiple display monitors on a single
computer. It can be a cause of numerous problems on some computers
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NvCplDaemon
System Tray icon used to change display settings, change the clock rate and
memory speed for nVidia based graphics cards. This is unnecessary since you
can easily configure these settings the way you want them in the Display
Properties and not have to mess with them again. Also disable the "NVIDIA
Driver Helper Service" if enabled as it can cause this entry to be
re-enabled on re-boot (note that this service can also cause extreme
shutdown delays if enabled
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?letter=R&filter=&count=50&offset=150
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nwiz.exe = NVIDIA nView Wizard
[[Application enables user to having 32 virtual desktops, get a desktop
larger than the viewable area of the monitor, being able to divide the
display across more than one monitor, managing applications and many more
functionality.]]
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Manually delete these three entries:
NvCplDaemon, NvMediaCenter and nwiz.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: NvCplDaemon
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: NvMediaCenter
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Name: nwiz
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: nwiz.exe /install

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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