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[LMO]

Aloha all. This is an odd one. I converted a videotape into an .avi file.
Now, when I simply place the cursor over the file icon (don't even click at
all) Windows Explorer crashes, and closes down momentarily (clears the
desktop), then comes right back. I can use the .avi file fine from within
programs WMP, etc., but cannot double-click the icon, or, again, even touch
it with the cursor.
What's going on? Any way to correct it?
Thanks!

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Aloha all. This is an odd one. I converted a videotape into an .avi file.
Now, when I simply place the cursor over the file icon (don't even click
at all) Windows Explorer crashes, and closes down momentarily (clears the
desktop), then comes right back. I can use the .avi file fine from within
programs WMP, etc., but cannot double-click the icon, or, again, even
touch it with the cursor.
What's going on? Any way to correct it?

SP2 installed? Disable the thumbnail view and see if this article applies:
"Windows Stops Responding When You Click a Large AVI File in Windows Explorer"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822430/en-us

 

[LMO]

I'm running SP2...

SP2 installed? Disable the thumbnail view and see if this article applies:
"Windows Stops Responding When You Click a Large AVI File in Windows
Explorer"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822430/en-us

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I'm running SP2...

Again, disable the thumbnail view via Explorer > View. If this is not
possible (eg. Explorer crash), use Kelly's registry tweak:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm (Line 277, lefthand side)
Good luck.

 

[RalfG]

Could be that something about the video file is not to spec, possibly as
simple as incorrectly written or incomplete file header information. Open
the AVI in VirtualDub and re-save without re-encoding by using the Direct
Stream Copy setting. Should only take a couple of minutes and will rewrite
the file header information with the correct CODECs etc.. You'll know it
worked if Explorer doesn't crash on the new file. Otherwise you might have
to re-encode the video.

Install GSpot to analyse the file. It will list all of your installed
CODECs, including problems it finds with them, and can show you which CODECs
would be used by Windows to render the video and audio in that file.
Sometimes a CODEC being used by Windows to render the file is not perfectly
compatible with the CODEC used to encode the file. DivX and Xvid CODECs for
example both have settings that allow them to render videos encoded with
the other type plus "generic" Mpeg4 encoded videos as well. An older verson
of one may not be perfectly compatible with the newest verson of the other.
It's sometimes better to use the exact CODEC rather than a compatible one.
That said, I've been using FFDSHOW exclusively to render all videos except
DVDs and those using Windows/MS native CODECs.

 

[Kelly]

In addition:

100% CPU usage when using Media Player/AVI files

AVI Search Remove (Line 74)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[LMO]

Thumbnails was already off. I disabled DEP, and it's okay now. Would that be
a problem?
Thank you.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Thumbnails was already off. I disabled DEP, and it's okay now. Would
that be a problem?

Well, there is something else wrong in this case. Move the .avi file to a
different (temp) folder, copy some other .avi files into your movie folder
and reenable DEP. If there is no further problem, there is something wrong
with the converted .avi file according to RalfG's posting. If the problem
persists, follow Lady Kelly's advice.