Media Player 10 struggling with AVI,WMV files

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Hello everyone -

(note: this message was also posted on comp.os.ms-windows.misc before I
found this group. Sorry for the multi-posting)

I have an interesting problem with Windows Media Player 10. If I
double-click on an AVI or WMV file from Windows Explorer, Media Player
*might* play it the first time, but after that the CPU usage jumps to 100%
and the player slows down to where it basically can't play the file.
(Taskmanager shows CPU usage jumping back and forth b/t Explorer and Media
Player)

However, if I first load Media Player and then open the file from wihtin it,
the file runs fine every time. I can double-click on mpegs with no playing
trouble. It seems like it may be a problem with Windows Explorer, but what
could the problem be and how do I fix it?

My system is a new AMD64 3200+ on an Abit AV8 motherboard, 1G RAM, nVidia FX
5500 graphics card. This problem is new since installing the CPU/MB combo.

Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. :)



Thanks,
jab3
 
Hello everyone -

(note: this message was also posted on comp.os.ms-windows.misc before I
found this group. Sorry for the multi-posting)

I have an interesting problem with Windows Media Player 10. If I
double-click on an AVI or WMV file from Windows Explorer, Media Player
*might* play it the first time, but after that the CPU usage jumps to 100%
and the player slows down to where it basically can't play the file.
(Taskmanager shows CPU usage jumping back and forth b/t Explorer and Media
Player)

However, if I first load Media Player and then open the file from wihtin it,
the file runs fine every time. I can double-click on mpegs with no playing
trouble. It seems like it may be a problem with Windows Explorer, but what
could the problem be and how do I fix it?

My system is a new AMD64 3200+ on an Abit AV8 motherboard, 1G RAM, nVidia FX
5500 graphics card. This problem is new since installing the CPU/MB combo.

Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. :)



Thanks,
jab3
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What version of Windows are you running? Any service pack applied?
This might be due to shmedia.dll.
Try unregistering the dll and recreate the problem:
from the CMD prompt enter
regsvr32.exe /u "c:\windows\system32\shmedia.dll"

Is the problem gone now? You could leave the system like this -
many have, the only missing functionality is the right click
advanced properties on AVI files.

To undo the above command, issue it agian with out the /u

Dave
 
da_test said:
What version of Windows are you running? Any service pack applied?
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Sorry. Windows XP SP2.
This might be due to shmedia.dll.
Try unregistering the dll and recreate the problem:
from the CMD prompt enter
regsvr32.exe /u "c:\windows\system32\shmedia.dll"

Is the problem gone now? You could leave the system like this -
many have, the only missing functionality is the right click
advanced properties on AVI files.

To undo the above command, issue it agian with out the /u

Dave
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That didn't work, unfortunately. Thanks for the idea though.


-jab3
 
That didn't work, unfortunately. Thanks for the idea though.


-jab3
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Perhaps the process explorer from sysinternals.com may help.
Recreate the problem, use process explorer to identify the thread
within explorer that's using the cpu.
Dave
 
TB

I like to download movies. Most of the movies and music videos are in wmv
format.
They download faster, but when I go to play them they won't play. Only the
avi's play. Can you help me. I'm not sure how you solved your problem. I'ts
becoming real fustrating.
 
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