windows xp crash when watching vcd

[davidkan73]

i've just bought a dvd-rom and a creative sound blaster
audigy LS. i installed everything and everything is fine.
but when i tried to watch movie on my CD-rom, the windows
restarts, i tried it alot of time... i even format my pc
but it's no help..

my pc is
compaq motherboard 1.8gz
52x cd-rom samsung
40x12x48 cd-rw aopen
16x dvd-rom LG
80 hard drive
creative blaster audigy LS
nvidia geforce 4 mx 440
motorola modem 56k

pliz help...

 

[Jeff S.]

Hi -- I noticed from your system info that you have an
nVidia video card. My system has been freezing since
converting from FAT32 to NTFS and haven't been able to
figure out why. By trial and error, and following up on
tips and hints, and reading posts on this site -- I am
quickly coming to the conclusion that the cause is my
video card = nVidia TNT64 32mb.

Once before I downloaded an XP driver from nVidia.com,
but I guess it didn't 'take'. Tonight I downloaded
another and will install, hoping to eliminate the
problem. If you look over some of these posts [Video
group], you will find 'nVidia' in the subject line.

In fact, just like you, the other night my system shut
down on its own so fast I didn't have time to turn my
head and read the screen. As your problem occurs
w/VCD's, I would say your card is at least suspect. The
shutting down/problems you experience add to my
increasing suspicion that my freeze-ups are due to an
XP/nVidia combination. Think I'll start saving for a
new video card...perhaps one of the ATI Rage models.

Take Care -- Jeff S. re::your system:
my pc is