You should quit useing all those players,furthermore,in WMP,tools,option,file-
types tab,try selecting all,close out,uninstall the others,reboot,now try
when
back in xp.

"David Webb" wrote:

> First off I hope I placed this question on the right forum.
>
> I just built a budget system and am having problem with playing back videos
> (mpg, mov, avi, etc) on XP Home.
>
> When I run Windows Media player, VLC, or quicktime, the file will not run.
> quicktime will run 1sec of audio, but no video. The media player software
> then locks up, and has to be shutdown by using the task manager.
>
> The system buld is:
>
> AMD Duron, 1.8ghz applebred core
> Foxconn Winfast mobo, using on board sound
> 512mg RAM, rosewill, one stick
> XFX 6200 agp 256mg video card
>
> Now I can run video games (Civ4, BF2, etc) with no problems, audio runs
> great, just wont run video, including dvds (power dvd 5). This is especially
> annoying as i plan giving this cheapo system to a friend who wants to start
> cutting his teeth on video editing after I build my dual opteron system (Tyan
> Tiger K8WE baby!)
>
> I got another buddy with a old liscence of win 2k that I he is no longer
> using that I could install, but would rather not as I just bought an OEM copy
> of XP home.
>
> I have polled other of my friends, but the entirety of our 'puter nerd
> circle is drawing a blank. I have reinstalled Windows, and that didn't a
> durned thing.
>
> After assembling the only issue I had with the system was that BIOS wanted
> to run the USB HD I had plugged before the regular HD, quick BIOS adjustment
> and went off running like a charm.
>
> I figgured I would poll the greater windows brain trust out there to see if
> I am out of luck, or what. While it is annoying, I can live with it. I have a
> laptop running 2k that can display the videos, Its bothersome that my new (if
> low tech) system cannot run it.
>
> Also the thumbnails of the videos work just fine when in explorer.
>
> Any help would be immensely helpful. Thank you
>
>
> David Webb
>