Hello!

I was having problems with Windows Media Player v6.4 and 9.0 (10 didn't
help) in playing back MPEG-2 files I made from my new Air2PC-ATSC-PCI
HDTV tuner (http://www.bbti.us/products_air2pc_atsc_pci.htm) and DVB
Viewer v4.3.2 (using Sonic CinePlayer DVD Decoder that came on the
CD-ROM). The outputs were the videos and audios in very slow motion.
Playing my recordings in WinDVD 6 and PowerDVD 5 didn't show these
symptoms. Media Player Classic v6.4.8.7 and VideoLAN Client Media Player
v0.8.4a seem to use their own MPEG-2 decoders which suck (e.g., choppy
[not slow motion] and show pixels (refresh problem?). I am using Windows
XP Pro. SP2 (all updates) on an Athlon 64 3200+ system with 1.5 GB of RAM.

I was told to try mpeg2dmx.ax file from someone into Windows' system32
folder/directory (never had this file since Windows Explorer didn't
overwrite an old copy), register it, and try again. I tested both
Windows Media Players and they worked smoothly! I asked where this file
came from, and he said it was from Elecard. I never used their products
on this computer.

Are there any other sources where this file come from? Is XP supposed to
include it? I have had Windows XP installation for over three years.

Thank you in advance.
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Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Norton SystemWorks (PC)
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com
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I'm unaware of the origins of that file. Easiest thing to do first is to
check file properties. If those don't indicate anything (version # can also
be indicative), you can simply view the binary in your favorite text editor
and scan for useful strings.

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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"Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
news:OxX%236noAGHA.356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hello!
>
> I was having problems with Windows Media Player v6.4 and 9.0 (10 didn't
> help) in playing back MPEG-2 files I made from my new Air2PC-ATSC-PCI HDTV
> tuner (http://www.bbti.us/products_air2pc_atsc_pci.htm) and DVB Viewer
> v4.3.2 (using Sonic CinePlayer DVD Decoder that came on the CD-ROM). The
> outputs were the videos and audios in very slow motion. Playing my
> recordings in WinDVD 6 and PowerDVD 5 didn't show these symptoms. Media
> Player Classic v6.4.8.7 and VideoLAN Client Media Player v0.8.4a seem to
> use their own MPEG-2 decoders which suck (e.g., choppy [not slow motion]
> and show pixels (refresh problem?). I am using Windows XP Pro. SP2 (all
> updates) on an Athlon 64 3200+ system with 1.5 GB of RAM.
>
> I was told to try mpeg2dmx.ax file from someone into Windows' system32
> folder/directory (never had this file since Windows Explorer didn't
> overwrite an old copy), register it, and try again. I tested both Windows
> Media Players and they worked smoothly! I asked where this file came from,
> and he said it was from Elecard. I never used their products on this
> computer.
>
> Are there any other sources where this file come from? Is XP supposed to
> include it? I have had Windows XP installation for over three years.
>
> Thank you in advance.
> --
> Phillip Pi
> Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
> Norton SystemWorks (PC)
> Symantec Corporation
> www.symantec.com
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Email: phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail)
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views
> expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
> views of my employer. Thank you.