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01-05-2006, 06:50 AM
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Re: Movie Maker shuts down after importing video
"John Kelly" wrote: > Hello, > OK...its a puzzler....one thing though, and you will be surprised how many > people finally have to say NO...are you 100% certain that you followed the > instructions exactly as described. As I have made that kind of > It is possible that a malformed installation of any device can cause a > conflict elsewhere. It does not have to be the device you think you are > having trouble with.If everything else has been tested a visit to the > device Manager is in order. Click on Start . Settings > Control Panel > > System > Device Manager > Hardware.mistake > myself I know how easy it is. If you are truly satisfied you have then the > next bit may be of help. > > I have in the past experienced crashes from as drastic as an unexpected > system reset to programs locking up and loss of keyboard/mouse control. In > most cases it was the graphics card or sound card. In most of those it was > either the card not properly seated or a major problem with memory > allocation for the device or the driver was wrong/out of date etc. or it > was the printer installation (true) or in the very old days, the modem > installation > > Apart from physical connections which are solved just by reinserting the > card there is one thing that all of the above have in common. Sharing > address's, memory allocation and of course drivers. > > Physical > ====== > It is possible that a device can function apparently properly until a call > occurs to that used once in a while procedure. And that call fails because > the resistance across just one of ( or combination of) contacts is just > that bit to high or none existent. So removing where possible and cleaning > with a lint free cloth and a vacuuming out of the slot might be worth a > try. > > Memory > ====== > > The first part of the process is to look at all of the devices mentioned > above (where fitted) and check the IRQ numbers. In the ideal world every > device will have its own unique IRQ port. That does not happen in my house > though. DirectX and its sub components, Direct Show, Direct Draw etc access > two devices almost every time they are used. These are Sound and Vision. If > you discover that these devices are sharing the same IRQ number it would be > a good idea to separate them. Off the top of my head I can't remember > exactly how you do this...it should be in the same window, what you have to > do is Allocate the IRQ yourself, obviously making sure that the devices > have different numbers. In addition (again from memory) you may need to > alter the DMA port numbers. From experiences in the past I can tell you > that they can be a real bitch. The whole point of this exercise is to > ensure that those two devices have a clear and exclusive root to the rest > of the motherboard. > > Still working on the assumption that there may be an allocation problem you > also need to look at the blocks of memory set aside for all of the above > mentioned devices, again from the same location as described above. Create > a simple grid and down the left write the device names as per their > installed physical location on the motherboard..... and then next to them > write down the blocks of memory allocated. Obviously you are looking for a > block of memory being allocated to more than one device. DO NOT change any > of the settings, the machine may lock up on you and they will be overridden > next time you boot up. BTW, not all devices need the same number of blocks > of memory, so don't worry about that when you see it. > > The method I used to use with some success is this....lets say that device > one and two have at least one common memory block allocated (Remember these > two devices are adjacent to one another on your motherboard) mark device 2 > for removal later. Check Device two and three...if there is no overlap you > can assume that they sit next to one another without problem. Once you have > decided which can sit next to which etc, power down and re-arrange them. I > would leave them unplugged for a couple of minutes because of residual > charge in the motherboard and/or device > > Boot up and see what happens. If you have had to take this action because > of shared memory you should really go back in and check all of the > readings. Remember that if you moved a device AND you forced it to have its > own unique IRQ or DMA channel you will probably have to reset them as well. > > Drivers > ===== > One of my machines has a high performance Graphics card from a specialist > company. It uses the NVidia chipset but as I found out, it cannot use > (properly) the default NVidia upgrade via Windows Update or from the NVidia > website. This caused me loads of problems until I discovered what I was > doing wrong. I now check for updates from the manufacturer of the card > itself. The reason is, the manufacturer re-wrote sections of the firmware > and consequently you need a driver that can deal with that.....currently > the driver that works has a lower version number than the one from NVidia. > > So, the lesson their is check with the manufacturer. If they offer Drivers > for download you can bet you will need it. > > Whilst not certain, it is possible that when installing the DirectX pack or > even SP2 that decisions are made based on what the install program finds. > If you do install a new driver and the problem persists it may be a good > (but tedious) idea to go through the install of SP2 etc again. > > If none of the above helps you find the problem, Can I interest you in our > dog Max who has just this moment pulled a part built computer off a > table...he can help you claim on your Insurance!!! ARGGGGGGGhhhh > > Time for bed...hope the above helps in some way > -- > John Kelly > www.the-kellys.org > Truthfully, I am not an Instant Expert, But I know someone who is going to > have to try a LOT harder > \|||/ > (oo) > ----------ooO-(_)-Ooo------------- > All material gained from other sources is duly acknowledged. No Value is > obtained by publishing in any format other peoples work > 
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