strange WMP10 behaviour!!!

WMP10 used to be able to play a series of videos one after the other in full
screen, without reverting to window mode after each video stops and the
other begins... however this is no longer possible!

I didnt change anything... this is strange!

When the first video finishes and the other begins it snaps out of full
screen mode, and goes to window mode, and I have to get up and change it
back to full screen mode. I tried reinstalling WMP10 but nothing changed...

any ideas?

I found the reason for the strange behaviour!

I am posting this in case other people has the same problem.. and indeed
I have searched google groups and many people do have the same problem
and no one (until now) has offered a solution!

The problem in my case was that I used a tool from www.divx.com called
DivXToolbarToggleTool.exe
that stops the DivX icon from appearing in the system tray, since it was
irritating, I disabled it with the above tool. However that was when the
problem started.
I re-enabled the icon with the same tool and presto! It was ok again....

I suspect that others have the same problem when using the divx codec.
So I have to offer a possible solution. Uninstall the Divx codec they have
now, and reinstall the latest from the www.divx.com site.

If they have a problem using another codec perhaps they should reinstall the
codec they are using.

Kenny www.computerboom.com


"kenny" <nope@at.all> wrote in message
news:OFiJbSJCGHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> WMP10 used to be able to play a series of videos one after the other in
> full screen, without reverting to window mode after each video stops and
> the other begins... however this is no longer possible!
>
> I didnt change anything... this is strange!
>
> When the first video finishes and the other begins it snaps out of full
> screen mode, and goes to window mode, and I have to get up and change it
> back to full screen mode. I tried reinstalling WMP10 but nothing
> changed...
>
> any ideas?
>

Thanks for the info. All solutions may prove to be useful for some
people.


kenny wrote:
> I found the reason for the strange behaviour!
>
> I am posting this in case other people has the same problem.. and indeed
> I have searched google groups and many people do have the same problem
> and no one (until now) has offered a solution!
>
> The problem in my case was that I used a tool from www.divx.com called
> DivXToolbarToggleTool.exe
> that stops the DivX icon from appearing in the system tray, since it was
> irritating, I disabled it with the above tool. However that was when the
> problem started.
> I re-enabled the icon with the same tool and presto! It was ok again....
>
> I suspect that others have the same problem when using the divx codec.
> So I have to offer a possible solution. Uninstall the Divx codec they have
> now, and reinstall the latest from the www.divx.com site.
>
> If they have a problem using another codec perhaps they should reinstall the
> codec they are using.
>
> Kenny www.computerboom.com
>
>
> "kenny" <nope@at.all> wrote in message
> news:OFiJbSJCGHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > WMP10 used to be able to play a series of videos one after the other in
> > full screen, without reverting to window mode after each video stops and
> > the other begins... however this is no longer possible!
> >
> > I didnt change anything... this is strange!
> >
> > When the first video finishes and the other begins it snaps out of full
> > screen mode, and goes to window mode, and I have to get up and change it
> > back to full screen mode. I tried reinstalling WMP10 but nothing
> > changed...
> >
> > any ideas?
> >