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Video runtime errors

Dec 23, 2004 7:32AM PST

It happens whenever I try to play any video in all video players. I am running xp home with a athlon 64 2200 with 512mb of ram a sapphire 9600xt 256mb. All errors are stating that the files are causing the player to terminate in a unusual way. any help would be great, Room mate uses the computer for 4 days while I am out of town and he is computer illiterate. Worked when I left now it doen't I can only think he did something, and he is a drunk so asking him when the problems started is hopless.

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system restore
Dec 23, 2004 9:38PM PST

Have you tried doing a restore to a point when it worked correctly?

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not possible
Dec 31, 2004 12:43AM PST

I was out of town and the last restore point was after the problem happend. I have attempted to do reinstalls of the players and that doesn't seem to help either. I am beginning to think that a reformat is in order.

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koniguble, EXACT Error Messages Please
Dec 31, 2004 2:00AM PST

That would certainly help...IN addition, which Service Pack is your XP using. SP1? SP2?

By the way, unless YOU removed those restore points, there should be some that go back a month or two. Click on Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Restore. When that loads, select "Restore my computer to an earlier time", then click on "Next". When the next window loads, look at the calendar on the left. If it currently says: December", then click on the "back arrow" button beside it and find a restore point that would fit your situation. (Restore points are the dates that are "bolded".)Highlight that restore point, then click on "Next" and continue on till it's restored.

Hope this helps.

Grif