Playing DVD's with Windows 2003 server
Hey all, I installed power DVD and i can hear the DVD but i get a blank white screen same thing happens in windows media player so it must be a setting with windows itself??? please help???
Hey all,
I installed power DVD and i can hear the DVD but i get a blank white screen
same thing happens in windows media player so it must be a setting with windows itself???
please help???
I installed power DVD and i can hear the DVD but i get a blank white screen
same thing happens in windows media player so it must be a setting with windows itself???
please help???
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Agreed felix.
First thing that comes to mind is .... is video hardware acceleration enabled ... dxdiag will tell you this.
First thing that comes to mind is .... is video hardware acceleration enabled ... dxdiag will tell you this.
sorry for that guys
i fixed this problem
hardware acceleration was enabled but it wasnt enabled in power DVD
so thats cool now
pioneer dvd 103
i have another problem now in windows media player all i see is white!!!
and yes hardware accel is enabled in media player too nd dxdiag!!!
nooo...now DVD's are playing purple!!
people are green and trees are purple
ive reinstalled vid drivers and power DVD hmmm still no go
i fixed this problem
hardware acceleration was enabled but it wasnt enabled in power DVD
so thats cool now
pioneer dvd 103
i have another problem now in windows media player all i see is white!!!
and yes hardware accel is enabled in media player too nd dxdiag!!!
nooo...now DVD's are playing purple!!
people are green and trees are purple
ive reinstalled vid drivers and power DVD hmmm still no go
Now I'm going to go with the next most obvious.
Remember that W2K3 is brand spanking.
Are you sure that the current video drivers are:
a) written to support this kind of thing in this new version of a server OS
supposed to be used on "this" OS
Has your manufacturer release drivers tagged with "Designed for Windows 2003"? If not, things most likely won't work as required. Especially for any hardware post 18 months as I recall the level of legacy has been reduced. (I may be wrong).
Just because the default drivers can display 16 or 32 bit colour at the desktop doesn't mean they'll do DirectX as expected. Check for 2003 versions of your drivers and don't rely on the 2k/XP ones working.
Just to humour us, fill in the blanks:
Processor(make/speed):
RAM:
MBoard:
HDD:
CD/DVD:
Video:
Sound:
AOV(any other variety):
This stuff will help. I once had a FlyVideo'98 TV Tuner in my rig and when I had it overclocked past 75mHz FSB the FV98 couldn't handle it and would not allow me to play back any Video files, even in games. Took me 3 formats and 4 sets of drivers to work it out. I was really pissed by that time.
Remember that W2K3 is brand spanking.
Are you sure that the current video drivers are:
a) written to support this kind of thing in this new version of a server OS
supposed to be used on "this" OS
Has your manufacturer release drivers tagged with "Designed for Windows 2003"? If not, things most likely won't work as required. Especially for any hardware post 18 months as I recall the level of legacy has been reduced. (I may be wrong).
Just because the default drivers can display 16 or 32 bit colour at the desktop doesn't mean they'll do DirectX as expected. Check for 2003 versions of your drivers and don't rely on the 2k/XP ones working.
Just to humour us, fill in the blanks:
Processor(make/speed):
RAM:
MBoard:
HDD:
CD/DVD:
Video:
Sound:
AOV(any other variety):
This stuff will help. I once had a FlyVideo'98 TV Tuner in my rig and when I had it overclocked past 75mHz FSB the FV98 couldn't handle it and would not allow me to play back any Video files, even in games. Took me 3 formats and 4 sets of drivers to work it out. I was really pissed by that time.
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You know you work with computers too much when...
(Not that I don't...)
You know you work with computers too much when...
(Not that I don't...)
install some divX codecs
powerDVD worked fine for me under 2003.
powerDVD worked fine for me under 2003.
my system
ti4200 overclocked
AMD 2500+
server 2003
det 53.03
PowerDVD XP
DVD play fine for me
there have been no reported problems with ti cards in server 2003 that i have read anywhere....
ti4200 overclocked
AMD 2500+
server 2003
det 53.03
PowerDVD XP
DVD play fine for me
there have been no reported problems with ti cards in server 2003 that i have read anywhere....
I have a very similar problem, I'll post my original message in case that can help anyone to help me.... thanks.
I've just installed Windows 2003 Server Standard on a home network (upgraded from XP Pro), I have also installed Direct x9b as it was required for some particular software I use. I also use the pc for a lot of digital video etc. so had to enable 'hardware acceleration' and the appropriate options in direct x (i.e. direct show). My problem is now when I playback any mpeg, whether vcd, svcd or dvd they play either red, blue or green or if I'm lucky a funky sort of 60's style! If I disable 'hardware acceleration' the colours are correct but I have to run it in a tiny window as it plays jerky full screen. Due to what I'm using the pc for I need 2003 Server installed and I also need this pc for my digital video. I am running the very latest nvidia drivers also.
Windows 2003 Server Standard
Athlon XP 1700+
1gb sdr
NVIDIA GeForce MX 440 with AGP8X (ABIT Siluro GF4 MX-8X)
To view the problem I'm getting >>>> http://www.nick.king.mvi-online.com/win2k3-arse.jpg
For a DXDIAG readout >>>> http://www.nick.king.mvi-online.com/DxDiag.txt
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks (nick_king@blueyonder.co.uk).
I've just installed Windows 2003 Server Standard on a home network (upgraded from XP Pro), I have also installed Direct x9b as it was required for some particular software I use. I also use the pc for a lot of digital video etc. so had to enable 'hardware acceleration' and the appropriate options in direct x (i.e. direct show). My problem is now when I playback any mpeg, whether vcd, svcd or dvd they play either red, blue or green or if I'm lucky a funky sort of 60's style! If I disable 'hardware acceleration' the colours are correct but I have to run it in a tiny window as it plays jerky full screen. Due to what I'm using the pc for I need 2003 Server installed and I also need this pc for my digital video. I am running the very latest nvidia drivers also.
Windows 2003 Server Standard
Athlon XP 1700+
1gb sdr
NVIDIA GeForce MX 440 with AGP8X (ABIT Siluro GF4 MX-8X)
To view the problem I'm getting >>>> http://www.nick.king.mvi-online.com/win2k3-arse.jpg
For a DXDIAG readout >>>> http://www.nick.king.mvi-online.com/DxDiag.txt
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks (nick_king@blueyonder.co.uk).
