QuickTime/Media Player reboots
Hey guys, I've got a problem here. . I recently installed Win2K and everything works, except QuickTime and Media Player cause my computer to reboot spontaneously whenever I am viewing a movie (or listening to sound/viewing movie in Media Player).
Hey guys, I've got a problem here.. I recently installed Win2K and everything works, except QuickTime and Media Player cause my computer to reboot spontaneously whenever I am viewing a movie (or listening to sound/viewing movie in Media Player). I have QuickTime v5.0 installed, Media Player 7, DirectX 8.0a, IE5.5, Service Pack 1, and all of the updates from Windows Update.
My system:
Abit BH6
Celeron 300A
192MB Atlas Precision RAM
Riva TNT
Soundblaster AWE64
IBM and Maxtor HD's
Enlight case/power supply
also using the 6.50 NVIDIA reference drivers from their homepage.
I've had this system for 3 years and it's been rock solid, so I don't think there is a particular problem with my hardware. I've also noticed on the QuickTime forums that people have had the same problems. If I go into Control Panel > QuickTime > Video Settings and choose 'Safe Mode', it fixes the QuickTime problems. Media Player still causes it to reboot, most notably whenever I hover over an icon in the system tray to bring up a tooltip (yes, I know, sounds weird) while viewing content. It seems like a DirectX problem to me. Also, just about all of the people who've had this problem that I've seen, have an NVIDIA card and 440BX motherboard.
If I should have posted this to hardware, I'm sorry. But I am only having it in these two programs and so are other people, so I don't think it's a hardware problem.
Anyone else having these problems, and better, anyone know how to fix it?
BTW, I ordered an SB Live! sound card (not because of this though..) and it should be here in a couple of days, if anyone knows if that makes a difference.
My system:
Abit BH6
Celeron 300A
192MB Atlas Precision RAM
Riva TNT
Soundblaster AWE64
IBM and Maxtor HD's
Enlight case/power supply
also using the 6.50 NVIDIA reference drivers from their homepage.
I've had this system for 3 years and it's been rock solid, so I don't think there is a particular problem with my hardware. I've also noticed on the QuickTime forums that people have had the same problems. If I go into Control Panel > QuickTime > Video Settings and choose 'Safe Mode', it fixes the QuickTime problems. Media Player still causes it to reboot, most notably whenever I hover over an icon in the system tray to bring up a tooltip (yes, I know, sounds weird) while viewing content. It seems like a DirectX problem to me. Also, just about all of the people who've had this problem that I've seen, have an NVIDIA card and 440BX motherboard.
If I should have posted this to hardware, I'm sorry. But I am only having it in these two programs and so are other people, so I don't think it's a hardware problem.
Anyone else having these problems, and better, anyone know how to fix it?
BTW, I ordered an SB Live! sound card (not because of this though..) and it should be here in a couple of days, if anyone knows if that makes a difference.
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Yeah, get some newer drivers than that. Those are pretty old.
And thanx for not multiposting...
And thanx for not multiposting...
