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by **ansmwke** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:30 pm

i have an older laptop, and when i play video clips on it through windows media player it will freeze up and i will have to restart. it plays like 2-15 seconds before it freezes. my computer also has windows 98 if that helps any. what should i do? thanks

by **liljim** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:54 pm

What are the system specs?

Check for driver updates on all your hardware,check windows update for updates and get the newer version of media player if you dont already have it.

Have you tried a different player?
im quite fond of

by **ansmwke** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:04 pm

by **brad** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:52 pm

Are these downloaded video clips or are you just opening them from the Web? (Streaming)
brad

by **liljim** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 1:10 am

May want to try closing any unnecessary programs before you start a video,winamp uses less resources which may be why its just choppy and not freezing up.With system specs that low,video is going to be quite a chore although shouldnt be impossible.

Of course brad does raise an excelent question..." "?

by **ansmwke** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:11 am

they are downloaded and media player is the only thing open when i play videos

by **brad** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:39 am

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