Windows Media sucks my balls - GoFuckYourself.com

Penthouse_mike · 10-19-2003, 03:25 AM

At work, i have a win2000 machine. Since I upgraded to WM 9, every time I open a windows media file, as soon as it starts playing my machine freezes.
I can hear the audio, but everything else is blank and the machine is totally unresponsive. Ctl-alt-delete does nothing. I have to power cycle the machine to get things back to normal. either.

I tried downgrading to WM 4 and WM 7.1, but now they don't work. I poured over the windows help center to no effect.

Does anyone have any tips beyond Format c: ?

Chaldoray · 10-19-2003, 03:27 AM

get divx player.

WiredGuy · 10-19-2003, 03:27 AM

I have a similiar problem with windows XP. I cannot listen to any live feeds like the adult webmaster radio shows. It buffers, it loads and then it crashes every single time. Same with Real Player too. On my laptop with windows 2000, it all works fine but not with XP. Go figure, it drives me nuts that I have to use my laptop to listen to audio feeds!

WG

Penthouse_mike · 10-19-2003, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chaldoray
get divx player.

i have divx. i didn't think it played windows media files...

iwantchixx · 10-19-2003, 03:29 AM

stick to wmp8 and just get the wmp9 codecs. Problem solved. DO a system rollback if you can to a point before wmp9

Chaldoray · 10-19-2003, 03:30 AM

It does.. I use it all the time, it own windows media player

Rorschach · 10-19-2003, 03:34 AM

Use a decent OS and use mplayer with the windows media codecs.

iwantchixx · 10-19-2003, 03:35 AM

actualy, downlaod every video codec out there and set Winamp as default player for all media. That's what I did. Never been happier

On-top · 10-19-2003, 03:37 AM

That's funny, Real Player tends to suck my balls pretty regularly...Windoes Media never even offers to..

DarkJedi · 10-19-2003, 03:44 AM

must be your shitty sound card

Penthouse_mike · 10-19-2003, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chaldoray
It does.. I use it all the time, it own windows media player

I remember Divx having problems too. It would not refresh the frame displayed in its viewer unless I moved the Divx window around. I would have to grab the window and make little circle movements to get it to refresh the screen.

I was thinking of sticking to ascii art.
<pre>
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`---......____...---`.___.'----... .' `.;

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10-19-2003, 03:25 AM	#1
Penthouse_mike Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 317	Windows Media sucks my balls At work, i have a win2000 machine. Since I upgraded to WM 9, every time I open a windows media file, as soon as it starts playing my machine freezes. I can hear the audio, but everything else is blank and the machine is totally unresponsive. Ctl-alt-delete does nothing. I have to power cycle the machine to get things back to normal. either. I tried downgrading to WM 4 and WM 7.1, but now they don't work. I poured over the windows help center to no effect. Does anyone have any tips beyond Format c: ?

10-19-2003, 03:27 AM	#3
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,490	I have a similiar problem with windows XP. I cannot listen to any live feeds like the adult webmaster radio shows. It buffers, it loads and then it crashes every single time. Same with Real Player too. On my laptop with windows 2000, it all works fine but not with XP. Go figure, it drives me nuts that I have to use my laptop to listen to audio feeds! WG __________________ I play with Google.

10-19-2003, 03:37 AM	#9
On-top Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: IN Posts: 2,283	That's funny, Real Player tends to suck my balls pretty regularly...Windoes Media never even offers to.. __________________ Dynamic Hosting

10-19-2003, 03:27 AM	#2
Chaldoray Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,868	get divx player.

10-19-2003, 03:29 AM	#5
iwantchixx Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Boonies Posts: 12,860	stick to wmp8 and just get the wmp9 codecs. Problem solved. DO a system rollback if you can to a point before wmp9

10-19-2003, 03:30 AM	#6
Chaldoray Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,868	It does.. I use it all the time, it own windows media player

10-19-2003, 03:34 AM	#7
Rorschach So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,579	Use a decent OS and use mplayer with the windows media codecs.

10-19-2003, 03:35 AM	#8
iwantchixx Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Boonies Posts: 12,860	actualy, downlaod every video codec out there and set Winamp as default player for all media. That's what I did. Never been happier

10-19-2003, 03:44 AM	#10
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	must be your shitty sound card