DVD Player Version 5.0.1 crashes with Leopard

Good morning
Leopard is working fine on my PB, but when starting a DVD, the DVD Player crashes the whole system. It is so bad, that I have to "force restart" (on/off button) the machine.
Any idea how I can fix the problem. I allready reinstalled Leopard from the bottom up, but it did not help.
Thank you for your help and assistance.
Mediapet1

The problem is an Leopard update relased by Apple:
Leopard Grafics Update 1.0.
It is a separate file, which can be easily deactivated in the Software Upgrade Window.
Do not install this upgrade on a PB G 4 1.33 machine. If you do a "Archive and Install" to get your DVD back to work, make sure, that you DO NOT install the mentioned upgrade. I you do, "adios" DVD player. Shame, Apple did not tag this upgrade to not be installed on this models. It reminds me a bit of the PC world...
Never mind...

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