Intervideo WinDVD 8 probs

Greetings, all.
Having a major prob with the Intervideo WinDVD8 on my A135 S2326 laptop.
I experience playback problems with some DVD's. Either there is no video, no video AND no audio, or playback is interupted (i.e., movie starts, but only plays back a few seconds before cutting out). I'm getting similar probs with Windows Media Player. This doesn't happen with ALL DVD's I play, but I have noticed it occurs with the more recent titles.
Could it be a codec prob? If so, is there somewhere I can download updated codecs?
Any, and all assistance will be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanx,
Nawlins

Mine goes to the next stage of giving me a dialog box that suggests that it is talking to InterVideo, but nothing more happens. no matter how long I leave the thing running, that window remains and any subsequent launching of the application shows it as being unregistered.
Has anyone had any success with this?
ThinkPad R61i [8932 GMG]
Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 1.83GHz | 3GB RAM | 160GB HDD
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 | 15.4-inch WXGA | DVD-R

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Deathstalker,
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TI4600 Stability

Hi,
I have a MSI GF4 TI 4600 in my PC and I have just recently upgraded my processors to use the full capabilities of the card.
Current Setup:
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- OS Win XP with NVidia 29.42 drivers
Hence I would like to play the games at reasonable resolutions (1024x768 and up) but I am finding that when I up the resolution from 800x600 (or lower) the machine simply is locking up.
I have been running SETI for hours, and no lock ups, but when going into Nascar 2002, it will lock immediately at 1024x768, but runs fine on 800x600 (x16), and will lock after a while on 800x600x32.
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AP.

I have a similar problem with my MS-8872. :( I have, however, spent a week carefully isolating the problem.
Problem symptoms:
1) During DVD playback (using the bundled MSIDVD (InterVideo WinDVD) 3.1 or a copy of InterVideo WinDVD 4.0), the machine totally locks-up after 0-40 minutes of playback. The only remaining operating interface is the power/reset buttons. It has been repeatedly observed that after ~15 minutes of being locked up, the machine reboots itself.
2) During looping MPEG playback in Apple QuickTime 5 and 6, the above described lock-up is generated.
3) During play of the bundled games (AquaNox, sacrifice, and No One Lives Forever (1)), the above described lock-up is generated.
Relevant Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP V.2.0 (with F11 BIOS -- disabled all USB, serial, parallel, IDE RAID, Ethernet, audio, 2nd IDE)
Athlon XP 1800+
2 x 512MB DDR/266 ECC registered SDRAM DIMMs
MSI GF4 Ti 4600 (MS-8872)
Relevant software:
Win98SE
DirectX 8.1b
(media players and games as listed above)
Relevant drivers:
Via 4-in-1 v. 443v
Adaptec FMS v. 3.0.3
nVidia 30.82 (and earlier)
Although additional hardware is present and different BIOS versions and software drivers were used in isolating the problem, in the fully configured machine, the isolation process reduced the machine to this configuration in the process of identifying which component was causing the failure.
With the above configuration, failure was *not* observed by replacing the video card with:
Diamond V770 Ultra (TNT2 Ultra, 32MB),
Eagle GeForce3 Ti 500 (64MB), or
ChainTech GeForce4 Ti 4600 (128MB).
In all these cases, the machine was able to loop DVD playback, MPEG playback, and idle the above games for >40 consecutive hours.
Therefore, the problem with Ti4600 playback has been isolated to the MSI card. Further, it has been demonstrated that this is not an issue of interaction with other hardware (none was present). Finally, it has been shown that substantially similar hardware (the ChainTech card) was able to successfully operate without difficulty.
The following additional remedies were taken:
1) Underclock the MSI video card to its minimal settings.
2) Replace the HD and reinstall the OS and abovementioned software in a minimal configuration.
3) Remove the DVD player and only play back content from the HD (in case the DVD player was causing trouble).
4) Move the MSI card to another machine and observe that identical failure is observed. (This last was performed as follows: for 13 repetitions, randomly assign the MSI card and the ChainTech card to two substantially different machines. Start both machines looping the same content. Observe which machine failed first. In all 13 cases, the machine with the MSI card failed first. The probability of this occurring if both cards were equally likely to fail first was 1/8192 ~= 0.012%.)
5) Configured motherboard to be maximally conservative: slowest RAM timings, underclocking the processor and RAM, various combinations of AGP aperture, PCI write combining, et c..., and whatever Gigabyte thinks "Fail-safe" settings are. AGP compensation values were not manually adjusted (as there is no documentation about the effect of this setting from Gigabyte nor the ideal range of this setting from MSI).
Thus, despite extraordinary isolation efforts (not available to most home video enthusiasts), no method was found to eliminate the failure of this card under heavy video load.
Miscellaneous items:
Note that this motherboard (GA-7VRXP) is known to require significant current at 3.3V. Most GeForce4 Ti cards also require substantial 3.3V peak current. The power supply in this machine is easily rated to 130% of the stated peak current requirements of all the components at each supplied voltage. (The original 400W P/S was found to be more suited to driving large HD arrays and was replaced for this reason.)
Question (finally!):
So, how do I make this rather expensive video card outperform the $40 TNT2Ultra I've got lying around as a spare part?

Windows XP Media Center Edition FAQ

What is a Media Center PC?
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Many new Media Center PCs (MCPCs or Home Theatre PCs - HTPCs) are styled like hi-fi components to blend in under your TV, while many are regular PCs with extra multimedia functions.
What is Windows XP Media Center Edition?
Windows XP Media Center Edition (or XP MCE for short) is basically Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2) without advanced networking support (but including Remote Desktop Connection) and extra applications to turn your PC into a fully fledged Home Theatre PC (HTPC). The main Microsoft Media Center appplication allows a full screen interface suitable for viewing on TVs (pictured below left) and controlled by an easy to use Microsoft remote control device (below right), so you can watch and record TV, view DVDs and listen to audio CDs and digital music files.
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How do I install WinXP MCE?
MCE installs the same way as any other version of Windows XP. However it cannot be installed as an upgrade, you must do a clean install. MCE comes on two disks; a WinXP XP SP2 disc, and the MCE extras disc. Boot from CD1 as you would normally when installing Windows. The setup screens will indicate Windows XP Professional, this is normal. During the graphic part of the install process, you will be prompted to insert CD2. This is obviously the second CD of the set which you should insert, as it contains the necessary extra Media Center enhancements. When it is done, Setup will ask you for the "Windows XP SP2 CD". It is actually just asking for the first disc again, so reinsert it and let it continue.
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What graphics hardware is required for MCE to work correctly?
MCE works with DirectX 9.0c, so ideally your hardware at a minimum needs to be DirectX 9.0 compatible.
MCE requires a minimum of 64mb video RAM (shared or dedicated), 128mb recommended for the full visual "eye-candy" interface effects.
For Nvidia GPU chipsets, MCE drivers can be found here: nVidia Drivers. You'll need at least a Geforce FX5200 for MCE to work (however I have it running on an integrated Geforce 4 MX with no problems).
For ATI GPU chipsets, drivers for MCE can be found here: ATi Drivers. You'll need at least a 9250 for MCE to work, but I understand that the 9200 may also suffice.
Unfortunately, I understand that SiS and Via (S3) chipsets (as found on many mobos with integrated VGA) are NOT MCE compatible. Some Intel integrated VGA chipsets will work now, you should refer to Intel's website for updated drivers. I also understand that Via have introduced MCE compatible drivers for their Epia SP13000 ITX board, again refer to Via's website for correct drivers. However, it is recommended to use an add-in VGA card for best results, unless you have a new board which has integrated Geforce 6100 or ATI Xpress chipsets
What TV hardware works with MCE?
In order to display TV output, MCE requires an MPEG2 stream to display. It cannot encode this itself, so requires a hardware based TV tuner / capture card, such as the Hauppage PVR MCE series, or the MSI Theater 550PRO (above left). The card receives analog video through the aerial connection, or svideo / composite inputs, encodes it into MPEG2 format, which MCE can display.
This type of analog card is required to connect a cable or satellite box (eg Telewest, NTL or Sky in UK). Using the Microsoft remote receiver, two supplied IR blasters affix to the set-top box, so MCE can automatically change channels when needed.
For best picture quality on digital TV though, you can use a software-based DVB-T card, such as the Hauppauge Nova-T or the Black Gold DVB-T (above right). Using a regular aerial, these receive high quality digital terrestrial (OTA) signals (eg the Freeview service in UK), which are broadcast in MPEG2 format, and therefore no encoding is required. In the USA, ATSC is the digital terrestrial standard used, as DVB is not available there.
Unfortunately UK users of DVB-T cards will currently not be able to make use of DVB subtitles, interactive text-based services such as Teletext and BBCi, or listen to the Digital Radio services available on Freeview. UK DVB Digital Audio services are now available with MCE Rollup 2.
Unlike with VGA cards, MCE requires that your TV hardware has special BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) drivers which are MCE compatible. Check your hardware manufacturers website for compatible drivers.
Unfortunately, analogue TV hardware that is software-driven (such as MSI TV@nywhere and Vox) won't work in MCE.
Windows Vista Media Center will introduce support for cable (DVB-C) and satellite (DVB-S)tuner cards
Do I need any other software to make MCE work?
As MCE is essentially based around Windows Media Player 10, you will be aware that WMP cannot play DVDs until you install a suitable DVD codec. This is also the case with MCE, as until you install this MPEG2 codec, MCE won't play ANY video (including TV). So you will also need to purchase additional MCE compatible DVD player software, such as Cyberlink PowerDVD 6, Intervideo WinDVD 6, or Nvidia's DVD Decoder MPEG codec. Results can be varied using different codecs, so it is best to try a trial version of such software to see which gives you the best results before purchasing. You may find that suitable DVD software may already be supplied with some VGA or TV tuner cards.
Anything else I need?
You will also require an internet connection (not imperative, but certainly very useful) in order for MCE to access the internet in order to find and download TV guide listings, and album and artist information when playing CDs, MP3s and WMAs.
Without guide information, you will have to manually schedule TV recordings, and no programme information will be available.
If you are planning on having your Media Center in your living room, the Microsoft Remote Controller will allow you to control all aspects of the MCE interface without the need for a keyboard or mouse connected.
If you are connecting your Media Center to your TV, then your video display device will need TV-out capabilities (S-Video or Composite). S-Video offers better picture quality over composite video, but you will need to ensure your TV supports S-Video input, otherwise you will just see black and white video.
If your TV supports RGB inputs, then you may be able to obtain a VGA > RGB adaptor, which offers even better picture quality (search with Google, there are lots of sites about this). Many modern LCD and plasma TVs also support direct VGA / DVI inputs. VGA > RGB/SCART is only compatible with ATI Radeon VGA cards.
Can I watch one channel while recording another?
Yes, but you will need two identical TV devices, eg 2x DVB-T cards. You cannot have one analogue card, and one digital, as MCE presumes both hardware devices receive same channels, and can pick and choose between them. (However in the USA, you may have two analogue tuners, and one HDTV tuner)
This is straightforward when using two identical DVB-T cards. MCE has a channel list and guide data, so for example you are watching BBC1 on one tuner, MCE uses the other tuner to record the other programme on ITV2. Both cards are receiving the same input.
It gets a little more complicated if you want to do the same with a paid subscription service, such as NTL Cable or Sky Satellite in UK. As well as having two matching tuners (although I understand that some companies, including Hauppage, are releasing "dual-tuner" cards) you will also require two set-top boxes, with a subscription for each, as MCE needs to be able to change the channel on each set-top box seperately.
Good links....
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 homepage
The Green Button - very good MCE community forum
MCESoft - for all sorts of plug-ins and extras for MCE
XPMCE.com - Windows Media Center forums
ukShazam.com - Media Center help & more
Note: MSI is not responsible for the content of external links[/b]
Look out for me in the XPMCE forums if you need further help!
That's about it for now, hope you find it useful. As I think of (meaning "remember" ) other stuff I'll add it above. If you know something that I've missed out, please post below with as much info as you can, and I'll add it to the guide, with a credit to you!
If you need help to solve a problem or want to ask a question, then START your own thread, with as much info as you can, please do NOT post in this thread, this thread is only for tricks,tips and useful reference info.

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nVidia Drivers
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TV does not work anymore on Qosmio G10

Good morning,
TV does not work anymore, may be due to an update. It has been working OK before.
When selecting TV option 'TV direct ' with MCE menu, I get the following error message: "necessary files for video display are not installed or do not work properly, restart MCE or the computer". Restarting MCE and / or G10 does not solve the problem.
-Intervideo WinDVD creator is installed.
-TV PCI tuner seems to work properly (as per hardware status)
Which files can be missing? What needs to be done?
Any help, suggestions, well appreciated.
Thank you to anyone answering this message.

Hello Luciano
Like you know on this way it is not easy to give you precise answer because we dont know what did you done exactly with your Qosmio.
Please try to use System restore tool at first and roll back the operating system to earlier time. Maybe this will help you and the MCE configuration will be as before.
Try it at first.

Need WXP drivers for Satellite A100 (PSAA9)

Hiya,
I've had to re-install Windows XP on my laptop. I don't have the Toshiba drivers CD though.
So I came here to get the drivers but I've no idea which driver goes with which hardware in my Device Manager.
Here's what I need the drivers for under Device Manager...
Ethernet Controller
Mass Storage Controller
Network Controller
PCI Device
PCI Device (again)
SM Bus Controller
Can anyone advise which specific driver I need for each?
Many thanks,
James

Thanks for you replies. I'd already come across that file, but it didn't give many clues. Here's the contents of it...
Component List Satellite A100; Satellite Pro A100; Equium A100
Contents and Installation order
for Windows XPH
Windows XP Home - Windows XP HE/Pro(English) Service Pack2(RTM)
- VALUEADD folder Service Pack2(RTM)
- SUPPORT folder Service Pack2(RTM)
1 Microsoft Internet Explorer V6.0(SP2)
2 DirectX V9.0c(SP2)
3 Windows Media Player 10 V10.00.00.3646
4 Windows Movie Maker V2.1.4026.0
5 Step by Step Interactive Training(HE/Pro) 3.5.25/3.5.23
6 SLP Module OEMSLP2.0 (523759)
7 Microsoft .NET Framework V1.1.4322(SR1)
8 Microsoft Office(R) OneNote(TM) 2003 V11.6360.6360 SP1
9 Hotfix for OLE and COM could allow remote code execution KB873333
10 Hotfix for Issue in HyperTerminal Could Allow Code Execution KB873339
11 Hotfix for Cannot add Windows components in Windows XP KB884018
12 Hotfix for Server Message Block Vulnerability KB885250
13 Hotfix for Issue in Windows Kernel and LSASS KB885835
14 Hotfix for Issue in WordPad Could Allow Code Execution KB885836
15 Hotfix for Cannot use infrared port to transfer data KB885855
16 Hotfix for Windows Firewall My Network (subnet) only KB886185
17 Hotfix for ASP.NET Path Validation Vulnerability KB886903
18 Hotfix for Security Update for Windows Messenger KB887472
19 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Hyperlink Object Library KB888113
20 Hotfix for Windows Could Allow Information Disclosure KB888302
21 Hotfix for Hardware (DEP)-enabled computer KB889673
22 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Microsoft agent KB890046
24 Hotfix for Issue in HTML Help Could Allow Code Execution KB890175
25 Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel KB890859
26 Hotfix for The DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control KB891781
27 Hotfix for adding the Hibernate button KB893056
28 Hotfix for Issues in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB893066(V2)
30 Hotfix for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) KB893357
31 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Telephony service KB893756
32 Hotfix for The Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 KB893803(V2)
33 Hotfix for DBCS file names are not displayed KB894391
34 Hotfix for File Signature Verification tool reports KB894871
35 Hotfix for Availability of Windows XP COM KB895200
36 Hotfix for A Windows XP SP2 computer with multiple processors KB896256(V3)
37 Hotfix for Issue in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution KB896358
38 Hotfix for Issue in Server Message Block KB896422
39 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Print Spooler service KB896423
40 Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Graphics Rendering Engine KB896424
41 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Telnet client KB896428
42 Hotfix for Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer KB896688
44 Hotfix for Vulnerability in step-by-step interactive training KB898458
45 Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in Kerberos KB899587
47 Hotfix for Vulnerability in the Client Service for NetWare KB899589
48 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol KB899591
49 Hotfix for Vulnerabilities in the Windows shell KB900725
50 Hotfix for Vulnerability in the Microsoft Collaboration Data Objects KB901017(KB907245)
51 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Microsoft Color Management Module KB901214
52 Hotfix for Vulnerability in DirectShow KB904706
53 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Network Connection Manager KB905414
54 Hotfix for Vulnerability in Plug and Play KB905749
55 Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment V1.5.0_04
56 Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility V7.2.1.1006
57 Intel 945GM/940GML Display Driver V14.18.2.4436
58 ATI ATI M52P/M54P/M56P Display Driver V8.204-051220a1-029876C
59 Nvidia G72M/G72MV/G73M Display Driver V83.02
60 TI PCI7411(6-in-1) Driver V2.0.0.4
61 Synaptics Luxpad & TouchPad Driver V8.2.9_2
62 Realtek Audio Driver with UAA Bus driver V5.10.0.5200
63 TOSHIBA Software Modem SM2162ALD04
64 Intel 10/100(Ekron)/GbE(Vidaria/Tekoa) Wired LAN Driver V8.0.21.101/V9.2.24
65 Intel 802.11a/g Golan Driver V10.1.0.13a
66 Atheros WirelessLAN 802.11a/g.g Driver V4.1.2.111.i129
67 Intel PRoset Utility for Golan V10.1.0.2w61
68 Atheros Client Utility for WirelessLAN 802.11a/g.g V4.1.1.231.i153
69 Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba V4.00.23(T)
70 Bluetooth Monitor V2.12
71 UPEK Finger Print Utility V5.4.0 Build 2688
72 TOSHIBA Common Modules V1.00.18ST
73 TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility V1.00.01ST
74 TOSHIBA Touchpad ON/OFF Utility V1.00.01ST
75 TOSHIBA Utilities V1.00.07ST
76 TOSHIBA Power Saver V7.03.07.I
77 TPS init V1.0.4.0
78 TOSHIBA SD Memory Card Format V2.1.0.0
79 SD Secure Module V1.0.3
80 TOSHIBA Assist V1.03.00
81 TOSHIBA ConfigFree V5.90.05
82 ConfigFree Demo Screen Saver V1.00.07
83 TOSHIBA Virtual Sound V1.02.01
84 TOSHIBA Speech System V1.00.2511
85 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility V2.0.0.23c
86 TOSHIBA Controls V3.22.2700
87 TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool V3.1.5
88 Recovery Disc Creator for ExpressPlayer-Presto V1.1.0.5
89 CD/DVD Acoustic Silencer V1.00.008
90 DVD-RAM Driver V5.0.2.5
91 InterVideo WinDVD V5.0B11.533-A1222 for ATI
92 WinDVD Creator2 Platinum V2.0B014.376C33-NEN01
93 Record Now! Basic for TOSHIBA V7.31 Build 731B20E
94 DLA for TOSHIBA V5.20 Build 520B11C
95 Adobe Reader V7.0.5
96 TOSHIBA Skins for Windows Media Player V1.00.1121
98 Norton AntiVirus 2006 V12.0.3
99 TOSHIBA Offer(OEM Link) 10/26/2004
100 TOSHIBA User's Manual V1.0
101 TBIOS Driver V2.5USB1
102 TOSHIBA SMBIOS ActiveX Control V1.3
103 Microsoft and Toshiba Product Registration TCL_BC_WinXP_enu_09162004
104 AOL V9.0 Update
105 TOSHIBA Solutions V1.0
106 Talk-2-Toshiba V1.0
107 EULA file of Presto V1.0
108 ISO file of Presto V1.0.020-202821
109 Text file of Presto V1.0.020-202821
110 NiHelper V2.0.0.0
- ProtonPack Master Create Tool V3.01.00
- ProtonPack Recovery Tool V3.01.00
...that 114 different items! And I can see a lot of those items are not mandatory and/or are not drivers. More to point though, it does not solve my problem of needing to know the names of the drivers I should download (as presented on the downloads page) in order to fix my Driver Manager problems?
Cheers,
James

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