Video problems with Vista?

It seems like there are a large number of complaints of videos abruptly stopping/crashing on Windows PC systems using Vista, far more than on XP systems. Is this true, and does Apple recognize it?

Hey Phi Guy,
I have seen video play on several Windows Vista computers with no problems.
There may a configuration issue on the specific computer, this article provides some general tips:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305392
Jason

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