Whats The Problem With My Computers Video?
Submitted by admin on November 8, 2009 – 2:07 am3 Comments
If I try to watch any movie or video clip on the internet, windows media player or winamp, the colors turn extremly dark and the only light that can be seen is a redish color. If I reboot my computer it is a temporary fix but when I leave my computer on and go AFK for awhile then it goes back to not working anymore. I don’t want to have to keep rebooting my computer so often. Is this a problem with my graphics card? I know I have the latest driver installed and latest version of direct X. What else could problem be?
It could be that the video than you want to watch is not the type that your computer software can handle.. You may need a Divx Player. Check what type of program it is and ask Google.com for the proper player. There are numerous different players.
1. Check the video card manufacturer’s website for the latest driver version.
2. Run a virus and spyware scan.
3. Run checkdisk (start->run->chkdsk /f)
4. Your video card could be overheating. Open up your computer and blow out the dust with a can of air.
Try downloading Media Player Classic and see if that helps. It sounds like you’ve got a problem with either the player or the codec for whatever file format you’re using.
Media Player Classic Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Player_Classic
To download choose either the XP or Windows 98/ME file.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303
Direct link to it:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=403110
Good luck!
Rick