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Do NOT upgrade to PowerDVD 6!

Discussion in 'Video playback problems' started by climbhigh, Jan 3, 2005.

  1. Deipotent

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    [bold]climbhigh[/bold] - You weren't running under a limited user account by any chance ?

    I ask because I've had some problems when not running under an Admin account on XP Home SP2. For example,

    If I place a DVD in the drive, PowerDVD 6 starts up and loads the DVD menu. At this stage switching between full-screen mode and windowed mode is as quick as normal.

    However, if I play the DVD in full-screen mode for about 10 minutes, then when I switch to windowed mode the redraw of the Desktop is really slow with a lot of disk access. This slow redraw only occurs when running under a Limited User account.

    Anyone know what's going on or have a suggestions on how to speed it up when running under Limited User Account ?
     
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  2. findus

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    u guys all seem clued up, plz help me

    i upgraded to powerdvd 6 now it just hangs and it looks like old powerdvd (that was deleted) tries to load as well

    when i installed pdvd 6 it mentioned that older version was still there, but installed ok but failed to delete older pdvd ?

    [edit] i can delete new pdvd in control panel but same prob when i install again

    any ideas on wot i should do

     
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  3. leshy

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    Similar problem. Downloaded a trial version of Powerdvd 6 and when a DVD+RW dvd was inserted the whole system froze.
     
  4. SmithTV

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    I'm seeing a similar problem. PDVD version 5 works ok but version 6 crashes the whole system as soon as the disc starts to play. If you turn off the hardware accelerator it doesn't crash but the movie isn't watchable either.

    CyberLink's tech support suggested I check that the sound channel isn't muted and some other stuff at that level. They claim the program always checks for compatibility with the hardware before using it.

    At a guess it's something to do with MediaPlayer 9. PDVD 6 installs it but prevents it seeing the DVD drive. Then I guess it borrows component(s) from it.

    Stick with version 5.
     
  5. cerveau

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    I'm getting this momentary pause in playback also,
    its very annoying.

    I have PowerDVD 6 - deluxe

    I have a DELL 2405 FPW monitor, the native res is 1920 x 1200
    didnt someone on this thread say some res's were a problem
    in playback?

    I have :
    DirectX 9.0c
    Nvidia driver 77.77
    enabled hardware acceleration in powerdvd

    The annoying thing is playback is fine when I use WMP10

    My Pc is :

    P4 3.4 Ghz with HT
    ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe mobo
    LG 4163B DVD-RW
    2 Gig 400mhz DDR Ram
    BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra OC 256 ram
    Audigy2
    3 Meg ADSL
    Win XP Pro SP2

    Any advice will be greatfully received.
    Thanks
     
  6. cerveau

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    Well I may have solved the problem I had with the playback
    momentarly pausing........

    Id kept all my drivers fairly upto date except my soundcard ones.

    I still had installed the original 2002 drivers that came on the
    installation CD of my Audigy 2 card.

    After spending a while at the creative site and installing
    most of the driver updates from there......

    The problem appears to have gone away, even switching from full
    screen to windowed, didnt interupt the now flawless playback.

    So old soundcard drivers appears to have been the cause of it.

     
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