Windows Media Player / MPEG Video Compression Corrupt

I seem to be having some kind of compression issue with MPEG videos.

Anytime I click on a video file that is .mpg, Windows Media Player will load the video. Upon first clicking the link, it loads but is corrupt with compression artifacts in the picture (and no sound). Then, If I wait a few seconds (seemingly long enough for the video to load) and click the link again, the video reloads and plays perfectly fine, sound and all.

Here is a screen cap of what I experience upon first loading a video:



And this is the "Properties" information of a typical video file that does
this:

704x384
1.67:1
AC3Filter
MPEG Video Decoder
http://www."addressoffilenamehere"/1.mpg

From a functionality stand point this isn't much of an issue as I have rarely ran into a video that wouldn't play after the second click, once the video has a chance to load for a moment. Also, this does not happen with RealPlayer or QuickTime videos. Already tried reinstalling Windows Media Player but to no avail.

But still, I really would like to know what causes this so I can attempt to eliminate it.

Thanks!

 

Does this file exist entirely on your PC, or are you streaming it
live from the internet?

If it's on the PC, open it in Gspot and post the result in here.

 

This seemingly only happens to mpegs I view on the Internet (hence my theory about needing to load them as after a few seconds, once clicked again they load fine).

 

perhaps it's not meant to be streamed.
Can you provide a link that shows the issue?

 

The only difference in the streaming issue is that I did update my video driver during the last format of my system. Maybe thats what causes the new compression issue?

 

Provide a link so somebody can look at it...