Hi

This could be due to Missing or Outdated DVD (MPEG 2) Video Codec,

I recommend you to use VLC player! Free and works fine, no codec needed to
install

Download VLC Player here [url]www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html[/url]

Thanks

Abi

<phil@croftonstorage.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I hope you can help. I have a Dell Inspiron 1150, which has an AMD
> Turion 64 Processor and 1GB Ram, running Windows Vista Home Basic. The
> machine is about 1 month old and has all the latest patches appleid
> via windows update.
>
> When I playback DVDs using WinDVD that shipped with the laptop, the
> playback is intermittantly frozen, whilst the sounds often continues.
> Often, after a few seconds, the video catches up by playing the
> missing video in a sort of high speed, fast-forward mode, until the
> video and sound catch up. At times, even the sound freezes, and the PC
> struggles to respond to mouse clicks like the processor is being
> hammered. The interruptions occur about every 20-30 seconds.
>
> I have also installed BBC iPlayer (had to do a little registry hack to
> get it to play before you ask about Vista support, but it seems okay -
> DVD skipped prior to iPlayer install), and this has exactly the same
> problem.
>
> I have tried to improve it by turning off wireless networking, Anti-
> virus (AVG Free), Windows Defender etc, it still doesn't improve. I
> don't have much other software installed.
>
> I have also installed the latest Video Drivers for the ATI card that
> is installed.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Phil
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