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> 1. It might help to know what if any error messages that the system displays
Illegal operation by MJ, every time.
> 2. if in playing now, turn off visuals
> 3. make sure your video board drivers are at the most current. many times the video cart\driver will crash the system.
> 4. change OS to something ore stable like Windows 2000\XP
> 5. try Media Center 10
> 6. buy a new computer (i am not trying to be a smart ass) but out dated systems and os will not work sometimes with newer programs, it is just a fact of life.
OK, some good ideas mostly, ty. I managed to get it to run again and its been ok since, will have to see.
It does seem to be associated with the visuals: the last crash was when it changed visual, and playing with visual settings has caused several crashes.
I've changed the visuals to minimum res (CPU was maxed out all the time running only MJ), and its behaved fine today - so I'll give it a bit of time to see what haps before I do more.
Thanks for your ideas: if necessary I'll try some of them. But not the new puter, heh! :) Only just got this one.
Regards, Tab