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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Windows => Topic started by: larryrup on March 04, 2015, 01:36:20 pm

Title: Playing video through MC destroys Win 8.1
Post by: larryrup on March 04, 2015, 01:36:20 pm

Windows needs to be re-installed or restored after any attempt to play video in MC.  Windows runs just fine, but there is no video through HDMI cable

I recently installed a new graphics card on another PC and VCL player exhibited the same problem.  NVIDA support walked me through the uninstall process of any Win update in August 2014.  Fixed problem.  I tried this on the PC I am referring to without success.  I need to be careful NOT to play any video through MC, to avoid a lot* of time restoring.  BTW, I replace the motherboard as Intel thought it could be it's HDMI connector.  It wasn't.

I played video through MC since v17 so the problem was introduced either with a windows update or a MC update.  Microsoft want me to buy a service contract to report a bug!

Hard to believe others haven't experienced this problem.

Any help?

Thanks

Larry

*Reading the David Carr memoir where he credits some smart guy with teaching him a lot was not one word :)

Title: Re: Playing video through MC destroys Win 8.1
Post by: JimH on March 04, 2015, 01:45:53 pm

That's not an MC problem.  Sorry.  Video driver would be the likely suspect.  Try an older one.

Title: Re: Playing video through MC destroys Win 8.1
Post by: Hendrik on March 04, 2015, 01:52:55 pm

Sounds like it may be changing the resolution to one thats not supported. Check in MC Options -> Video -> Display Settings and set "Display Settings automatic change mode" and set it to "Off" if its anything else.