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[pipsqueak]

Just wondered if you guys have changed anything in MC thats causing me many problems with wmv and .vob files. i keep getting blue screens that all blame the same .dll (ialmdd5.dll). Its an intel direct draw graphics driver used on my laptops integrated graphics chip.

I used the same driver with no problems until about a week ago but suffered a system error and reformatted the hard disk. Ever since the re-install ive been having these problems, which are repeatable and seem to be confined to MC video playback. Apart from the reinstall everything on my system is the same apart from im now using the latest beta - has anything been changed with video playback?

Any ideas?

[JimH]

Did you try updating the driver?  Or Windows update?  IE/Tools/Windows update.

[pipsqueak]

Jim - so there have been no changes to the way video/DVD is played back in the last 10 builds?

i have all the updates, but then i had them all just before i wiped the system also. Im really not sure what's changed...

Ive also noticed that i can't resize DivX and Xvid - the options are there but the screen doesnt resize...i will go compare my filter listing with what i had previously (but think its the same.) Currently i have:

Dsound renderer
Video renderer
AC3 Filter
Overlay mixer
Line 21 Decoder
Intervideo video decoder
DVD navigator

Could any of this be the problem?

thanks
pip

PS. 500th post - shouldnt this make me a 5* supra-master of the empire of something???    

[JimH]

Did you try the suggestions above?

[pipsqueak]

they were already up to date (i reformatted the hard disk and reinstalled everything over the weekend), but i checked again and they are up to date

[Omni]

Not that it's important, but I don't quite get it.  You specifically stated:

...reformatted the hard disk. Ever since the re-install ive been having these problems.

Given this, why are you focusing on changes in MC when, in fact, MC remained the same and instead your entire system changed?

Please understand that I am trying to be helpful here, not difficult.  

This is just wild guess, but perhaps over the weeks, months, or years prior to the reformat, you installed some video software which, in turn, updated your video codecs.  The updated codecs worked fine with your graphics driver whereas, as you have discovered, the MS factory defaults don't. <shrug>

[JimH]

they were already up to date (i reformatted the hard disk and reinstalled everything over the weekend), but i checked again and they are up to date

Meaning that you did IE/Tools/Windows Update?  Yes?  No?

The reason I'm asking is that it could be DirectX that needs to be updated.

[pipsqueak]

fair question...however every single program / download / update is kept in a folder so when i reformat the boot drive i simply install all of them once and in turn.

although im starting to think its a graphics card driver problem...but ive never seen this happen before and i had the same driver:

http://active.mns.ru/drivers/intel/video/Relnotes141.htm

"blue screen error in ialmdd5.DLL while switching between two mpg files on Windows Media Player* 9."

[pipsqueak]

Jim

i just rechecked i have the directx patch already. no critical and no relevant other updates missing

pip

[KingSparta]

I bought a computer with an intel video card on the bother board once, never again.

its peace of crap

get a new video card (ATI or NVIDIA).

if you have a video card slot.

turn off the visuals

[hit_ny]

get a new video card (ATI or NVIDIA).

if you have a video card slot.

turn off the visuals

That might be hard to do since its a laptop.

Just wondered .... i keep getting blue screens that all blame the same .dll (ialmdd5.dll). Its an intel direct draw graphics driver used on my laptops integrated graphics chip.