MediaCenter freezes / hangs for one and a half minute

I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
Enterprise.
Works mostly fine, and feels good.

One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
watching pictures.
The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
continue look att the others pics in the dir.
If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
or so.
I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
starts playing after a while.

While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.

When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
again.

I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
problem, but no solution...

PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
Radeon X700.
Should work fine...

Any ideas?
/Stefan

Do you have the latest drivers for you graphics card for Win7 64 bit from
the graphics card chip vendors Website installed?

"Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
> Enterprise.
> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>
> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
> watching pictures.
> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
> or so.
> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
> starts playing after a while.
>
> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>
> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
> again.
>
> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
> problem, but no solution...
>
> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
> Radeon X700.
> Should work fine...
>
> Any ideas?
> /Stefan

update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]




"Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
> Enterprise.
> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>
> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
> watching pictures.
> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
> or so.
> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
> starts playing after a while.
>
> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>
> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
> again.
>
> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
> problem, but no solution...
>
> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
> Radeon X700.
> Should work fine...
>
> Any ideas?
> /Stefan
>
> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>

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The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.

http://www.eset.com

I disagree, the driver from the card manufacture's website is most likely
the same one which the card manufacturer shipped with the card the first
day it was released and it could be years out of date.
If the card has an Nvidia chip get the latest driver from the Nvidia
website, if the card has an ATI/Radeon chip get the latest driver from the
ATI website.

"S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:...
> update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.
>
> regards,
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
>
>
>
> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
>> Enterprise.
>> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>>
>> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
>> watching pictures.
>> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
>> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
>> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
>> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
>> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
>> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
>> or so.
>> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
>> starts playing after a while.
>>
>> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
>> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
>> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>>
>> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
>> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
>> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
>> again.
>>
>> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
>> problem, but no solution...
>>
>> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
>> Radeon X700.
>> Should work fine...
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> /Stefan
>>
>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>
>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>
>> http://www.eset.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>

I meant ATI's as manufacturer's site here. Not the vendor that marketed or
sailed.

with regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]





"Curious" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I disagree, the driver from the card manufacture's website is most likely
> the same one which the card manufacturer shipped with the card the first
> day it was released and it could be years out of date.
> If the card has an Nvidia chip get the latest driver from the Nvidia
> website, if the card has an ATI/Radeon chip get the latest driver from the
> ATI website.
>
> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:...
>> update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.
>>
>> regards,
>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
>>> Enterprise.
>>> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>>>
>>> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
>>> watching pictures.
>>> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
>>> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
>>> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
>>> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
>>> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
>>> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
>>> or so.
>>> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
>>> starts playing after a while.
>>>
>>> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
>>> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
>>> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>>>
>>> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
>>> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
>>> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
>>> again.
>>>
>>> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
>>> problem, but no solution...
>>>
>>> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
>>> Radeon X700.
>>> Should work fine...
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>> /Stefan
>>>
>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>
>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>
>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>
>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>
>> http://www.eset.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>

__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4811 (20100127) __________

The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.

http://www.eset.com

Hi.

I downloaded and tested to install the drivers from ATI.
ATI does not have native drivers for Win7 for this some of their card,
mine fore exampel. But they states that their Vista-drivers should be
fine, even if they dont give support on that.

Anyhow, first I thought it solved the problem, but today, when the
machine have been running for som hours, the problem came back.
I went into the photo-section in MCE, browsed a directory, and it
hanged with a black screen for one and a half minute.
I also noticed that sometimes, it hangs while stepping through pics,
then it also hangs for one and a half minute, but then with the last
shown pic on screen. But, as I said, mostly when going in to a new
dir, and then with black screen.

Can it have somthing to do with that the machine have been on for a
while.
Read somthing about that othera also noticed that...

Here is the other forum-tread I found, but as up till today, no
solutrion.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...3-0dab1d4614b8

Have any more ideas?
Of course, I can buy a new videocard, but I dont know if that is the
problem...

/Stefan




On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:20:52 +0530, "S.Sengupta"
<ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote:

>I meant ATI's as manufacturer's site here. Not the vendor that marketed or
>sailed.
>
>with regards,
>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

>
>
>
>
>
>"Curious" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> I disagree, the driver from the card manufacture's website is most likely
>> the same one which the card manufacturer shipped with the card the first
>> day it was released and it could be years out of date.
>> If the card has an Nvidia chip get the latest driver from the Nvidia
>> website, if the card has an ATI/Radeon chip get the latest driver from the
>> ATI website.
>>
>> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
>>>> Enterprise.
>>>> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>>>>
>>>> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
>>>> watching pictures.
>>>> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
>>>> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
>>>> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
>>>> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
>>>> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
>>>> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
>>>> or so.
>>>> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
>>>> starts playing after a while.
>>>>
>>>> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
>>>> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
>>>> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>>>>
>>>> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
>>>> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
>>>> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
>>>> problem, but no solution...
>>>>
>>>> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
>>>> Radeon X700.
>>>> Should work fine...
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>> /Stefan
>>>>
>>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>>
>>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>
>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>
>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>
>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>
>> http://www.eset.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>
>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
>http://www.eset.com
>
>

Look at the event viewer.

Does it happen only within media center?

What happens if you run the media center set up again? Do you get any black
screen display when running the setup; for example if you click the Watch
Video button when you configure the display characteristics in Windows Media
Center, and then minimize or maximize the window.

regards,

S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]


"Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi.
>
> I downloaded and tested to install the drivers from ATI.
> ATI does not have native drivers for Win7 for this some of their card,
> mine fore exampel. But they states that their Vista-drivers should be
> fine, even if they dont give support on that.
>
> Anyhow, first I thought it solved the problem, but today, when the
> machine have been running for som hours, the problem came back.
> I went into the photo-section in MCE, browsed a directory, and it
> hanged with a black screen for one and a half minute.
> I also noticed that sometimes, it hangs while stepping through pics,
> then it also hangs for one and a half minute, but then with the last
> shown pic on screen. But, as I said, mostly when going in to a new
> dir, and then with black screen.
>
> Can it have somthing to do with that the machine have been on for a
> while.
> Read somthing about that othera also noticed that...
>
> Here is the other forum-tread I found, but as up till today, no
> solutrion.
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...3-0dab1d4614b8
>
> Have any more ideas?
> Of course, I can buy a new videocard, but I dont know if that is the
> problem...
>
> /Stefan
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:20:52 +0530, "S.Sengupta"
> <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>>I meant ATI's as manufacturer's site here. Not the vendor that marketed
>>or
>>sailed.
>>
>>with regards,
>>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Curious" <> wrote in message
>>news:...
>>> I disagree, the driver from the card manufacture's website is most
>>> likely
>>> the same one which the card manufacturer shipped with the card the
>>> first
>>> day it was released and it could be years out of date.
>>> If the card has an Nvidia chip get the latest driver from the Nvidia
>>> website, if the card has an ATI/Radeon chip get the latest driver from
>>> the
>>> ATI website.
>>>
>>> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
>>>>> Enterprise.
>>>>> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>>>>>
>>>>> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
>>>>> watching pictures.
>>>>> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
>>>>> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
>>>>> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
>>>>> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
>>>>> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
>>>>> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
>>>>> or so.
>>>>> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
>>>>> starts playing after a while.
>>>>>
>>>>> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
>>>>> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
>>>>> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>>>>>
>>>>> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
>>>>> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
>>>>> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
>>>>> again.
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
>>>>> problem, but no solution...
>>>>>
>>>>> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
>>>>> Radeon X700.
>>>>> Should work fine...
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>> /Stefan
>>>>>
>>>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>>>
>>>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>>
>>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>
>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>
>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>
>>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>
>>http://www.eset.com
>>
>>
>
> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>

__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4811 (20100127) __________

The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.

http://www.eset.com

If you are running Win7 64 bit were you able to download and install Vista
64 bit drivers?

"Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi.
>
> I downloaded and tested to install the drivers from ATI.
> ATI does not have native drivers for Win7 for this some of their card,
> mine fore exampel. But they states that their Vista-drivers should be
> fine, even if they dont give support on that.
>
> Anyhow, first I thought it solved the problem, but today, when the
> machine have been running for som hours, the problem came back.
> I went into the photo-section in MCE, browsed a directory, and it
> hanged with a black screen for one and a half minute.
> I also noticed that sometimes, it hangs while stepping through pics,
> then it also hangs for one and a half minute, but then with the last
> shown pic on screen. But, as I said, mostly when going in to a new
> dir, and then with black screen.
>
> Can it have somthing to do with that the machine have been on for a
> while.
> Read somthing about that othera also noticed that...
>
> Here is the other forum-tread I found, but as up till today, no
> solutrion.
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...3-0dab1d4614b8
>
> Have any more ideas?
> Of course, I can buy a new videocard, but I dont know if that is the
> problem...
>
> /Stefan
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:20:52 +0530, "S.Sengupta"
> <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>>I meant ATI's as manufacturer's site here. Not the vendor that marketed
>>or
>>sailed.
>>
>>with regards,
>>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Curious" <> wrote in message
>>news:...
>>> I disagree, the driver from the card manufacture's website is most
>>> likely
>>> the same one which the card manufacturer shipped with the card the
>>> first
>>> day it was released and it could be years out of date.
>>> If the card has an Nvidia chip get the latest driver from the Nvidia
>>> website, if the card has an ATI/Radeon chip get the latest driver from
>>> the
>>> ATI website.
>>>
>>> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows 7
>>>>> Enterprise.
>>>>> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>>>>>
>>>>> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
>>>>> watching pictures.
>>>>> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
>>>>> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
>>>>> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
>>>>> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
>>>>> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
>>>>> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
>>>>> or so.
>>>>> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
>>>>> starts playing after a while.
>>>>>
>>>>> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
>>>>> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
>>>>> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>>>>>
>>>>> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
>>>>> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
>>>>> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
>>>>> again.
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
>>>>> problem, but no solution...
>>>>>
>>>>> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
>>>>> Radeon X700.
>>>>> Should work fine...
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>> /Stefan
>>>>>
>>>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>>>
>>>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>>
>>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>
>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>
>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>
>>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>
>>http://www.eset.com
>>
>>

This is from ATI's site:-

Ref:-
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

If one selects Windows 7 64-bit Edition > Radeon > Radeon x700 Series


"Note: AMD's DirectX 9 ATI Radeon graphics accelerators are not officially
supported under Windows 7. If the user chooses to, they can install the
ATI Catalyst Windows Vista graphics driver under Windows 7. Please be
aware that none of the new Windows 7 graphics driver (WDDM 1.1) features are
supported (as the Windows Vista level graphics driver is limited to WDDM 1.0
level support). Using the ATI Catalyst Windows Vista driver under Windows 7
is not officially supported by AMD, and as such AMD will not provide any
form of customer support for users running in this configuration"

Ref:-
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...8&lang=English

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]


"Curious" <> wrote in message
news:...
> If you are running Win7 64 bit were you able to download and install Vista
> 64 bit drivers?
>
> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi.
>>
>> I downloaded and tested to install the drivers from ATI.
>> ATI does not have native drivers for Win7 for this some of their card,
>> mine fore exampel. But they states that their Vista-drivers should be
>> fine, even if they dont give support on that.
>>
>> Anyhow, first I thought it solved the problem, but today, when the
>> machine have been running for som hours, the problem came back.
>> I went into the photo-section in MCE, browsed a directory, and it
>> hanged with a black screen for one and a half minute.
>> I also noticed that sometimes, it hangs while stepping through pics,
>> then it also hangs for one and a half minute, but then with the last
>> shown pic on screen. But, as I said, mostly when going in to a new
>> dir, and then with black screen.
>>
>> Can it have somthing to do with that the machine have been on for a
>> while.
>> Read somthing about that othera also noticed that...
>>
>> Here is the other forum-tread I found, but as up till today, no
>> solutrion.
>> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...3-0dab1d4614b8
>>
>> Have any more ideas?
>> Of course, I can buy a new videocard, but I dont know if that is the
>> problem...
>>
>> /Stefan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:20:52 +0530, "S.Sengupta"
>> <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>I meant ATI's as manufacturer's site here. Not the vendor that marketed
>>>or
>>>sailed.
>>>
>>>with regards,
>>>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Curious" <> wrote in message
>>>news:...
>>>> I disagree, the driver from the card manufacture's website is most
>>>> likely
>>>> the same one which the card manufacturer shipped with the card the
>>>> first
>>>> day it was released and it could be years out of date.
>>>> If the card has an Nvidia chip get the latest driver from the Nvidia
>>>> website, if the card has an ATI/Radeon chip get the latest driver from
>>>> the
>>>> ATI website.
>>>>
>>>> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.
>>>>>
>>>>> regards,
>>>>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows
>>>>>> 7
>>>>>> Enterprise.
>>>>>> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
>>>>>> watching pictures.
>>>>>> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
>>>>>> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
>>>>>> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
>>>>>> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
>>>>>> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
>>>>>> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
>>>>>> or so.
>>>>>> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
>>>>>> starts playing after a while.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
>>>>>> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
>>>>>> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
>>>>>> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
>>>>>> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
>>>>>> problem, but no solution...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
>>>>>> Radeon X700.
>>>>>> Should work fine...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>> /Stefan
>>>>>>
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Hi guys.

I'm running Windows 7 32-bit, not 64-bit.

And, yes, I have read that, not officially supported drivers.
But the behaivior is the same with Microsofts drivers, and ATIs
"Vista"-drivers. Is it then a driverprob?
Of course , it can definitly be a hardware-prob, but I dont know...

I havnt runned the setup again, but as I said, the problem does not
com always...
And often when the machine has been running for a while.

In the thread I rffer to in my earlier post there is also talk about
videocards, but people the have problem with both ATI and Nvidia
cards...
Maybe I'll see if I can find another graphic-card and test with...
Or do you have any other ideas?
/Stefan


On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:49:10 +0530, "S.Sengupta"
<ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote:

>
>This is from ATI's site:-
>
>Ref:-
>http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
>
>If one selects Windows 7 64-bit Edition > Radeon > Radeon x700 Series
>
>
>"Note: AMD's DirectX 9 ATI Radeon graphics accelerators are not officially
>supported under Windows 7. If the user chooses to, they can install the
>ATI Catalyst Windows Vista graphics driver under Windows 7. Please be
>aware that none of the new Windows 7 graphics driver (WDDM 1.1) features are
>supported (as the Windows Vista level graphics driver is limited to WDDM 1.0
>level support). Using the ATI Catalyst Windows Vista driver under Windows 7
>is not officially supported by AMD, and as such AMD will not provide any
>form of customer support for users running in this configuration"
>
>Ref:-
>http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...8&lang=English
>
>regards,
>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
>
>"Curious" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> If you are running Win7 64 bit were you able to download and install Vista
>> 64 bit drivers?
>>
>> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> I downloaded and tested to install the drivers from ATI.
>>> ATI does not have native drivers for Win7 for this some of their card,
>>> mine fore exampel. But they states that their Vista-drivers should be
>>> fine, even if they dont give support on that.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, first I thought it solved the problem, but today, when the
>>> machine have been running for som hours, the problem came back.
>>> I went into the photo-section in MCE, browsed a directory, and it
>>> hanged with a black screen for one and a half minute.
>>> I also noticed that sometimes, it hangs while stepping through pics,
>>> then it also hangs for one and a half minute, but then with the last
>>> shown pic on screen. But, as I said, mostly when going in to a new
>>> dir, and then with black screen.
>>>
>>> Can it have somthing to do with that the machine have been on for a
>>> while.
>>> Read somthing about that othera also noticed that...
>>>
>>> Here is the other forum-tread I found, but as up till today, no
>>> solutrion.
>>> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...3-0dab1d4614b8
>>>
>>> Have any more ideas?
>>> Of course, I can buy a new videocard, but I dont know if that is the
>>> problem...
>>>
>>> /Stefan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:20:52 +0530, "S.Sengupta"
>>> <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I meant ATI's as manufacturer's site here. Not the vendor that marketed
>>>>or
>>>>sailed.
>>>>
>>>>with regards,
>>>>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Curious" <> wrote in message
>>>>news:.. .
>>>>> I disagree, the driver from the card manufacture's website is most
>>>>> likely
>>>>> the same one which the card manufacturer shipped with the card the
>>>>> first
>>>>> day it was released and it could be years out of date.
>>>>> If the card has an Nvidia chip get the latest driver from the Nvidia
>>>>> website, if the card has an ATI/Radeon chip get the latest driver from
>>>>> the
>>>>> ATI website.
>>>>>
>>>>> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> update your graphic card driver from the manufacturer site.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Stefan Sjoberg" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>> I reinstalled my MediaCenter-PC some weeks ago from Vista to Windows
>>>>>>> 7
>>>>>>> Enterprise.
>>>>>>> Works mostly fine, and feels good.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One thing I have problem with is that it freezes periodicly when
>>>>>>> watching pictures.
>>>>>>> The scenario is when I go into Pictures and videos, browse to a
>>>>>>> directory, and clicks on a pic the screen goes black. If I wait for
>>>>>>> about one - one and a half minute, it shows the pic, and then I can
>>>>>>> continue look att the others pics in the dir.
>>>>>>> If I go back and go into another directory it often goes fine, and I
>>>>>>> can look. But suddenly, it hangs again, and stays hanged for a minute
>>>>>>> or so.
>>>>>>> I sometimes also got it then looking at an avi/mpg, it hangs, and
>>>>>>> starts playing after a while.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> While it hangs I cant do anything with the remote.
>>>>>>> If I take a keyboard I can Alt+Tab and go to Windows Desktop. There
>>>>>>> everything is fine, but when Alt+Tab:ing into MCE it still hangs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When in Windows, I can look in taskmanager and see that wmplayer.exe
>>>>>>> is using 50-60 % of CPU-utilization. After a minite and a half, the
>>>>>>> CPU Util goes down, and thats when everything starts working in MCE
>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I saw another thread on another forum where people had the same
>>>>>>> problem, but no solution...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PC is an FujitsuSiemens AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, ATI
>>>>>>> Radeon X700.
>>>>>>> Should work fine...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>> /Stefan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus
>>>>>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> signature database 4811 (20100127) __________
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.eset.com
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>>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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