Vista Freezes during DVD playback

Hi,

I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate solution.
When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it runs
for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
computer starts responding again...

The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card (Nvidia
6600).

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Aaron

My guess would be some RAM or Virtual Memory problem. Run the Memory
diagnostics in Admin Tools. You might consider trying it While you play a
problem DVD.

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"Aaron" <> wrote in message
news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
> Hi,
>
> I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
> solution.
> When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it runs
> for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
> computer starts responding again...
>
> The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
> (Nvidia
> 6600).
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron

I ran the diagnostic tool. No problems were detected. It happens with all DVD
videos when I try to watch them.

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> My guess would be some RAM or Virtual Memory problem. Run the Memory
> diagnostics in Admin Tools. You might consider trying it While you play a
> problem DVD.
>
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>
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> .
> "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
> > solution.
> > When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it runs
> > for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
> > computer starts responding again...
> >
> > The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
> > (Nvidia
> > 6600).
> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Aaron
>

Did you check for latest driver at the Nvidia website?

"Aaron" <> wrote in message
news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
> Hi,
>
> I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
> solution.
> When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it runs
> for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
> computer starts responding again...
>
> The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
> (Nvidia
> 6600).
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron

As I stated in my first post, "I have the latest driver for my graphics card"
It was the first step I took to try and rectify this problem.


"Bob" wrote:

> Did you check for latest driver at the Nvidia website?
>
> "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
> > solution.
> > When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it runs
> > for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
> > computer starts responding again...
> >
> > The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
> > (Nvidia
> > 6600).
> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Aaron
>
>

"Aaron" <> wrote in message
news:2D41BDEC-3C48-42AA-93E1-...
> As I stated in my first post, "I have the latest driver for my graphics
> card"
> It was the first step I took to try and rectify this problem.


I know. I'm asking if you checked for the latest driver at the Nvidia
website as opposed to checking via the Device Manager.



>
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Did you check for latest driver at the Nvidia website?
>>
>> "Aaron" <> wrote in message
>> news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
>> > solution.
>> > When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it
>> > runs
>> > for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
>> > computer starts responding again...
>> >
>> > The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
>> > (Nvidia
>> > 6600).
>> >
>> > Any help would be much appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Aaron
>>
>>

Yes, I went to the Nvidia site and downloaded the latest driver the had on
there.

"Bob" wrote:

>
> "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> news:2D41BDEC-3C48-42AA-93E1-...
> > As I stated in my first post, "I have the latest driver for my graphics
> > card"
> > It was the first step I took to try and rectify this problem.
>
>
> I know. I'm asking if you checked for the latest driver at the Nvidia
> website as opposed to checking via the Device Manager.
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you check for latest driver at the Nvidia website?
> >>
> >> "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> >> news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
> >> > solution.
> >> > When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it
> >> > runs
> >> > for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
> >> > computer starts responding again...
> >> >
> >> > The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
> >> > (Nvidia
> >> > 6600).
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Aaron
> >>
> >>
>
>

I'm running a media file that I have on my PC to determine whether it is due
to the DVD player which is a suspect in my mind as it doesn't have a
manufacturuer's driver because LG don't do it , nor have they even included
the GSA-62N as a model of theirs in Support.

"Aaron" wrote:

> Yes, I went to the Nvidia site and downloaded the latest driver the had on
> there.
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> > news:2D41BDEC-3C48-42AA-93E1-...
> > > As I stated in my first post, "I have the latest driver for my graphics
> > > card"
> > > It was the first step I took to try and rectify this problem.
> >
> >
> > I know. I'm asking if you checked for the latest driver at the Nvidia
> > website as opposed to checking via the Device Manager.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Bob" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Did you check for latest driver at the Nvidia website?
> > >>
> > >> "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> > >> news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
> > >> > Hi,
> > >> >
> > >> > I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
> > >> > solution.
> > >> > When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it
> > >> > runs
> > >> > for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
> > >> > computer starts responding again...
> > >> >
> > >> > The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
> > >> > (Nvidia
> > >> > 6600).
> > >> >
> > >> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> > Aaron
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >

It appears to be the DVD writer. It's a LG GSA-H62N, LG aren't offering any
help on the issue even when I contact customer support they offered no help.
Does anyone know of an alternate driver for this product other than the one
Vista automatically uses?

Thanks,

aaron

"Aaron" wrote:

> I'm running a media file that I have on my PC to determine whether it is due
> to the DVD player which is a suspect in my mind as it doesn't have a
> manufacturuer's driver because LG don't do it , nor have they even included
> the GSA-62N as a model of theirs in Support.
>
> "Aaron" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I went to the Nvidia site and downloaded the latest driver the had on
> > there.
> >
> > "Bob" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> > > news:2D41BDEC-3C48-42AA-93E1-...
> > > > As I stated in my first post, "I have the latest driver for my graphics
> > > > card"
> > > > It was the first step I took to try and rectify this problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > I know. I'm asking if you checked for the latest driver at the Nvidia
> > > website as opposed to checking via the Device Manager.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Bob" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Did you check for latest driver at the Nvidia website?
> > > >>
> > > >> "Aaron" <> wrote in message
> > > >> news:52FB8354-7742-46E3-ABF9-...
> > > >> > Hi,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I've seen this problem around but haven't come across an adequate
> > > >> > solution.
> > > >> > When I play a DVD on my computer either in media center or in WMP, it
> > > >> > runs
> > > >> > for a while the just freezes up the computer. After about 5 minutes the
> > > >> > computer starts responding again...
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The dvd was brand new, I have the latest driver for my graphics card
> > > >> > (Nvidia
> > > >> > 6600).
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Any help would be much appreciated.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Aaron
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >