video not playing on win7

[jatti]

Hi,

Thanks for reading my post.
I just installed WIN 7 on my laptop. Everything went well..
but i am not able to play any videos (any format) on wmp or media center .. i even tried jetaudio... m laptop just hangs...
I figured it was driver issue,,, so i updated the vga driver but still ....

System specs:
Processor:AMD turion 64 ML -34 processor
Laptop make: Acer aspire 5004
It has onboard graphics card (SIS 760 GX) with 1.5gb of ram....
Please help me find the needed driver otherwise i would have to revert back to XP.....

WIN 7 is much faster than XP ... please

 

[skunksmash]

Hi jatti & welcome......


are you able to run flash vids at all...?? if not try THIS


if that does not help you could try this.... Klite codec pack



SK

 

[jatti]

Hi Skunkmash,

thanks for your reply.....
Ya i am i did install flash player it is playing well...
I have already tried using CCCP codec pack ... used its default settings... still the problem remains.,.,.... my pc just freezes.....

 

[skunksmash]

OK..... so you updated your GFX drivers, what are the temps like on your laptop..??
it could be overheating when stressed

download this app & have it running when the system locks up..... Everest

then report back.....



SK

 

[jatti]

Hi,
As per your suggestion i installed everest on my laptop... now the thing is just as i run any video , it just freezes...the only way the bugger responds is "hard boot"..
Win did install the necassory updates , gpu drivers... but the problem is still there...
Please do help////

 

[skunksmash]

what temps do you have idle..?? does it feel like it runs hot..??, it seems to me whenever you try anything complex it freezes, i take it before you put W7 on the lappy worked fine, yes..??

try this...... download this app ORTHOS its a stress tester, this will determine if its only a driver problem or it is infact H/W related, if the system freezes or fails when you run it then its not just video related...


SK

 

[jatti]

Thanks Skunkmash for ur post....Just to quote you

what temps do you have idle..?? does it feel like it runs hot..??, it seems to me whenever you try anything complex it freezes, i take it before you put W7 on the lappy worked fine, yes..??

1. No it doesnt run hot... and runs at same optimum temprature same as in Xp.. i tested it in everest..
   
2. As far as complex is concerned i ran all office applications i.e. outlook , powerpint , visio, one note , (all 2007 one'e) on it ... it ran well simultanously
   

Ya you are right in XP everything runs perfectly….the only issue I am facing is with video only with WIN 7 …
I will come back with results with “orthos” by tomorrow

 

[duramas]

I think the issue might be with SiS GFX and Windows 7 because I have a SiS integrated GFX and have issues playing video no matter what drivers I use or compatibility settings.

Tried drivers from Intel's website with XP compatibility, drivers from Windows Update and a combination of the two, only time I can actually play the video without the screen freaking out is with no drivers installed at all.

 

[witak]

same problem by me on 915 intel chipset

 

[ittech]

try installing vlc player, i am currently using both it and wmp on my lap with integrated graphics with just great results. if you can run vlc without issue, then that eliminates some potential lines of thought or narrows down potential issue.

 

[natebee]

Same Problems!!

Yeah, I have the same issue... A temporary fix is using the generic VGA drivers, system doesn't hang with those... BUT Win7 thinks my video isn't up to snuff for the Aero Glass visual styles, so I can't have those. I tried XP drivers, they work until I try and do full screen video OR Live Messenger (which is suuuper strange).. I've also tried Vista drivers, I got the blue screen of death. So to temporarily solve your issue upgrade your driver, choose "I want to pick a device from a list" and pick "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" and reboot... should be good to use.

 

[baarod]

Yeah, I have the same issue... A temporary fix is using the generic VGA drivers, system doesn't hang with those... BUT Win7 thinks my video isn't up to snuff for the Aero Glass visual styles, so I can't have those. I tried XP drivers, they work until I try and do full screen video OR Live Messenger (which is suuuper strange).. I've also tried Vista drivers, I got the blue screen of death. So to temporarily solve your issue upgrade your driver, choose "I want to pick a device from a list" and pick "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" and reboot... should be good to use.

What video hardware?

 

[aeriolewinters]

You're probably using XDDM Drivers.... It's been an issue with this beta... the only solution here is to have a WDDM-compliant graphics card.

Try using overlays on MPC.

 

[natebee]

I have NO idea what your talking about.. I'm not that deep into computers.. I know the basics really.

Its a SiS Ultra256 chip set, according to the specs on my board.

 

[baarod]

I have NO idea what your talking about.. I'm not that deep into computers.. I know the basics really.

Its a SiS Ultra256 chip set, according to the specs on my board.

The SiS Ultra256 graphics core otherwise known as the Mirage 2 is integrated into the SiS 760 chipset. I found a driver that's supposed to work on 7 from the Windows Update Catalog and uploaded it here http://tr.im/baarod

 

[natebee]

Thanks for that info.. It came up as Mirage 2 when I installed my XP drivers. I tried to use the driver you sent me, but I think that was designed for 64bit operation, I am using 32bit... my bad, shoul dhave told you that. Do you have the 32bit version of those drivers?

 

[NosferatuX]

Please read the post made by Chappy here about playing media files in WMP and using a Windows 7 Codec Pack. Information here might provide the key in answering the faults in the issues you've encountered.

Cheers

 

[baarod]

Thanks for that info.. It came up as Mirage 2 when I installed my XP drivers. I tried to use the driver you sent me, but I think that was designed for 64bit operation, I am using 32bit... my bad, shoul dhave told you that. Do you have the 32bit version of those drivers?

I verified the driver package is definately for Windows 7 32-bit. I uploaded XP drivers that might work because they were only a few months old.

If you need help loading the drivers let me know and I can post step by step instructions.

 

[natebee]

Well... I opened the cab file with windows explorer then copied them into a regular folder, then I went to upgrade the driver using the manual option, choosing it from a list then using the "Have Disk" option, pointing it to the folder where I copied the files from the cab file.... is that the right way to do it? I get a message saying its not compatible with 32bit... so I dunno what happened there

 

[natebee]

Alright, i got it to install. Does the same thing the update for the SiS chipset does through windows update... It freezes up during start-up. Am I SOL with this onboard video or what? Do I have to buy a card that has Windows 7 drivers available?