Windows 2000 locks up on multimedia!

[RicoJ]

I installed Windows 2000 about a week ago and all I can say is WOW! The memory management on it is so much superior to any of the other windows OS. My computer is just screaming fast. Amazing!!

Only one down fall though, I have noticed that when playing multimedia on Windows 2000 (mostly while playing streaming video online) the computer completely locks up about 60%-70% of the time.. not even cntrl alt del works. I must press the reset button to get the computer working again. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

Rico.

 

[Davegod75]

what program you using to play stuff? What is your system? AMD? Have you installed SP1? If you have an AMD system there is an agp patch availble that helps with stuff like that.

 

[RicoJa]

The computer automatically loads a MSN media player window to play the video. I currently have a Celeron 400 with 256KB of RAM and a 16 MEG TNT CL video card.

What is odd is the computer locks up. I have to press the reset button to get it to work again. I load up the site again and the streaming video plays fine. Later on in the day I try playing another streaming video and the darn thing locks up again on its tracks!! The mouse won't even move.. completely frozen.... I am wondering if another program is causing the problem.

 

[RicoJ]

Well I found out what the problem was... my detonator tnt2 drivers.. I installed the tnt drivers that came with Windows 2000 and I do not have any problems now.

 

[The Wildcard]

Haha, yes, using the wrong version drivers in win2k...yeah that could have some problems...lol.