videos in internet explorer

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Bill Leed

I try not to watch videos in Internet Explorer because of the poor quality.
They look terrible! Annoying lines. Overall greenish look. Can't really see
them
clearly.
 
Bill said:
I try not to watch videos in Internet Explorer because of the poor
quality.
They look terrible! Annoying lines. Overall greenish look. Can't
really see them
clearly.
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We can't give you focused troubleshooting because you haven't told us:

1. How do you connect to the Internet? Dialup? Broadband? What ISP?
2. What sort of videos you are trying to watch. Quicktime? Windows Media
Player formats?
3. Are all videos a problem or just some from one particular site? If
the latter, what site?
4. Do videos play fine offline? If not, what video card do you have?

Here is a link to help you make a good newsgroup post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

I don't say this to hurt your feelings but rather to help you get the
answers you need.

Malke
 
Malke said:
We can't give you focused troubleshooting because you haven't told us:

1. How do you connect to the Internet? Dialup? Broadband? What ISP?
2. What sort of videos you are trying to watch. Quicktime? Windows Media
Player formats?
3. Are all videos a problem or just some from one particular site? If
the latter, what site?
4. Do videos play fine offline? If not, what video card do you have?

Here is a link to help you make a good newsgroup post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

I don't say this to hurt your feelings but rather to help you get the
answers you need.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Internet connection is by DSL
I am speaking of Windows Media format, often on MSMBC - in other words,
short news clips.
I do not play videos offline.
I am using the same computer as when I used Windows 98 and then Windows ME.
This trouble started after
instaling Windows XP.
I did not have this trouble using Windows ME, and before I had a DSL
connection.
 
Bill Leed wrote:

Internet connection is by DSL
I am speaking of Windows Media format, often on MSMBC - in other
words, short news clips.
I do not play videos offline.
I am using the same computer as when I used Windows 98 and then
Windows ME. This trouble started after
instaling Windows XP.
I did not have this trouble using Windows ME, and before I had a DSL
connection.
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First update your video card drivers to ones that are specifically for
XP. Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the
drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor. The older Aida32 is good for this, too.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm - Aida32 (hosted on Jim Eshelman's site)

If you still have the problem after installing new drivers, your video
card may be going. Your computer is quite elderly (in computer years)
and you can replace the video card with a basic one very inexpensively.
Or, if you can play other videos just fine (such as Quicktime movie
trailers and/or with Real Player), perhaps you need something more for
your Windows Media Player. If this is the case, then you might want to
post in a newsgroup specifically for Windows Media Player. Here's a
list of all the MS newsgroups:

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

Malke
 
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