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Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2011, 07:57:17 PM »
Please, post some computer info:
- processor type, amount of RAM (hold Windows logo key , hit Pause/Break key)
- hard drive size/free space (open "My Computer", right click on hard drive letter, click "Properties")
- security programs in use (antivirus, firewall)

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    Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
    « Reply #16 on: January 30, 2011, 02:39:03 AM »
    Please, post some computer info:
    - processor type, amount of RAM (hold Windows logo key , hit Pause/Break key)
    - hard drive size/free space (open "My Computer", right click on hard drive letter, click "Properties")
    - security programs in use (antivirus, firewall)


    i have around 6 GB left.

    Neither of the above is the issue because a few days ago when my pc worked right for a day, all my things were the same as nw.

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    Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
    « Reply #17 on: January 30, 2011, 09:23:49 AM »
    As stated before, you have very little of RAM. Vista, or 7 needs at least 2GB of RAM to play nicely.
    Your processor is very slow too.
    6GB left where? Hard drive free space? How big is the drive?
    Is it Vista, or 7?

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      Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
      « Reply #18 on: January 30, 2011, 10:11:45 AM »
      As stated before, you have very little of RAM. Vista, or 7 needs at least 2GB of RAM to play nicely.
      Your processor is very slow too.
      6GB left where? Hard drive free space? How big is the drive?
      Is it Vista, or 7?

      6GB on the hard drive.
      Its Windows 7.

      And like i said, its not because of the RAM. The other day my videos played normally with the same exact amount of RAM i have now.

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      Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
      « Reply #19 on: January 30, 2011, 02:13:56 PM »
      512M of RAM is not much...
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        Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
        « Reply #20 on: January 30, 2011, 09:53:00 PM »
        512M of RAM is not much...

        Like i said, my videos worked fine forever with 512 MB.
        The other day, i had Firefox open, a download program open and i was playing a video on VLC in Full Screen with no problem while having 512 MB of RAM

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        Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
        « Reply #21 on: January 30, 2011, 10:05:59 PM »
        You don't say where these video are coming  from, but I'm guessing YouTube.  One possibility is as processors have gotten faster and most machines have more and more RAM, more and more videos are being made in higher definition which demands more of a computer.

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        Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
        « Reply #22 on: January 30, 2011, 10:18:22 PM »

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        Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
        « Reply #23 on: January 30, 2011, 10:43:00 PM »
        Try playing a DVD disc movie on your PC using your media software aside from the aforemention.

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          Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
          « Reply #24 on: February 04, 2011, 09:57:25 AM »
          You don't say where these video are coming  from, but I'm guessing YouTube.  One possibility is as processors have gotten faster and most machines have more and more RAM, more and more videos are being made in higher definition which demands more of a computer.

          im telling you, its some type of virus or malware.
          i got my videos to work correctly yesterday but for some reason whenever my pc turns off on its own i'll have the problem again when i star tit back up.

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          Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
          « Reply #25 on: February 04, 2011, 01:38:50 PM »
          " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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          Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
          « Reply #26 on: February 04, 2011, 01:44:09 PM »
          I guess, this will happen to your first, before some will understand:


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          Re: Can't Watch Any Videos On My PC...
          « Reply #27 on: February 04, 2011, 02:32:40 PM »
           :P
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