Video is red

[Guest Rob]

Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

 

All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

(Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows Explorer is

correctly coloured.

Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and also on

an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux. Video also was

fine in the old main XP installation before reinstalling.

I believe the fault has been there since reinstallation, but cannot be

sure.

[Guest JS]

Re: Video is red

 

Have reinstalled the video drivers after you created a fresh/new install of

XP?

If not, then download the drivers from your PC manufacture's or Video card

manufacture's web site.

 

The same goes for your motherboard, sound card, net card, Etc.

 

JS

 

"Rob" <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in message

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> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>

> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows Explorer

> is

> correctly coloured.

> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and also on

> an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux. Video also was

> fine in the old main XP installation before reinstalling.

> I believe the fault has been there since reinstallation, but cannot be

> sure.

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: Video is red

 

Try run,type:DXDIAG Run the Direct X tests...

 

"Rob" wrote:

> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>

> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows Explorer is

> correctly coloured.

> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and also on

> an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux. Video also was

> fine in the old main XP installation before reinstalling.

> I believe the fault has been there since reinstallation, but cannot be

> sure.

>

[Guest RobHK]

Re: Video is red

 

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:14:49 -0400, "JS" <@> wrote:

>Have reinstalled the video drivers after you created a fresh/new install of

>XP?

>If not, then download the drivers from your PC manufacture's or Video card

>manufacture's web site.

>

>The same goes for your motherboard, sound card, net card, Etc.

>

>JS

>

>"Rob" <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in message

>news:Xns9B0927C06874Dinvalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.106...

>> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>>

>> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

>> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows Explorer

>> is

>> correctly coloured.

>> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and also on

>> an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux. Video also was

>> fine in the old main XP installation before reinstalling.

>> I believe the fault has been there since reinstallation, but cannot be

>> sure.

>

 

I've reinstalled everything that was on the original driver

installation disc. This was fine for the previous installation and for

the currrent one on VirtualBox. But it hasn't helped this main

installation. The system is five years old, and over that period I

have reinstalled quite a few times, but this is the first time I have

had this problem.

[Guest RobHK]

Re: Video is red

 

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:18:01 -0700, Andrew E. <eckrichco@msn.com>

wrote:

> Try run,type:DXDIAG Run the Direct X tests...

>

>"Rob" wrote:

>

>> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>>

>> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

>> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows Explorer is

>> correctly coloured.

>> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and also on

>> an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux. Video also was

>> fine in the old main XP installation before reinstalling.

>> I believe the fault has been there since reinstallation, but cannot be

>> sure.

>>

 

I did this and got a message that there were no problems.

[Guest Alec S.]

Re: Video is red

 

Rob wrote (in news:Xns9B0927C06874Dinvalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.106):

> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>

> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows Explorer is

> correctly coloured.

> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and also on

> an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux. Video also was

> fine in the old main XP installation before reinstalling.

> I believe the fault has been there since reinstallation, but cannot be sure.

 

 

Try something for me: get a copy of Karsten Sperling’s Alpha

(http://spiff.de/alpha.html) and run it. Aside from the cool intended feature,

it is a great troubleshooting aid. It occupies the overlay surface of the video

card, which means that videos and such have to be rendered in software instead

of hardware.

 

Run Alpha (make sure it actually runs and does not give an error) and then play

a video to see if it still does it. If it is fine, then there is a problem with

the overlay surface. You will need to use your video card’s control panel to

adjust the overlay colors (reset them to defaults). If it is still red, then

there is something else going on; probably some sort of codec problem. Did you

install a codec pack or something recently?

 

 

--

Alec S.

news/alec->synetech/cjb/net

[Guest Rob]

Re: Video is red

 

"Alec S." <@> wrote in news:#FQAsHiCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Rob wrote (in news:Xns9B0927C06874Dinvalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.106):

>

>> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>>

>> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

>> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows

>> Explorer is correctly coloured.

>> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and

>> also on an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux.

>> Video also was fine in the old main XP installation before

>> reinstalling. I believe the fault has been there since

>> reinstallation, but cannot be sure.

>

>

> Try something for me: get a copy of Karsten Sperling’s Alpha

> (http://spiff.de/alpha.html) and run it. Aside from the cool intended

> feature, it is a great troubleshooting aid. It occupies the overlay

> surface of the video card, which means that videos and such have to be

> rendered in software instead of hardware.

>

> Run Alpha (make sure it actually runs and does not give an error) and

> then play a video to see if it still does it. If it is fine, then

> there is a problem with the overlay surface. You will need to use your

> video card’s control panel to adjust the overlay colors (reset them to

> defaults). If it is still red, then there is something else going on;

> probably some sort of codec problem. Did you install a codec pack or

> something recently?

>

>

 

Thanks. It's now late where I am, but I'll try it tomorrow and let you

know how it goes.

[Guest Rob]

Re: Video is red

 

"Alec S." <@> wrote in news:#FQAsHiCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Rob wrote (in news:Xns9B0927C06874Dinvalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.106):

>

>> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>>

>> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

>> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows

>> Explorer is correctly coloured.

>> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and

>> also on an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux.

>> Video also was fine in the old main XP installation before

>> reinstalling. I believe the fault has been there since

>> reinstallation, but cannot be sure.

>

>

> Try something for me: get a copy of Karsten Sperling’s Alpha

> (http://spiff.de/alpha.html) and run it. Aside from the cool intended

> feature, it is a great troubleshooting aid. It occupies the overlay

> surface of the video card, which means that videos and such have to be

> rendered in software instead of hardware.

>

> Run Alpha (make sure it actually runs and does not give an error) and

> then play a video to see if it still does it. If it is fine, then

> there is a problem with the overlay surface. You will need to use your

> video card’s control panel to adjust the overlay colors (reset them to

> defaults). If it is still red, then there is something else going on;

> probably some sort of codec problem. Did you install a codec pack or

> something recently?

>

>

 

Thanks very much for this advice. Here's what happened:

 

I ran your software and the video was OK.

I went to the Nvidia Control Panel, but the window was blank.

I decided to update the drivers, not simply reinstall the original ones,

as earlier. After the update all was well.

 

I guess the solution was simple in the end, but I'm only a naive user,

not a specialist.

 

Anyway, thanks again.

[Guest Rob]

Re: Video is red

 

Rob <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in news:Xns9B0AAAADE85C0invalidinvalidnet@

193.202.122.102:

> "Alec S." <@> wrote in news:#FQAsHiCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

>

>> Rob wrote (in news:Xns9B0927C06874Dinvalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.106):

>>

>>> Windows XP Home with all service packs and updated.

>>>

>>> All videos play with a dull reddish image, regardless of player used

>>> (Windows MP, VLC, Media Player Classic). The preview in Windows

>>> Explorer is correctly coloured.

>>> Videos play fine on the same machine in a Linux installation, and

>>> also on an XP guest installation in VirtualBox hosted on the Linux.

>>> Video also was fine in the old main XP installation before

>>> reinstalling. I believe the fault has been there since

>>> reinstallation, but cannot be sure.

>>

>>

>> Try something for me: get a copy of Karsten Sperling’s Alpha

>> (http://spiff.de/alpha.html) and run it. Aside from the cool intended

>> feature, it is a great troubleshooting aid. It occupies the overlay

>> surface of the video card, which means that videos and such have to be

>> rendered in software instead of hardware.

>>

>> Run Alpha (make sure it actually runs and does not give an error) and

>> then play a video to see if it still does it. If it is fine, then

>> there is a problem with the overlay surface. You will need to use your

>> video card’s control panel to adjust the overlay colors (reset them to

>> defaults). If it is still red, then there is something else going on;

>> probably some sort of codec problem. Did you install a codec pack or

>> something recently?

>>

>>

>

> Thanks very much for this advice. Here's what happened:

>

> I ran your software and the video was OK.

> I went to the Nvidia Control Panel, but the window was blank.

> I decided to update the drivers, not simply reinstall the original ones,

> as earlier. After the update all was well.

>

> I guess the solution was simple in the end, but I'm only a naive user,

> not a specialist.

>

> Anyway, thanks again.

>

 

It didn't last. It's back again. I tried looking in Nvidia control panel

and it says "Overlay is disabled". (I rebooted after running Alpha so it

shouldn't be that.)

[Guest Alec S.]

Re: Video is red

 

Rob wrote (in news:Xns9B0ACA39EBB06invalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.103):

> Rob <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in news:Xns9B0AAAADE85C0invalidinvalidnet@

>

> It didn't last. It's back again. I tried looking in Nvidia control panel

> and it says "Overlay is disabled". (I rebooted after running Alpha so it

> shouldn't be that.)

 

 

I often use Alpha as a quick and easy way to test if the overlay surface is

already occupied or not. What happens if you run Alpha when the Nvidia panel

says that the overlay is disabled? If it gives an error, then there is something

else that is occupying it, in which case the video should be playing correctly

like you said it did earlier. If it runs without error, then there is a problem

with your drivers if the driver itself can’t access the overlay—did you

uninstall the old ones before installing the new ones? I believe there is a

cleaner for Nvidia drivers, and if not, Driver Cleaner should do it.

 

--

Alec S.

news/alec->synetech/cjb/net

 

 

> > I ran your software and the video was OK.

> > I went to the Nvidia Control Panel, but the window was blank.

> > I decided to update the drivers, not simply reinstall the original ones,

> > as earlier. After the update all was well.

[Guest Rob]

Re: Video is red

 

"Alec S." <@> wrote in news:OPQhFiuCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Rob wrote (in news:Xns9B0ACA39EBB06invalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.103):

>

>> Rob <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in

>> news:Xns9B0AAAADE85C0invalidinvalidnet@

>>

>> It didn't last. It's back again. I tried looking in Nvidia control

>> panel and it says "Overlay is disabled". (I rebooted after running

>> Alpha so it shouldn't be that.)

>

>

> I often use Alpha as a quick and easy way to test if the overlay

> surface is already occupied or not. What happens if you run Alpha when

> the Nvidia panel says that the overlay is disabled? If it gives an

> error, then there is something else that is occupying it, in which

> case the video should be playing correctly like you said it did

> earlier. If it runs without error, then there is a problem with your

> drivers if the driver itself can’t access the overlay—did you

> uninstall the old ones before installing the new ones? I believe there

> is a cleaner for Nvidia drivers, and if not, Driver Cleaner should do

> it.

>

 

Sometimes when I boot NV Control Panel has the disabled message,

sometimes not. But it appears if I run a video. Running Alpha when the

disabled mesage is there appears to work, but as the behaviour is

inconsistent I can't be sure it always does.

 

I downloaded Driver Cleaner, but I don't really understand how to use

it.

[Guest Rob]

Re: Video is red

 

Rob <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in

news:Xns9B0B1FAD4F015invalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.106:

> "Alec S." <@> wrote in news:OPQhFiuCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

>

>> Rob wrote (in

>> news:Xns9B0ACA39EBB06invalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.103):

>>

>>> Rob <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in

>>> news:Xns9B0AAAADE85C0invalidinvalidnet@

>>>

>>> It didn't last. It's back again. I tried looking in Nvidia control

>>> panel and it says "Overlay is disabled". (I rebooted after running

>>> Alpha so it shouldn't be that.)

>>

>>

>> I often use Alpha as a quick and easy way to test if the overlay

>> surface is already occupied or not. What happens if you run Alpha

>> when the Nvidia panel says that the overlay is disabled? If it gives

>> an error, then there is something else that is occupying it, in which

>> case the video should be playing correctly like you said it did

>> earlier. If it runs without error, then there is a problem with your

>> drivers if the driver itself can’t access the overlay—did you

>> uninstall the old ones before installing the new ones? I believe

>> there is a cleaner for Nvidia drivers, and if not, Driver Cleaner

>> should do it.

>>

>

> Sometimes when I boot NV Control Panel has the disabled message,

> sometimes not. But it appears if I run a video. Running Alpha when the

> disabled mesage is there appears to work, but as the behaviour is

> inconsistent I can't be sure it always does.

>

> I downloaded Driver Cleaner, but I don't really understand how to use

> it.

>

>

 

I bit the bullet, although I wasn't 100% sure what I was doing. I

cleaned the drivers, unistalled Nvidia from the Add/Remove programs and

it worked. So i went to the Nvidia site and reinstalled, and all works

fine.

 

Thank you very much indeed for your help.

[Guest Unknown]

Re: Video is red

 

CRT or LCD monitor??

"Rob" <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in message

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> Rob <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in

> news:Xns9B0B1FAD4F015invalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.106:

>

>> "Alec S." <@> wrote in news:OPQhFiuCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

>>

>>> Rob wrote (in

>>> news:Xns9B0ACA39EBB06invalidinvalidnet@193.202.122.103):

>>>

>>>> Rob <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in

>>>> news:Xns9B0AAAADE85C0invalidinvalidnet@

>>>>

>>>> It didn't last. It's back again. I tried looking in Nvidia control

>>>> panel and it says "Overlay is disabled". (I rebooted after running

>>>> Alpha so it shouldn't be that.)

>>>

>>>

>>> I often use Alpha as a quick and easy way to test if the overlay

>>> surface is already occupied or not. What happens if you run Alpha

>>> when the Nvidia panel says that the overlay is disabled? If it gives

>>> an error, then there is something else that is occupying it, in which

>>> case the video should be playing correctly like you said it did

>>> earlier. If it runs without error, then there is a problem with your

>>> drivers if the driver itself can't access the overlay-did you

>>> uninstall the old ones before installing the new ones? I believe

>>> there is a cleaner for Nvidia drivers, and if not, Driver Cleaner

>>> should do it.

>>>

>>

>> Sometimes when I boot NV Control Panel has the disabled message,

>> sometimes not. But it appears if I run a video. Running Alpha when the

>> disabled mesage is there appears to work, but as the behaviour is

>> inconsistent I can't be sure it always does.

>>

>> I downloaded Driver Cleaner, but I don't really understand how to use

>> it.

>>

>>

>

> I bit the bullet, although I wasn't 100% sure what I was doing. I

> cleaned the drivers, unistalled Nvidia from the Add/Remove programs and

> it worked. So i went to the Nvidia site and reinstalled, and all works

> fine.

>

> Thank you very much indeed for your help.