Icon Crashes WE

[Guest LMO]

Aloha all. This is an odd one. I converted a videotape into an .avi file.

Now, when I simply place the cursor over the file icon (don't even click at

all) Windows Explorer crashes, and closes down momentarily (clears the

desktop), then comes right back. I can use the .avi file fine from within

programs WMP, etc., but cannot double-click the icon, or, again, even touch

it with the cursor.

What's going on? Any way to correct it?

Thanks!

[Guest Detlev Dreyer]

Re: Icon Crashes WE

 

"LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote:

> Aloha all. This is an odd one. I converted a videotape into an .avi file.

> Now, when I simply place the cursor over the file icon (don't even click

> at all) Windows Explorer crashes, and closes down momentarily (clears the

> desktop), then comes right back. I can use the .avi file fine from within

> programs WMP, etc., but cannot double-click the icon, or, again, even

> touch it with the cursor.

> What's going on? Any way to correct it?

 

SP2 installed? Disable the thumbnail view and see if this article applies:

"Windows Stops Responding When You Click a Large AVI File in Windows Explorer"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822430/en-us

 

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[Guest LMO]

Re: Icon Crashes WE

 

I'm running SP2...

 

"Detlev Dreyer" <detdreyer@flashmail.com> wrote in message

news:a16214c07132d344dfd374fab5bee1a1@d-d.mvps.org...

> "LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote:

>

>> Aloha all. This is an odd one. I converted a videotape into an .avi file.

>> Now, when I simply place the cursor over the file icon (don't even click

>> at all) Windows Explorer crashes, and closes down momentarily (clears the

>> desktop), then comes right back. I can use the .avi file fine from within

>> programs WMP, etc., but cannot double-click the icon, or, again, even

>> touch it with the cursor.

>> What's going on? Any way to correct it?

>

> SP2 installed? Disable the thumbnail view and see if this article applies:

> "Windows Stops Responding When You Click a Large AVI File in Windows

> Explorer"

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822430/en-us

>

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> d-d

[Guest Detlev Dreyer]

Re: Icon Crashes WE

 

"LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote:

> I'm running SP2...

 

Again, disable the thumbnail view via Explorer > View. If this is not

possible (eg. Explorer crash), use Kelly's registry tweak:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm (Line 277, lefthand side)

Good luck.

 

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[Guest RalfG]

Re: Icon Crashes WE

 

Could be that something about the video file is not to spec, possibly as

simple as incorrectly written or incomplete file header information. Open

the AVI in VirtualDub and re-save without re-encoding by using the Direct

Stream Copy setting. Should only take a couple of minutes and will rewrite

the file header information with the correct CODECs etc.. You'll know it

worked if Explorer doesn't crash on the new file. Otherwise you might have

to re-encode the video.

 

Install GSpot to analyse the file. It will list all of your installed

CODECs, including problems it finds with them, and can show you which CODECs

would be used by Windows to render the video and audio in that file.

Sometimes a CODEC being used by Windows to render the file is not perfectly

compatible with the CODEC used to encode the file. DivX and Xvid CODECs for

example both have settings that allow them to render videos encoded with

the other type plus "generic" Mpeg4 encoded videos as well. An older verson

of one may not be perfectly compatible with the newest verson of the other.

It's sometimes better to use the exact CODEC rather than a compatible one.

That said, I've been using FFDSHOW exclusively to render all videos except

DVDs and those using Windows/MS native CODECs.

 

 

"LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote in message

news:468f0475$0$4926$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> Aloha all. This is an odd one. I converted a videotape into an .avi file.

> Now, when I simply place the cursor over the file icon (don't even click

> at all) Windows Explorer crashes, and closes down momentarily (clears the

> desktop), then comes right back. I can use the .avi file fine from within

> programs WMP, etc., but cannot double-click the icon, or, again, even

> touch it with the cursor.

> What's going on? Any way to correct it?

> Thanks!

>

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Icon Crashes WE

 

In addition:

 

100% CPU usage when using Media Player/AVI files

 

AVI Search Remove (Line 74)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

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All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

 

"LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote in message

news:468f0475$0$4926$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> Aloha all. This is an odd one. I converted a videotape into an .avi file.

> Now, when I simply place the cursor over the file icon (don't even click

> at all) Windows Explorer crashes, and closes down momentarily (clears the

> desktop), then comes right back. I can use the .avi file fine from within

> programs WMP, etc., but cannot double-click the icon, or, again, even

> touch it with the cursor.

> What's going on? Any way to correct it?

> Thanks!

>

[Guest LMO]

Re: Icon Crashes WE

 

Thumbnails was already off. I disabled DEP, and it's okay now. Would that be

a problem?

Thank you.

 

"Detlev Dreyer" <detdreyer@flashmail.com> wrote in message

news:d95bae5452c8b27c6ff9d872bcc854ba@d-d.mvps.org...

> "LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote:

>

>> I'm running SP2...

>

> Again, disable the thumbnail view via Explorer > View. If this is not

> possible (eg. Explorer crash), use Kelly's registry tweak:

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm (Line 277, lefthand side)

> Good luck.

>

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> d-d

[Guest Detlev Dreyer]

Re: Icon Crashes WE

 

"LMO" <gcorlin@hawaii.rr.como> wrote:

> Thumbnails was already off. I disabled DEP, and it's okay now. Would

> that be a problem?

 

Well, there is something else wrong in this case. Move the .avi file to a

different (temp) folder, copy some other .avi files into your movie folder

and reenable DEP. If there is no further problem, there is something wrong

with the converted .avi file according to RalfG's posting. If the problem

persists, follow Lady Kelly's advice.

 

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