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Date Posted: 14:19:42 04/15/07 Sun
Author: Deemus
Subject: Another question

Thanks again for the help for my first question, a few posts down. I was able to un-install, then re-install, and it seems to be fine.

Now, the new question: Our DVD player is choosing not to work at the moment, so I put the DVD (JAG II) in the computer, as we have Windows Media Player. I figured out how to play it, and I watched the whole episode, but the video was jerky, and was a second or two behind the audio. It wasn't jumpy like a DVD player stopping, where the picture may break up and it stops for several seconds. This was just continually...well, not smooth. I could watch it OK, and the audio sounded fine. Does anyone know what to do to smooth things up? The computer is not very new--it's a Dell, probably 6 or 7 years old, with Windows XP (which was loaded on a few years ago by a friend/computer expert who now, unfortunately, is living in Atlanta!). Anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

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[> DH (the resident computer nerd in the family) said his first guess would be that your DVD drive needs to be replaced. If it's original to the computer (6-7 years as you said), then you should feel lucky that any of it still works at all! LOL -- JAG Junkie (Ronda), 17:02:41 04/15/07 Sun [1]

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[> this may not help at all - but I prefer real player to windows player- I find it works more smoothly for me. -- chris k, 17:43:13 04/16/07 Mon [1]

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[> Deemus, you might try closing all other applications. It could be that there isn't enough memory to run it. You could even have things running in your background you don't know about. You can check CPU usage by right clicking on your task bar and bring up task manager. Click on performance. Your CPU may be occupied by programs running in your background. -- judi, 12:58:21 04/17/07 Tue [1]

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[> [> How much CPU usage should there be? When I checked the way you suggested, the little graph bounced around between about 7% and 13%. There were other numbers about available space, and paged whatever, and other mysterious (to me) things. Any thoughts on this? -- Deemus (thanking all who send suggestions), 17:41:31 04/17/07 Tue [1]

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[> [> [> I forgot to add--when I ran the DVD, there was nothing else on (at least, nothing I had put on). I started from the screen that shows up when I turn on the computer. -- Deemus, 17:43:00 04/17/07 Tue [1]

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