Upgraded video card - Videos only display when hardware acceleration set to none

rej3kted · 08-31-2006, 09:17 AM

I upgraded from a Radeon 9250 to Geforce 6200 and for some reason, when I try to play videos, all I get is a black screen unless if I set the hardware acceleration to none. I tried reinstalling my divx/xvid codecs which didn't help. Any ideas?

StaticInMyHead · 08-31-2006, 11:05 PM

Well since you made the move from an ATI card to an Nvidia card, you might want to make sure that none of those old ATI drivers are still lingering around.

Download the driver cleaner program here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...-Cleaner.shtml

**Cellus** · 09-01-2006, 01:25 AM

You can find the latest version of Driver Cleaner at the official website:

http://www.drivercleaner.net

A good idea is to run the standard ATi uninstall utility then run Driver Cleaner.

You can find the latest stable version of NVidia ForceWare drivers from the following link, which is v91.31 (WHQL Certified):

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_91.31.html

Indoril Nerevar · 09-01-2006, 01:33 AM

Actually, the 91.31's are very buggy, and may cause you problems. I recommend you use the older 84.21's instead.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_84.21.html

If the above suggestions don't help, read "Posting System Specs" in my signature, and post your full specs for us.

**Cellus** · 09-01-2006, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indoril Nerevar

Actually, the 91.31's are very buggy, and may cause you problems. I recommend you use the older 84.21's instead.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_84.21.html

If the above suggestions don't help, read "Posting System Specs" in my signature, and post your full specs for us.

A very good fact to take note of. How they got WHQL certified is beyond me.

rej3kted · 09-01-2006, 09:23 AM

I cleaned out the old ATI drivers, didn't help at all =\ I'll try downgrading my drivers next - thanks for all the responses by the way, I hope to get this problem fixed soon.

Edit: Downgrading worked, thanks much for all your help

08-31-2006, 09:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
rej3kted Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2 OS: windows XP	Upgraded video card - Videos only display when hardware acceleration set to none I upgraded from a Radeon 9250 to Geforce 6200 and for some reason, when I try to play videos, all I get is a black screen unless if I set the hardware acceleration to none. I tried reinstalling my divx/xvid codecs which didn't help. Any ideas?

09-01-2006, 01:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,007 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Actually, the 91.31's are very buggy, and may cause you problems. I recommend you use the older 84.21's instead. http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_84.21.html If the above suggestions don't help, read "Posting System Specs" in my signature, and post your full specs for us. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

09-01-2006, 09:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
rej3kted Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2 OS: windows XP	I cleaned out the old ATI drivers, didn't help at all =\ I'll try downgrading my drivers next - thanks for all the responses by the way, I hope to get this problem fixed soon. Edit: Downgrading worked, thanks much for all your help Last edited by rej3kted; 09-01-2006 at 09:35 AM.

08-31-2006, 11:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
StaticInMyHead Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 319 OS: WinXPPro, Vista HP My System	Well since you made the move from an ATI card to an Nvidia card, you might want to make sure that none of those old ATI drivers are still lingering around. Download the driver cleaner program here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...-Cleaner.shtml

09-01-2006, 01:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	You can find the latest version of Driver Cleaner at the official website: http://www.drivercleaner.net A good idea is to run the standard ATi uninstall utility then run Driver Cleaner. You can find the latest stable version of NVidia ForceWare drivers from the following link, which is v91.31 (WHQL Certified): http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_91.31.html