You might want to go to "add/remove programs" and look for any "shitware" that has been installed when you installed it, the last time I did that is installed a "shit toolbar and search engine add-in" called "Klit", which unfortunately isn't poor spelling just a bit of "shitware". Thanks for this t...

Problem solved: DVDs plays smoothly, utilizing less than 30% CPU, using Windows Media Player 9. All I did to accomplish that was to install the free K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (ver. 9.2, downloaded from CNET). Amazing, isn't it? So, I guess the bottom line answer is: Yes , a VIA 1.5GHz CPU is more than ...

Are you trying to play an actual DVD? Yes, I am trying to play an actual DVD ("Contact" from 1997). Nothing transcoded or copied. Even SD youtube videos are at least H263, still much harder to decode then MPEG2. Plus you likely have the overhead of Flash which is unlikely to be using much if any ha...

PS: WELCOME TO SPCR Thank you and sorry for posting my question in the wrong forum (it was labeled "troubleshooting" so I thought that might be the best place for it). However even if it supports those codec's does it support them at the quality level that you are trying to play.? I believe so, bec...

I inherited an EX15000LG motherboard from a friend, which I thought I could use to build a media center based on Windows XP Home. The system seems to work fine (with the latest VIA/S3G UnChrome Pro II IGP driver installed) and can play music fine (with 20% CPU utilization!) but when I try to play a ...