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Matrox Software DVD Player in Windows2000
Has anybody had any luck or success installing the Matrox software DVD player in Win2k?
I tried installing it the other day and the Install Shield Wizard(sic) would begin, then it would just sit there. No CPU would be consumed, it did not access my HD, it would literally just sit there and begin spawning about 5 new ntvdm.exe processes. Kill task, kill 5 more tasks (ntvdm.exe ones), it's a no go.
Tried out InterVideo WinDVD and it worked great (once I figured out I had to bump my resolution down from 1600x1200) grrrr.
So anyway, since I have no experience with the Matrox player and only with WinDVD, here are a few more questions:
1. WinDVD does not allow me to minimize the DVD window when using DVDMAX to pipe it out to a TV, thus my desktop isn't *completely* useable, although I just make the window really small and it's not that much of a problem. Will the Matrox player allow me to minimize the window and still play the DVD?
2. Does the Matrox player have any special optimizations for the G400MAX that other players do not?
3. Is the Matrox player even supposed to work under Win2k now or ever?
Thanks a lot for any info!
b
Some system specs, just in case:
Celery 400@500
Abit BM6 mobo
G400MAX w/ 5.03 Win2k drivers
Win2k final release (finally) BARE INSTALL. Only ONE pice of software installed, that's WinDVD. Plus, I had problems installing the Java stuff in Win2k, didn't care, I'm reinstalling in a week anyway, this was just a test install.
if you need any more info, just ask
[This message has been edited by spoogenet (edited 27 February 2000).]
I tried installing it the other day and the Install Shield Wizard(sic) would begin, then it would just sit there. No CPU would be consumed, it did not access my HD, it would literally just sit there and begin spawning about 5 new ntvdm.exe processes. Kill task, kill 5 more tasks (ntvdm.exe ones), it's a no go.
Tried out InterVideo WinDVD and it worked great (once I figured out I had to bump my resolution down from 1600x1200) grrrr.
So anyway, since I have no experience with the Matrox player and only with WinDVD, here are a few more questions:
1. WinDVD does not allow me to minimize the DVD window when using DVDMAX to pipe it out to a TV, thus my desktop isn't *completely* useable, although I just make the window really small and it's not that much of a problem. Will the Matrox player allow me to minimize the window and still play the DVD?
2. Does the Matrox player have any special optimizations for the G400MAX that other players do not?
3. Is the Matrox player even supposed to work under Win2k now or ever?
Thanks a lot for any info!
b
Some system specs, just in case:
Celery 400@500
Abit BM6 mobo
G400MAX w/ 5.03 Win2k drivers
Win2k final release (finally) BARE INSTALL. Only ONE pice of software installed, that's WinDVD. Plus, I had problems installing the Java stuff in Win2k, didn't care, I'm reinstalling in a week anyway, this was just a test install.
if you need any more info, just ask
[This message has been edited by spoogenet (edited 27 February 2000).]
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