Computer help: Audio and video skipping
Audio and video skipping
by scuuba - 9/5/08 5:33 PMHey guys,
I own an HP dv5000 notebook running Windows xp MCE 2005, with 1024 mb of ram and a 120gb hdd. The computer is about 2 1/2 years old. I recently performed a system restore on it and about 2 days later, my audio and video started skipping. Any advice on how this happened and what to do about it would be appreciated...thanks.
Use system restore again.
by R. Proffitt
- 9/6/08 7:03 AM
In reply to: Audio and video skipping by scuuba
Not the operating system system restore, just the SR noted at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx
No luck...
by scuuba - 9/6/08 7:35 PM In reply to: Use system restore again. by R. Proffitt
I thought of doing this first, unfortunately, I can't access and respore points prior to the system restore anymore.
Why is that?
by R. Proffitt - 9/6/08 7:46 PM
In reply to: No luck... by scuuba
Any clues why SR is locked up?
No idea
by scuuba - 9/6/08 7:50 PM In reply to: Why is that? by R. Proffitt
I don't know. I won't let me go past the middle of August to access one...would an OS sytem restore delete those prior restore points?
Can't select is not the same as
by R. Proffitt - 9/7/08 6:45 AM
In reply to: No idea by scuuba
Locked up. Sorry but be clear as you can be here since one thing is not the other. As it stands I don't have a quick fix.
Bob
It figures
by scuuba - 9/7/08 7:18 AM In reply to: Can't select is not the same as by R. Proffitt
Sorry about not being clear. That's alright, you never know, I might be able to convince my fiancee to let me go out and buy a new one!
Something I try
by R. Proffitt - 9/7/08 7:21 AM
In reply to: Audio and video skipping by scuuba
The DMA issue is noted at http://winhlp.com/node/10
This issue is a recurring one but I offer this since I can't get a clear view of the SR issue. Maybe you have Norton or some other software installed but any error message was not shared (just lock up) so I can't tell if that applies here.
Bob
I'll try it...
by scuuba - 9/7/08 7:41 AM In reply to: Something I try by R. Proffitt
Anything at this point, my dvd drive doesn't spin either so maybe this will fix that too (I doubt it, it stopped working after I dropped the computer). I uninstalled Norton and installed AVG, so I don't think it would be causing any problems.
Thanks for that clue.
by R. Proffitt - 9/7/08 9:47 AM
In reply to: I'll try it... by scuuba
My dad's machine was running poorly. I ran a few scans for malware then he told me the CDRW drive was failing. Ah, wish I had known that. I powered down and removed the power and wide data cable from the failed drive. The machine booted up faster and things ran well. There's a lesson here.
Bob
Don't drop expensive and sensitive machinery?
by scuuba - 9/7/08 10:46 AM In reply to: Thanks for that clue. by R. Proffitt
I learned that one a bit ago. That's not when the skipping had started so I didn't think to give it a second thought. The drive completely failed about 2 or 3 weeks before the skipping started. I guess I have nothing to lose by opening the computer up...though I haven't seen the guts of a computer since comp. repair class in high school10 years ago.
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