Acer 6930G WMP playback problems

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I'm having some minor problems with playback in Windows Media Player. The problem is that when I try and skip forward in a short video clip (.wmv), say 5mins, I can only hear audio and the screen stays blank. And in a longer video, 90mins, when I try to skip forward the video crashes completely and I recieve an error message saying "WMP encountered a problem playing the file". Web Help takes me here. I've followed instructions there but the problem still persists. However, If I leave videos to play without skipping forward, it plays perfectly.

I don't know if this is a problem with drivers or WMP itself. Or if its actually to do with the power of my machine itself. Anybody any ideas how to fix this? Specs are detailed in the signature below. Regards,

 

Hi, I have the same GPU, and I do not have that problem, but I suggest to download VLC-player and test if it has the same issue.

It sounds like a software-problem. Just for make sure - Do you have the newest edition of Windows Media Player and the newest NVIDIA driver?

And do your GPU handle HD YouTube videos, and 3D-applications with no problems?

 

I'll try all the above that you've mentioned and let you know how it goes. And yeah, I've got no problem with HD videos on youtube and gametrailers, and other 3d games like the sims 3 for example.

 

I went to the nvidia website and they installed the latest driver for me, but now its telling me my realtek audio driver has stopped working everytime I start my computer up... However, skipping through videos is now working like a charm... confused???

EDIT: Skipping through videos on WMP is still buggy, but in VLC however it is flawless. I will have to begin using VLC as backup, which is a shame because I was planning to build up my library in in WMP. I'm starting to think it might be the actual quality of the videos aswell. Hmm...