WMP9 Video Halts Abruptly Mid-Playback--Audio Continues

[Stephen W.]

i had a problem like that. this thread helped me out......
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>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>I'm having an issue with video playback in WMP9, wherein
>all video files stop video playback mid-stream. Audio
>continues normally, but video just.. stops. DVD video,
>however, plays perfectly fine. DivX, XviD, Indeo, MPG,
>etcetera, are the only ones seemingly affected.
>What puzzles me is that all video players EXCEPT WMP9 work
>flawlessly. This includes WMP6.4.
>I tried reinstalling WMP9, thinking it was WMP9-specific,
>but to no avail. I also tried reinstalling codecs (DivX,
>DivX pro, Nimo, K-Lite--you name it) but that didn't work
>either. Finally, I ran dxdiag, thinking it was a DirectX
>issue. This, also, was not the problem, as I got the green
>light that everything there was OK.
>I've google'd extensively on the issue, but with no
result.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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