Every time I stick in a DVD, Windows Media Player 12 starts up - seems to struggle for a couple seconds, then informs me my memory is low and that I should quit other programs.
Weird thing is, I don't run any other programs. Firefox is probably the only thing going on, and turning that off yields the same message. A quick look as of now shows that it's Firefox and Skype that are taking up space, my main two preferred means of access and communication.
The problem started last week, if not longer, after installing my new Wacom tablet. I went out and got a DVD and popped it in, expecting it to start as normal, then the "Your computer is running low on memory. Quit other programs, and then try again." Naturally I went, looked, ended anything I didn't need, and it went back to it again on the same message.
I did do all that's been said here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ory-help/887b1fdd-6ad5-4444-ba76-3d6bc054fdc5
I've also done turning off Windows Media Player as a feature, restarting the computer, and turning it back on. However, at that point it bugs out and doesn't allow me to turn it back on again. (which in turn forces me to go back to a system restore point to keep everything back to normality again).
I've done a clean boot, which basically cleared everything on the Task Manager up, still get the same message.
The CPU/Memory levels on Task Manager has only spiked once, when running it and the DVD at the same time. However, since cleaning the computer thoroughly it hasn't done it again and shows, honestly, quite a fair bit of free space.
So my only guess at this point is that it's a glitch. If it were as easy as simply turning WMP12 off, and turning it back on, that'd be great -- if it didn't prohibit me from turning it back on. I soon get "An error has occurred. Not all of the features were successfully changed." after that.
I don't think the DVD player itself is dead, as CDs run fine. As for WMP12 as a whole, mp3s, Youtube rips, .avi's, etc. all run fine. It just seems to think it can't run DVDs anymore despite evidence to the contrary.
Right now I'd prefer not to look for an alternative to WMP12; someone suggested I get Media Player Classic and that didn't run my DVD either. (I'm also not a big fan of multiple copies of the same thing, lol). While the option to play DVDs isn't a total loss, it will make my livestreams a little less entertaining as my friends/fans would watch movies with me while I drew.
Weird thing is, I don't run any other programs. Firefox is probably the only thing going on, and turning that off yields the same message. A quick look as of now shows that it's Firefox and Skype that are taking up space, my main two preferred means of access and communication.
The problem started last week, if not longer, after installing my new Wacom tablet. I went out and got a DVD and popped it in, expecting it to start as normal, then the "Your computer is running low on memory. Quit other programs, and then try again." Naturally I went, looked, ended anything I didn't need, and it went back to it again on the same message.
I did do all that's been said here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ory-help/887b1fdd-6ad5-4444-ba76-3d6bc054fdc5
I've also done turning off Windows Media Player as a feature, restarting the computer, and turning it back on. However, at that point it bugs out and doesn't allow me to turn it back on again. (which in turn forces me to go back to a system restore point to keep everything back to normality again).
I've done a clean boot, which basically cleared everything on the Task Manager up, still get the same message.
The CPU/Memory levels on Task Manager has only spiked once, when running it and the DVD at the same time. However, since cleaning the computer thoroughly it hasn't done it again and shows, honestly, quite a fair bit of free space.
So my only guess at this point is that it's a glitch. If it were as easy as simply turning WMP12 off, and turning it back on, that'd be great -- if it didn't prohibit me from turning it back on. I soon get "An error has occurred. Not all of the features were successfully changed." after that.
I don't think the DVD player itself is dead, as CDs run fine. As for WMP12 as a whole, mp3s, Youtube rips, .avi's, etc. all run fine. It just seems to think it can't run DVDs anymore despite evidence to the contrary.
Right now I'd prefer not to look for an alternative to WMP12; someone suggested I get Media Player Classic and that didn't run my DVD either. (I'm also not a big fan of multiple copies of the same thing, lol). While the option to play DVDs isn't a total loss, it will make my livestreams a little less entertaining as my friends/fans would watch movies with me while I drew.
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