I'll try and convert an mpeg2 video clip which would range from 20 - 40meg and when its in the conversion process it freezes the pc. I have tried different clips and different settings, Also each time i try to encode it doesnt freeze in the same spot, it could freeze at 10% or 90%. Im running a 450mhz 64sdRam 4gigHDD, This may well be a hardware problem like not enought RAM ( i only have taskbar & explorer running in background ) but i dont want to update if its only software related. Any suggestions please post,. Also if you think it is that my system isnt powerfull enough What would i need to update, the cpu or ram?.,. Thanks in advance.