MPEG II Playing on Windows XP

[dman1965]

I just upgraded a computer from Windows 98 to Windows XP. It is a pretty lowly machine (700mhz PIII, 256mb ram, 60GB drive, 120GB drive, 200GB drive, Hauppauge 250PVR card, Rage Fury Pro video).

Under Windows 98 this system played MPEGII files without any problem, but since upgrading to Windows XP the playback seems to "jitter". I am not talking about a "jerky" playback like you get if the system is too slow. Under XP a file that played fine on Windows 98 appears to oscillate up and down. For instance, in a section where there is a still text or picture the image appears to move up and down. Then it will be okay for a second or two and do it again.

Does anyone have an idea what would cause this?

Thanks,
Darrell

[dcsos]

Field erros

There are two field in interlaced VIDEO you are seeing an alteration in the spacial placement of the same object in alternate field

There are many reasons for this

The best guess is you have a different MPEG CODEC playing back in MEDIA PLAYER

becaus MICROSOFT refuses to include a MPEG-2 decoder in WIN XP (IT costs licensce fee) so when you install DVD playbaack software that becomes your mpeg-2 codec..
so see which is the "LAST" one that you installed and either over write it or un install that player and replace with another to fix