Preview windows causing freezing

[frunabulax]

I am trying to convert some avis to DVD, but my computer keeps freezing. I have tried convertxtodvd. I installed and opened program but as soon as I opened the preview window, my computer just freezes (no mouse movement nothing, just a frozen screen). Now it freezes as soon as I open the program. I have also tried AVI2DVD with similar results. On the menu tab when I click "capture images", the same problem occurs, complete freeze.

The only program that seems to work is nero vision, but the sound comes out real quiet, so I can't use that. Also, with AVI2DVD, the problem doesn't occur if I stay away from that "capture images" button.

Here is what I'm running
2g sempron
pcchips motherboard
onboard 32M (I think) video card
as well as onboard sound.

If anyone has any ideas on what could be causing this proble, I would very much appreciate the input. I have read several topics about computer freezing, but haven't found anything like what is going on here (although I am not ruling out the same causes like overheating, corrupt codecs etc.). In any case if there is a relevant thread I would very much like to see it.

Thanks in advance for advice.

[jimmalenko]

Can you convert any AVIs ?

Anything similar (ie. codecs used) in the AVIs you've tried so far ?

[guns1inger]

Right-click on My Computer and select Manage from the menu. Expand the Event Viewer tree in the console that opens and look int he Application and the System logs around the time of the freeze. If necessary, force a freeze to make it easier to track. Look for error logs created by programs or other issues. Let us know if you find anything.

[frunabulax]

OK, here is what I found in the event log:

Event Type:	Error
Event Source:	SiS315
Event Category:	None
Event ID:	108
Date:		2/22/2006
Time:		10:17:21 PM
User:		N/A
Computer:	(computer name)
Description:
The driver SiSGRV for the display device \Device\Video0 got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 03 00 4e 00   ......N.
0008: 00 00 00 00 6c 00 04 c0   ....l..À
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........

Also, this might be relevant:

Event Type:	Information
Event Source:	Save Dump
Event Category:	None
Event ID:	1001
Date:		2/22/2006
Time:		10:19:01 PM
User:		N/A
Computer:	(computer name)
Description:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck.  The bugcheck was: 0x000000ea (0x82548b28, 0x82b72f60, 0x82a462e8, 0x00000001). A dump was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini022206-02.dmp.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

SO I guess the next step is to make sure the drivers for my video card are up to date.

Thanks for the help, I'll keep you posted.

[frunabulax]

SO I installed the drivers for my video card, and no more freezes. Hurray! Thanks for the help.