video plays to fast help

when ever i play videos on wmp9 the video runs at a high speed and so the sound cant keep up i dont know how i can tell you but its like its running at 4x speed all the time spec's below

os-windows 98se
video- asus ti4200 128mb 8x agp
asus mobo
p4 celeron2.0ghz running at 2.7ghz
52x32x52x liteon cd-rw
16x sony dvd-rom

music plays fine video is the only thing that is running to fast

 

Only thing I can think of are the video accleration settings in Windows Media Player in Tools, Options then Performance tab. (I'm using 10 but 9 should be the same from memory)

Do you have any other video players to see if they do the same?

Is it doing this from disk or hard drive?

 

if this occurs in multiple video programs, its likely a codec problem

if you have any codecs or codec packs installed, uninstall them.

i recommend installing FFDSHOW to give you the Divx and Xvid codecs you need, as well various audio codecs. http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow

click Download next to ffdshow alpha and choose a server

 

ok insomniac it does that for disks and off hdd and now it will not play a music cd at all inyearstocome i dont beleave its a codec problem because it is doing it with different kinds of videos with different codec's
edit: it only happens in wmp all other programs play the stuff just fine like neromediaplayer sonic cineplayer

 

Codec was my next suspicion, but from your reply it wouldn't appear so.

Anyway, have you checked the settings in Tools, Options as I suggested?

Also, try uninstalling and then repairing if it gives you that option, or uninstalling and then reinstalling.

 

ok tryed what you said and still same thing

 

What plug-ins do you have?

What types of movies is it doing this on? (EG encoder used in the problem video)

Are you using the latest compatible video card driver? (Also check sound card drivers as they can cause this)

 

One more thing to add, I have Media Player 10, but you should have similar settings so go to View, Enhancements, Play Speed Settings and adjust it there.

 

ok now its happening in all my players so it has to be divxi tried uninstalling and reinstalling same thing nothing seems to doing what i wwant it too music still plays fine in other player wmp plays that to fast but video is running to fast in all players now

 

We can't keep going back and forwards like this. (no pun intended)

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i have tried everything said in this thread nothings working any new things for me to try? by the way i tried FFDSHOW samething

 

Well it's very hard providing support over the internet, and it's next to impossible without correct and precise feedback. You may know what is happening on your PC but we don't. Anyway,

The golden rule of video encoding is to only ever install what and when you need.

Installing various codec packs is a recipe for disaster and very difficult to remedy.

I would suggest you remove all the codecs installed, but you will also need to go through and manually remove any remnants.

If you leave anything behind the problem will still be there.

 

ok i uninstalled the codecs now the video will not play but i know that would happen but the sound still plays but it is still playing to fast

 

As I said, check your sound and video drivers and update them if you can, and DirectX too.

As far as removing the codecs, it's not a simple matter of just using the uninstall entry or Add/Remove.

Unless you remove every single file, the problem will remain.

I've seen a lot of people have to format and start again because of needless codecs they installed.