# Video Crashes XP and SuSe
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-crashes-xp-and-suse/272350
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 1, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-crashes-xp-and-suse/272350 "2004-11-01T16:35:52Z")
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### Author:  [@holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/holmes)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-crashes-xp-and-suse/272350/1 "2004-11-01T16:35:52Z")
Ok I updated to XP(2). Previously used 2000. Install goes without a hitch. However whenever I try to play a video, XP either freezes or restarts. Tried using SuSe, same problem. Didn’t have it with 2000.
Tried different players, ALL freeze. Tried different formats; DVD, VCD, megs, avi, from the harddrive, from the CD/DVD drives, from online. ALL freezes. Other than that, the machine works better than ever.
Setup is:
Soyo Ultra Dragon Platinum KT333. Via chipset.
512 megs of Mushkin Ram
LG CD burner
LG DVD-Rom
4 harddrives
promise ATA card
Linksys Wireless card
Nvidia FX5200
Pinnacle Studio Deluxe (8)
500 W power supply
All drivers are current…am stumped. The SuSe surprised me, seems to point to a hardware problem…but everything seems to work in second “test” machine…maybe RAM problem?
suggestions helpful.
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### Author:  [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-crashes-xp-and-suse/272350/2 "2004-11-01T17:23:34Z")
> [@holmes](#):
>
> Ok I updated to XP(2). Previously used 2000. Install goes without a hitch. However whenever I try to play a video, XP either freezes or restarts. Tried using SuSe, same problem. Didn’t have it with 2000.
>
> Tried different players, ALL freeze. Tried different formats; DVD, VCD, megs, avi, from the harddrive, from the CD/DVD drives, from online. ALL freezes. Other than that, the machine works better than ever.
>
> Setup is:
> Soyo Ultra Dragon Platinum KT333. Via chipset.
> 512 megs of Mushkin Ram
> LG CD burner
> LG DVD-Rom
> 4 harddrives
> promise ATA card
> Linksys Wireless card
> Nvidia FX5200
> Pinnacle Studio Deluxe (8)
> 500 W power supply
> All drivers are current…am stumped. The SuSe surprised me, seems to point to a hardware problem…but everything seems to work in second “test” machine…maybe RAM problem?
>
> suggestions helpful.
I had the NVidia FX5200 in my computer and it kept crashing too. In WinXP and Slackware. Aparently they kind of suck arse, but I didn’t want to spend the time figuring out what was wrong. Got it sitting on my shelf now so if anybody can tell you how to make it work properly, I might try it too.
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### Author:  [@holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/holmes)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-crashes-xp-and-suse/272350/3 "2004-11-01T17:27:20Z")
What card are you using now…?
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### Author:  [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-crashes-xp-and-suse/272350/4 "2004-11-02T16:45:17Z")
> [@holmes](#):
>
> What card are you using now…?
I put in my old RivaTNT2 and gave up on getting Start Wars KOTR working.