Right click on .mpg/.avi file and my screen flashes

[eSm]

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I'm not sure what is going on, but perhaps some app I had previously
installed is causing this. When I right click on any .mpg or .avi file, my
system freezes for a split section and my screen flashes. It's kind of like
it's trying to auto preview the file or something.

This even happens if I cut/copy an .avi or.mpg file.

Where can I look, perhaps in the registry, to find out what is hooking into
these extensions. There is nothing showing except the default open
application in file types.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Try opening event viewer for what happens when you clicked on the
file(s),or download wm9 series encoder,then run the file thru the encoder.

"ESM" wrote:

> I'm not sure what is going on, but perhaps some app I had previously
> installed is causing this. When I right click on any .mpg or .avi file, my
> system freezes for a split section and my screen flashes. It's kind of like
> it's trying to auto preview the file or something.
>
> This even happens if I cut/copy an .avi or.mpg file.
>
> Where can I look, perhaps in the registry, to find out what is hooking into
> these extensions. There is nothing showing except the default open
> application in file types.
>
>
>

 

[kelly]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Depends....for starters, run this edit:

AVI Search Remove (Line 74)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
Happy Holidays,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"ESM" <ask@for.it> wrote in message
news:V0Jyd.145177$8G4.140749@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> I'm not sure what is going on, but perhaps some app I had previously
> installed is causing this. When I right click on any .mpg or .avi file,
> my system freezes for a split section and my screen flashes. It's kind of
> like it's trying to auto preview the file or something.
>
> This even happens if I cut/copy an .avi or.mpg file.
>
> Where can I look, perhaps in the registry, to find out what is hooking
> into these extensions. There is nothing showing except the default open
> application in file types.
>
>

 

[eSm]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Didn't work. Got any other things to try?
"Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OgZcmSa6EHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Depends....for starters, run this edit:
>
> AVI Search Remove (Line 74)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
> Happy Holidays,
> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
> "ESM" <ask@for.it> wrote in message
> news:V0Jyd.145177$8G4.140749@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
>> I'm not sure what is going on, but perhaps some app I had previously
>> installed is causing this. When I right click on any .mpg or .avi file,
>> my system freezes for a split section and my screen flashes. It's kind
>> of like it's trying to auto preview the file or something.
>>
>> This even happens if I cut/copy an .avi or.mpg file.
>>
>> Where can I look, perhaps in the registry, to find out what is hooking
>> into these extensions. There is nothing showing except the default open
>> application in file types.
>>
>>
>
>