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Q. When I enable Hardware Acceleration in PowerDVD it either crashes or gives me an
error message. How can I fix it?
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Try the latest (leaked) NVIDIA reference drivers.
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Make sure that you are using PowerDVD 2.55 build 0620, as this fixes problems with PowerDVD
Hardware Acceleration.
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Try disabling Fast Writes. You can read more about how to do this in the 'How can I enable or disable
AGP Fast Writes?' question.
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Q. DVD playback seems slow with my ALI chipset based motherboard. How can I fix it?
Download the AGP Utility from the following page:
http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/support/drivers/aladdin_5_driver.htm
and set the following settings:
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Write allocation enabled without holes
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K6 features mask to 3
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GAT to 1 (not 2)
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AGP2X and sidebanding enabled
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Write combining enabled
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Q. Is there an update available for the WinDVD software supplied with the Annihilator?
Yes, there is an update to take the WinDVD supplied with the Annihilator and Annihilator Pro (version 1.3.1)
to version 1.3.5 (equivalent to WinDVD 2000). This patch will allow installation under Windows NT 4 but
disables S/PDIF support.
The patch is available here - it is multilingual and should work for all language versions:
http://www.americas.creative.com/support/files/download.asp?Centric=56&descID=938
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Q. When I try to play MPEG files with Windows Media Player I get out-of-sync sound/green
bars/too large playback. I have WinDVD installed. How can I fix it?
This solution was provided by X-Default User-X:
What you have to do is rename, delete, or unregister (your choice) the two *.ax files in the Program
Files\InterVideo directory. The files should be named:
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iviaudio.ax
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ivivideo.ax
You can unregister the files easily by using DVD Genie, available to download here:
http://www.inmatrix.com
These are DirectShow filters that allow Windows Media player to play DVDs (provided you know how to
enable it via a registry hack) and MPEG2 VOB files. They were primarily designed for the few DVD games out
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