Hello, I'm having a problem playing a movie on my laptop. The file is large (649 MB, it's a whole movie) It requires the DivX codec, so I went ahead and downloaded the most recent DivX player. The movie starts to play perfectly, but after about 30 seconds to 1 minute into the movie, my computer restarts all by itself. I've tried this in a few different media player programs and the result is always the same. I know my laptop isn't the most powerful thing, but I find it odd that it will play perfectly... then just restart all on it's own. I don't have any problems playing any other videos, etc... but this is by far the largest video file I have (also I beleive it's the only DivX one I have) Any ideas? where should I start? (short of buying a new computer, haha) Thanks, Eric

To have XP display the error message instead of rebooting: 1. Click Start, and then right-click My Computer. 2. Click Properties. 3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery. 4. Under System failure, click to clear the Automatically restart check box. 5. Click OK, and then click OK.

ok, I did as you said then tried to play the movie again... I got a blue screen with the following message (typed exactly as it appeared) _____________ A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows updates you might need. If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software, Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode toremove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select advanced startup options, and select safe mode. Technical Information: *** STOP 0X000000D1 (0X13131340, 0X00000002, 0X00000000, 0XF815956F) *** portcls.sys - Address F815956 base at F8158000, datestamp 41107f13 Beginning dump of physical memory Physical memory dump complete Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further assistance. ______________ that's it, thanks for your help so far. Eric

Stop 0x000000D1 or DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Interesting, Thanks