Buffering

Buffering why can`t i watch a video all the way through

#1 shropwhite

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Posted 05 February 2008 - 04:24 PM

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP G6000 Notebook PC
System Type X86-based PC
Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57, 1900 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.04, 27/11/2007
SMBIOS Version 2
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume
Total Physical Memory 1,982.31 MB
Available Physical Memory 973.24 MB
Total Virtual Memory 4.09 GB
Available Virtual Memory 3.02 GB
Page File Space 2.23 GB

when i try to watch a video eg youtube it takes ages to buffer and when it does start it is stop start till the end. hope the info above helps.can i fix this problem ,im running on a wireless connection which is working 100% speedwise

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Posted 05 February 2008 - 05:03 PM

Something is causing the buffer not to keep up with the flow of info from the web - could be a slow internet connection, could be a buffer that's too small, could be malware, or it could be that there's an issue with Windows.

Try checking your Event Viewer for errors around the time that that the video starts and when it locks up. Go to Start and type in "eventvwr.msc" (without the quotes) and press Enter. Click on the down arrow by Windows Logs and check the System and Application log files for errors.

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Posted 05 February 2008 - 05:08 PM

you would need to test your internet speed at dslreports, my wireless has trouble above 100KB/s on a 400KB/s connection

another issue is net congestion, try at off peak hours and see if that's the problem

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#4 shropwhite

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Posted 06 February 2008 - 02:16 PM

thanks for the reply i had this come up Log Name: Application
Source: Desktop Window Manager
Date: 06/02/2008 18:17:12
Event ID: 9013
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: andy-PC
Description:
The Desktop Window Manager was unable to start because composition was disabled by a running application
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Desktop Window Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">9013</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-02-06T18:17:12.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>1926</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>andy-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
</EventData>
</Event>