DDRAW.DLL problem

[shootinyou]

When I try to watch a movie with media player 6.4 I get this
message MPLAYER2 executed an invalid instruction in
module DDRAW.DLL at 015f:baac62c7.
Registers:
EAX=00feeda4 CS=015f EIP=baac62c7 EFLGS=00010282
EBX=8357501c SS=0167 ESP=00feed98 EBP=00feeec8
ECX=00feeda4 DS=0167 ESI=00000000 FS=3ad7
EDX=00000000 ES=0167 EDI=00000001 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff ff ff ff 33 c0 39 45 04 89 9d 58 ff ff ff 89
Stack dump:
00010000 00040000 8357501c 0000006c 00000001 00586ab4 00fef1fc 3553746f 00000019 00000de8 00000000 00589f18 00589d34 0069537c 355026ec 00fef230
Is it the dll file causing this or what. Removing and re installing of media player
didn't solve problem. PLEASE HELP.

 

[minendo]

Just a guess but I think ddraw.dll might be related to Direct Draw. Try reinstalling the drivers for your video card.

 

[altonb1]

Media Player 7.1 is the latest and greatest. You may want to go get it from Windows Updates. The file may just need to be reregistered, or possibly another program replaced your existing file with a non-Microsoft version.

I would try to upgrade to 7.1 and see if it fixes your problem.

 

[shootinyou]

I think I've narrowed this down to a cab file problem.
When I tried to install media player 7.1 I got an error
message about the cab file. Now my question is how
do I repair my cab file ? I'm leaning towards reformatting
but I don't want to loose my at&t files for internet.
Can anyone help or tell me which at&t files I need to save.
Its been almost a year since my last format. Thanks

 

[Slikkster]

The "cab" file problem could be one of two things. Most of Windows programs come with "cab" files. So, it's quite possible that Media Player 7
is using its own cab file to install. Cab files are just compressed packages which contain several files apiece, not unlike Zip files. Cab files are Microsoft's own format of compressed files. Anyway, can you be more specific about the particular error you're getting with the cab file?

Now, having said that, I'd say your best bet is to try to install a newer version of DirectX from Microsoft. You can either get it from Windows Update, or get it from Microsoft's DirectX Site. This will install a newer version of ddraw.dll.

Also, when you say "watching a movie", what kind of movie? A DVD? A Divx download?

 

[RussDogg]

I had the same problem with my system. After a while ever program I ran crashed with that same error. Never got it working again. Had to reformat.

 

[RussDogg]

It is a Direct X problem. But updating or uninstalling won't fix, but it's worth a shot.

 

[shootinyou]

slikkster: downloaded divx. I get the cab file error while trying to update
directx 8.1, IE 6, or media player 7.1.
RussDogg: reformatting not a problem, I just need to know what files to
burn to cd for my at&t cable internet. Since my @home software is no
longer anygood.


cab error reads like this Extracting file failed It is most likely caused by
low memory (low disk space for swapping file) or a corrupted Cabinet file

 

[Slikkster]

I would try a few things. First, run a complete and current virus scan. Secondly, I'm assuming you're using Windows 98. Go to your c:\windows\temp folder and delete everything you can in there, even sub-folders of that folder. Also, check autoexec.bat and see if you're setting your Temp and Tmp variables, like "set temp=c:\temp" and "set tmp=c:\temp". If you are doing that, make sure there IS a c:\Temp folder. If you're not doing that, it might be worth a try to create a c:\temp folder and set your "temp" and "tmp" variables to it.
Also, try unchecking "DMA" for your hard drive in Device Manager.

 

[shootinyou]

slikkster: McAfee 6.0 says the box is clean. Yep win 98 SE. c:\windows\temp
deleted everything reboot = no change. c:\temp deleted everything reboot =
no change. Unchecked DMA reboot = nochange. The autoexec.bat is empty,
I didn't add anything because of the existing temp folders. I don't see a tmp
folder. Should I add one? I really don't see the point in doing that since there
are already 2 temp folders.

Any other suggestions? and THANKS for taking the time to help!!