High Cpu Usage On Particular File

[3rd gen noob]

short and sweet question here.
when i click on a file (not even opening it), explorer uses 99% of my cpu and approx 80MB ram until i restart my comp
the file is a video file and is not virus infected.

any help would be appreciated please

spec athlon 2700, 512meg ram, windows xp etc...

[Somebody1234]

When you click on the video icon, Windows XP opens a preview screen at the lower left of the screen. I guess that Windows is having problems with the preview. Does that video still play properly?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Somebody1234@29 September 2003 - 06:03
When you click on the video icon, Windows XP opens a preview screen at the lower left of the screen. I guess that Windows is having problems with the preview. Does that video still play properly?

well, it doesn't open in wmp or bs player (wmp "encounters an unknown error" and bs player hangs), i can't see the preview, however, i'm currently hiding previews, does that matter?

i'll try video lan now, but i've never had a problem like this

[asmithz]

You can try defragmenting to see if that helps. Also reinstall the codec packs.

[Somebody1234]

Perhaps the video file is corrupt? Did it use to play or did you just download it?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Somebody1234@29 September 2003 - 06:12
Perhaps the video file is corrupt? Did it use to play or did you just download it?

i just downloaded it today...i've fixed it now by using my trusty old avipreviewc
thanks for the suggestions anyway...

[nikita69]

ur dealing with a corrupt and codec addon problem. there's a small fix to it. i'll find u the file and put it here. don't defrag or anything. not needed at this point.

[nikita69]

what are the odds of posting at the same time.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by nikita69@29 September 2003 - 06:17
what are the odds of posting at the same time.

i wonder if i'm getting this problem because i installed the nemo codec pack...

[nikita69]

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what are the odds of posting at the same time.

i wonder if i&#39;m getting this problem because i installed the nemo codec pack... [/QUOTE]
I know other have tried nemo and had no problems, yet after testing it in several PC environments, i believe it&#39;s one of the worst.
btw, no, i don&#39;t have nemo and sometimes get these files so i delete them.