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QuickTime .MOV + Toshiba + Vista = BSOD

Posted by kdawson on from the puzzler dept.

Question Guy writes "Apple QuickTime is involved in a troubling problem that doesn't seem to be addressed by any of the major software and hardware manufacturers involved. On Toshiba machines, such as the Protege Tablet M400s, with Windows Vista installed, opening a locally stored QuickTime .MOV causes instant bluescreen. All other video functions seem to be working in other video playback types — even streaming .MOVs work — and there is little to no 'buzz' on the Net that might push any of the parties to investigate or to play nice together (Microsoft for Vista, Intel for the GMA945 chipset, Toshiba for their custom tablet software, Apple for QuickTime). Help, anyone?"

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  1. Re:Title error... by Tickletaint · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The iPhone.

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  2. Re:I think you answered your question already. by Darundal · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Question: What hardware DRM is built into the machines, specifically video/display related?

  3. Re:never gets old by Mr.+Vage · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ha! I love how Linux is always the instant fix on Slashdot. I've had more trouble with Linux than with Windows on 3 of my computers.

    • Problem 1: A few distros of Linux and my Dell. Had problems with the graphics chipset and I couldn't start Linux. Windows had problems, but was able to run at 640x480, 16 colors until I was able to download the updated driver.
    • Problem 2: I have an old PII laptop with 128 MB of RAM. I figured Linux would be faster than Windows. I still don't know if it actually is. I did some searches for a light Linux distro and found Kubuntu. I loaded it into my laptop and all I got was a blank desktop.
    • Problem 3: Ubuntu 6.10 and my custom built computer. I needed use Linux to unbrick my Sansa. I had to compile a program on it, but needed to download some packages first. I couldn't download them. Why? Ubuntu didn't recognize the on-board LAN. I had to get the NIC from my Dell to get it to work.
    • Problem 4: Edgy didn't like me, I thought the Fawn might. Nope, seems that Fawns like FDDs, too bad I don't have one. No fix yet for this it seems.

    So, in conclusion:
    Windows = :)
    Linux = >:(

  4. Re:except the format in question... by isdnip · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have a Toshiba laptop with the i945 chipset. It uses Windows XP with no problems. Its sound subsystem is seriously distorted with most version of Linux, including the very recent MEPIS 6.5 and Mandrive One 2007.1. Both of those run fine on an AMD desktop with nVidia 6150 chipset.

    Oddly, when trying the live CD of MEPIS, and exiting X windows, it got a BSOD! It was apparently in module "vt.c". But this doesn't happen on the nVidia chipset, just the Intel. This makes me suspicous of the i945 graphics drivers. It's a pretty crappy chipest.