Video/Flash keeps making PC crash. Whats wrong?

**scullion** · 24th February 2010

Video/Flash keeps making PC crash.
When I watch for example FiveonDemand after about 10mins my PC crashes, also today when watching Sky Player it crashed 3 times. It also happens for sopcast at times.

This also happens when I play flash games for e.g. those physics type ones that you have to through a grenade over a wall to kill a snowman (Fragger).

The graphics card I have is a Radeon 9200 (SE Family) according to device manager. I toughed the heatsink on it after the crash and it was very hot.

What do you think the problem is? Do I need a new graphics card?

Cheers

**Possy_99** · 24th February 2010

check your error logs (google if you don't know how) this will go a long way in determining weather the problem is hardware or software...

what happens when it "crashes".. does it freeze, does it reset, does it turn off.. are there any errors that come on screen? what version of windows.. what web browser... all basic info

**TotallyRandom** · 24th February 2010

sounds like a bad codex and when i seen you had sopcast on that list first thougth was a virus as that sopcast is famous for viruses

yep and as above what happens

also reinstall the graphics driver http://ati.amd.com/products/radeon92...200/specs.html

**scullion** · 25th February 2010

i am using firefox, on XP, stopped using sopcast so its mainly the other issues.
the pc basically turns off, although the power light stays on on the case.
Getting the driver now

**scullion** · 25th February 2010

This was when watching sky player yesterday:

Code:

Faulting application firefox.exe, version 1.9.1.3685, faulting module xul.dll, version 1.9.1.3685, fault address 0x00087bd9.


0000: 6c707041 74616369 206e6f69 6c696146
0010: 20657275 72696620 786f6665 6578652e
0020: 392e3120 332e312e 20353836 78206e69
0030: 642e6c75 31206c6c 312e392e 3836332e
0040: 74612035 66666f20 20746573 38303030
0050: 39646237 0a0d

**Possy_99** · 25th February 2010

xul.dll seems to be part of firefox, maybe try a different browser and see how that handles sky player?

does you computer have onboard video you could resort to run from and determine if heat is a factor?

**scullion** · 25th February 2010

I think i do have onboard video yes, but its probably shite.
BTW - I installed the new ATI software and now the cunt of a PC crashes just before it loads XP, think it could be fucked.
How do I fix that now?

**Possy_99** · 25th February 2010

try the onboard and see if it still happens.. (turning off/failed boot)

it may be shite, but if it resolves the issues then you know the culprit.

**scullion** · 25th February 2010

unplugged the graphics card, and now using onboard graphics, tested watching sky player, seems ok so far with no quality issues, however my desktop resolution isnt as good as it used to be and cant change to a better setting.
Tried playing a flash game while watching but both end up v slow.
Must be the graphics card then possy...
Now what? Do I buy a new card?
Cant really afford much at the minute, around �30 would be budget, could you advise?

DIT - I have PCI, i think

**Possy_99** · 25th February 2010

try and tolerate the inferior resolution until you are sure it is running ok..

I'm thinking since you have radeon 9200 you don't play that many high end games.. maybe this graphics card... http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=39659

**danthescan** · 25th February 2010

You have XP and onboard Graphics,most likely an older machine,so check the slot.
Is it PCI,AGP or PCIe first.

**scullion** · 25th February 2010

I have 1x AGP 8X slot and 3x normal PCI slots (long slot break then small slot)

**Possy_99** · 25th February 2010

don't go for the card I posted earlier then - it's PCI-E (wrong type)

**scullion** · 25th February 2010

PC did the same again, isn't loading past XP screen again so going to wait a few hours for it to cool down then check my error logs. And also uninstall that ATI software