WMP10 - oh help me Options

[turboinduction]

Ok lets start at the top and tell everyone whats wrong with my machine:

I have installed:
Win XP Service Pack 2
WMP10

Yes I know, I'm not supposed to have double negatives, but I do.

When I play any videos (asf most recent) I only hear audio and get the good ol black screen for video. However the same movie will play in Winamp just fine. Not that I need WMP for anything, but I like my things working. Having a black screen is just bull.

I have installed microsoft's latest codec pack, as well as K-Lite's package to cover every codec known to man. I dont have trouble with any video except with WMP.

Also, since we are on the subject. If you have a SWF file on your computer, what does it open in. On my old computer, I swear Flash/Shockwave PLAYER would open and play in its own little window. Now, it launches IE which lets me click 500 windows to get it to play because it has Active X and signed, and block this, and I FRICKING HATE SP2!!!

Please shed some light on the subject. Keep in mind I do build computers so saying big words is ok. Also, this means we can skip past the simple "you a computer moron" responses. Thanks all

-Ti

[jojobombiest]

I've heard nothing but problems with SP2... i still havent updated to SP2 yet because im scared it will screw up my comp

[turboinduction]

good boy

DONT!

-Ti

[Anub1s]

My PC actually works better, one of the first releases of the .net framework updates FUBAR'd my computer though which pissed me off. I have yet to write to Microsoft and yell their faces off.

[Crzybakerdog]

just wait till sp2 gets the bugs out then put it on. for now its not necessary to have it.

[dabbill]

i have been useing SP2 sence it was beta, and my computer has run faster sence i have had it installed. have you installed the updates for Windows media player off the windows update page? i was haveing the same issues installed the updates and worked just fine.

[turboinduction]

Yea, I got every update known to man.

-Ti