Blerry hell i hope i wasnt suppose to READ all that *grin*

try this microsoft patch... it tends to sort out a lot of video handling probbies... i posted more info on it in another thread too (game crash to windows)


Here is a link and the article number (in case the link doesnt work anymore)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ad24-6a4d1c5df8ff&displaylang=en

Overview
This update addresses the "Game Stops Responding or Quits Unexpectedly When Introductory Video Clip Is Played" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 327979. Download now to resolve the hang during video playback.

There are also a few other XP updates that make gaming more stable. (including problems with telling you you dont have the right CD in the drive).

Hope this helps

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