Create Overlay Failed

[Nancy]

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When I try to play a video clip I get the message:
Create Overlay Failed. Please lower your screen overlay or
color depth and try again. Can anyone help me fix this?
thanks

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Update your graphics card drivers from the manufacturer's website.
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Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"nancy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to play a video clip I get the message:
> Create Overlay Failed. Please lower your screen overlay or
> color depth and try again. Can anyone help me fix this?
> thanks

 

[RTR]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Nancy,
I have had this problem multiple times on my laptops, here is what I have
always done to fix it.
Display >Settings>Advanced>Troubleshoot>Hardware Acceleration. Turn this to
full.
If you have directX installed, Run DxDiag from the Run command.Go to the
display Tab and Enable DirectDraw acceleration. Let me know if this works for
you. Just my 0.02

"nancy" wrote:

> When I try to play a video clip I get the message:
> Create Overlay Failed. Please lower your screen overlay or
> color depth and try again. Can anyone help me fix this?
> thanks
>

 

[Rob]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

>-----Original Message-----
>When I try to play a video clip I get the message:
>Create Overlay Failed. Please lower your screen overlay
or
>color depth and try again. Can anyone help me fix this?
>thanks
>.
>Do you have NetSupport PCDuo (remote control programme)
installed?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Download and install the latest drivers for your graphics card from the
manufacturer's website and check you have the latest version of DirectX
(www.microsoft.com/directx)
--
Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>When I try to play a video clip I get the message:
>>Create Overlay Failed. Please lower your screen overlay
> or
>>color depth and try again. Can anyone help me fix this?
>>thanks
>>.
>>Do you have NetSupport PCDuo (remote control programme)
> installed?