Thanks to all
Hey Guys,
I really want to thank you all for the help. It seems that whenever I have a problem and I throw it onto this site I get a lot of great responses. I am not a wizard with computers...it's more of a learn as you go for me but, I take the info from feedback on this site, put it to work as best I can and, it always seems to work!
So here's how it went...
I decided first to upgrade my video card. It was time and, they are so cheap these days I figured "what the heck". Things went well but didn't solve the problem.
I braved up and downloaded the cccp codecs program. I decided on this one because I remember I downloaded it once before onto my Vista boot and since Vista wasn't giving me a video problem maybe it was because of the codecs previously downloaded. It helped in some ways but didn't solve my problems. First it allowed me to play some .flv files that I had saved over time that I could never get to open with windows media. More importantly, I could now move WM from my desktop screen to my sony and it would maintain the proper playing speed. The audio was still choppy and could only play at a low level and it still would shrink the video image or go completely black but, I had part of the problem solved!
I then uninstalled my DVD drives and reinstalled them again. That seemed to help freshen up the sound and volume levels during playback. I think there are some generic codecs that come in real handy when the NERO and Roxio programs install. So I was 1 step closer again.
I finally started to investigate playing my DVDs using another media player. I had tried this sometime ago without success but, I hoped by trying it again now it might kick start a codec or something that might allow WM to play things in better fashion. I think it was Roxio's media express that was the first to play things correctly with the crossover from desktop to Sony. I have since gone back to WM and, it is playing things perfectly.
I can't tell you all how happy I will be today as I sit at my desk working while watching the approximate 591 minutes of a Rory Gallagher DVD given to me for Christmas. Oh, the simple things in life, huh? lol
So I post this final message as thanks to those who helped me with this problem and also to those who know as little as me as inspiration to stick with it and don't give up....it's never easy but it is always worth it!
Chirp