long story short my brother had to re-install windows. and ever sence when I watch a video using WMP its all different colors. like red and purple and yellow. Ive only noticed it when I streem of a website... like that v8 chain saw video. I could bearly make anything out. I dont know how to fix it. any ideas? thanks, matt

Sounds like you did not reinstall the correct driver for your video card.

I need to know what video card is inside the computer (model number and brand) and, more importanly, be sure to always include the version of Windows you're running, it makes helping a lot easier ;) (Windows 95? 98? ME? XP Home? XP Pro? NT?)

hey sorry about that I was pretty tired haha... the video is a ATI Radeon 9600 and it would be windows XP pro. thanks!

Download this package from the ATI site:

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/6-1_xp-2k_dd_ccc_wdm_enu_29602.exe

Follow the instructions for installation if any are included. After it is complete, reboot the computer. If you login and the screen is still crappy looking, go into the Control Panel, double-click the Display icon or display settings or whatever, click on the Settings tab, make sure you are at 16-bit, 24-bit or 36-bit color at the very least.

Let me know how you fare.

hey thanks for the help. the link dident work. so I found the "catlast" or however you spell it. and I installed it with no change. it only seem to happen with WMP. I dont seem to have any problems with other players. sorry it took me so long. been busy. and thanks again for your help!

What version of Windows Media Player are you using? Try to hit Windows Update and grab the WMP version 10 (in Internet Explorer, click Tools menu, choose Windows Update, go to Custom Setup, it should be in Optional Updates section).

Give it a whirl with that, let me know if that helps.