Problems with DVD Shrink

[ty3]

OKAY HERE IS THE PROBLEM I COPY THE MOVIE TO MY COMPUTER WITH DVDFAB DECRYPTER THEN I OPEN IT IN DVD SHRINK DO THE BACK UP THING AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES THROUGH SHRINKING MY COMPUTER SAYS STANDING BY THEN SHUTS OFF I HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG BUT JUST CAN'T CAN ANYONE GIVE ANY ADVICE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS IT KEEPS DONING THIS AND IT IS NOT THE SOFTWARE BECAUSE I TRIED IT ON MY BROTHERS COMPUTER AND WORKS FINE

[manthing]

err do you have any shutdown software installed?
what about power save mode?

[ty3]

that might be it but i am not aware of it and how would it only shutdown my laptop when only burning dvds and when i do something else it is fine i have never heard of software that just shuts down your computer

[ninjagirl]

If you have windows xp click on the control panel and then performance and maintence. click on the power options link and check your settings.

make sure turn off monitor, hard discks and system standby is set to never. also right click my computer, click the advanced tap and then on startup and recovery click settings and make sure the automactially restart is unticked.

both those might help to solve and could be the problem why it shuts down.

[Tranzor]

It could be very well that one of your ram memory chips is going. I had a similar issue. Shrink would be in the middle of doing whatever and the pc would just restart. At first I thought it was some odd bug, did the routine maintence, etc. Further down the road I was having more issues and finally got a screen which told me an error number. I then dl'ed a memory chip tester and one of my chips was going bad (it had errors galore). It could be from this. I can probably send you the memory test app if you want it.

[ty3]

well see it doesn't just restart it actually says stand by and shuts off

[manthing]

Possible causes:

1. Some of the files required by DVD Shrink are either missing or out-of-date in your system. When was the last time you visited the Microsoft Windows Update site?

2. There is a conflict between DVD Shrink and another software installed on your pc. Right before the problem occurred what software did you install? Any other burning/video program installed? eg Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD?

3. Your system is overheating.

4. Buggy drivers have been identified as a possible cause for this problem. This could have happened if you recently updated your system thru Microsoft Windows Update, either manually or automatically. Outdated drivers are one the other hand also a cause for problems.

5. You have come across one of the "Problematic Movies".


some solutions. not easy to isolate. you have to try each one in turn until dvd shrink starts working.


try these:
Memtest86
CPU Burn-in
If you pass both tests then it’s probably not hardware related.

latest Microsoft DirectX installed?
latest drivers for your graphic card?
latest drivers for your motherboard?

did dvd shrink ever work on your pc?
was there a point when it stopped working?
eg when you added an app, like roxio?
or added more hardware like another dvd burner or hard drive etc?
try removing/uninstalling that hardware/software.

Overclocked computer?
try normal speed.

Bad Memory, Insufficient Memory, Conflicting Memory?
try different memory.
set memory to optimal? try normal settings.

Insufficient Power?
boost power supply to 500W or 600W etc.

sound card conflict?
disable/remove sonud card and all soundcard software.

BIOS?
if you have any setting that is "fast" or "turbo" etc, restore default values.

colour depth:
Normally your desktop should be set to 32-bits for DVD Shrink to manipulate video correctly.
try setting colour depth to 16 bits.

finally, maybe you have some sort of virus?

the only way to solve this is to re-do your pc from scratch.
minimal hardware & software with all the latest drivers.
then install dvd shrink and test.
as you install more hardware/software, you'll have to re-test dvd shrink until you spot the offending application or hardware.

hope this helps. happy hunting!