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My WMP screen is cut by half horizontally.
The top poertion is a clean view of what is playing, the bottom portion is either dark or distorted screen.
What can I do ?
I have re-installed windows 2000 and re-installem Windows media player and the problem is still the same
Thanks
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This kind of “top half normal / bottom half dark or garbled” video is most often a renderer/driver or codec problem rather than a corrupt WMP executable. Because already rebuilt Windows and reinstalled WMP, focus on the video-rendering chain: the overlay/VMR renderer, DirectX/driver hardware acceleration, or a mis‑registered DirectShow codec. (codecnews.com)

Quick WMP check (fast, reversible): open Windows Media Player → Tools → Options → Performance → Advanced and toggle the Video Acceleration settings — first uncheck “Use overlays,” then try turning off the Video Mixing Renderer or switching “high quality mode.” Restart WMP after each change. That alone fixes many half‑screen / black‑bottom symptoms by forcing alternate rendering. (learn.microsoft.com)

System checks to follow: run dxdiag (Start → Run → dxdiag) and look on the Display tab to confirm DirectDraw/Direct3D are enabled, then try moving the Desktop → Properties → Settings → Advanced → Troubleshoot hardware‑acceleration slider toward None to see if artifacts disappear. If changing acceleration helps, update or roll back the video driver from the GPU vendor (or try an older known‑good driver); driver bugs commonly cause these exact artifacts. (support.microsoft.com)

Codec/filter level: a bad DirectShow decoder or a codec pack can also produce partial/strange rendering. Identify the file’s codecs with a codec‑info tool (e.g., GSpot) and inspect the graph with GraphEdit; unregister or reinstall any suspect filters and retest. For diagnosis, try the same file in a different player (as suggested) — if alternate players render it fine, the problem is WMP’s renderer/settings; if they also fail, it’s the driver/codecs/system layer. (gspot-codec-information-appliance.updatestar.com)

Checklist to record before deeper help: WMP version, exact graphics card model and driver version, DirectX dxdiag output, and a short sample file that reproduces the problem — those details are the fastest route to a definitive fix.

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update the player to 9 if you havent or try he new wmp 10 beta which works fine for me or just try a new media player like realone,divx,bsplayer, or winamp

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I'm using for a while BsPlayer and , in my opinion, is the greatest player because is equipped with a extensive subtitle options which enable the users to watch video content with subtitles from many popular subtitle formats. I got it from here:

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