# Computer freezes when playing video

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-freezes-when-playing-video/97378>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 21, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-freezes-when-playing-video/97378 "2003-12-21T14:31:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![blah\_de\_blah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a8b319/32.png) [@blah\_de\_blah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blah_de_blah)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-freezes-when-playing-video/97378/1 "2003-12-21T14:31:14Z")

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Why does this happen!! I just reformatted everything, but when i try to play a video in kazaa or using windows media player, the whole computer just slows down (pretty much freezes)…:-\ Does anyone know why?? thanks :?)