VLC Media Player Encountered a Problem and then Crashed

VLC Media Player Encountered a Problem and then Crashed

It's very common problem with third party software that they encounter problem, it’s because of incomplete installation of programs. The very common reason of such kind of problems is corrupt windows. When windows catch virus somehow, virus damages windows registry due to which programs stop running properly and start creating problems.

You should install any good anti-virus to scan your Pc for viruses and make it virus free. Then reinstall VLC player so that it can be installed with new registry entries. As registry entries play an important role in program operating.

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VLC Media Player Encountered a Problem and then Crashed

This error generates from different kinds of  reasons.Such as Codecs problems, Windows Files Corrupt.

VLC Media Player Encountered a Problem and then Crashed

The first step would be to reset the preference settings which are found at the general tab, chose quit vlc and restart. If this does not work then try deleting the configuration file. This is located in the user directory. For users of windows XP it can be found in the C drive, documents and settings. Select your username and then go to applications, then data and you will find vlc. Click on vlcrc. After deleting these, re down load the VLC and re launch it again. For Mac users, the directory can be found by clicking HOME and selecting library. Chose the option of preferences and then chose VLC. Again down load and re-launch it.

If the above solutions do not work, then it would be necessary to up grade the video card. This can be done by visiting the manufactures website and for many of them, upgrading is free. Another option would be to disable the video overlay. These can be done by clicking preferences, then General tab. Chose the Video tab and then deselecting ‘Overlay Video Output’.

If the above solutions don’t work, then the next option would be to change the video ‘output module’. This can be done by clicking preferences and choosing ‘video’. Click on the ‘Output Modules’ and then chose a different option from the options. Usually videolan suggests that you try the ‘DirectX video Output’. This option has a reputation of solving many problems related to ‘purple video’ problems.

VLC Media Player Encountered a Problem and then Crashed

Thank you, Mr. Helson!

Actually I have tried installing an anti-virus before because I knew already that my own VLC player was blocked by a virus. But I didn't know that I still have to REINSTALL VLC.

Thanks for this idea! It worked!

VLC Media Player Encountered a Problem and then Crashed

Maybe the videos file extension, e.g. .avi, .mp4, .wmv, are not able to match the video’s content. So this problem is occurring. To resolve this problem you can apply another technique which one you will get from this Techyv post “ VLC media player has encountered a problem: Reinstalling didn't work".