Quote Originally Posted by randallking
This is happening to me, too.

WinXP Pro w/ SP1
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton, 333
unknown RAM brand - 2700, 333, 512 MB
SOYO K7VMP2 w/ onboard audio, video, LAN, etc
NEC DVD-RW model ND-2500A
Quantum Fireball 60 GB
PowerDVD 4.0.0.2417 (lastest build, patched from www.gocyberlink.com)

I don't get a blue screen (STOP) message. Mine goes straight to POST/BIOS screen.

This was happening before I patched PowerDVD.

Tried updating audio/video/etc drivers from Windows Update, as well as from SOYO's Web site.

Replaced IDE cable with a brand new one.

I have all latest Windows Updates, except for a couple like Windows Media 9.

Booted to a CD and ran a RAM test...checks out okay.

Everything else works fine. I am able to rip and burn CDs and DVDs just fine.

DVDs play fine in Windows Media Player. Of course, it sucks compared to PowerDVDs functionality.
I recomment starting a new thread, and not adding to one that was solved.
That being said, try removing PowerDVD completely and reinstalling. If that doesn't work, start a new thread with all of YOUR problem details.