text: my computer keeps freezing when i play videos...? i have a laptop (i can tell you the specs if you need them), and often times when i try to watch a video or a dvd on my computer, either the dvd player/video software (i've used all types - windows media, winamp, realplayer, etc, same problem) freezes, or (this is what usually happens) the computer itself freezes - it never fails. what could the problem be? thank you for your help. it isn't the videos themselves, i've played them fine on my other computer. check how much ram you have. anything below 250mb and youll have trouble. as the others mentioned, also check and see how the graphics are set up. if you have factory graphics, the computer will use part of your ram for video, which can compund the 'not enough memory' problem. i would suggest looking into upgrading one or both of the above.