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I have many word .rtf files to save monthly. I would like to CREATE a MS Word Macro to show the save as dialog box and change the save as type to doc. If POSSIBLE I would like the macro to prompt for a file NAME and after I type in the name, save it as a doc file. Can that be DONE??
THANKS for your help!!!
Makat in FL

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Thanks for the info. I forgot I had the program...Quote from: pcsourcepoint on February 21, 2008, 12:36:56 PM

Thanks for the info. I forgot I had the program...

Bought used PC with Win XP Pro & MS Office 2007. It's an HP 5150 SFF 1.8GHz.

I checked out the PC before I bought it and all looked good, although it wasn't online.
I get it HOME and it is password PROTECTED, amazingly the person I bought it from has never returned my calls. I was able to change password and actually get it to boot up ok. I noticed that the PC and all the software is registered to some online school.
I have no restore disk or anything but do have the COA on the box for XP Pro.
My questions:
1.) If I go online with this PC, am I going to be able to UPDATE the OS and software without any worries of it being registered to this school?

2.) Is there a way to get rid of ALL the FILES that pertain to the school without messing up the OS? There seem to be a lot of "text files with a little gear?" that make mention of the school in the main directory.

I guess I'm afraid if I go online that I may be risking legal trouble if this thing turns out to be stolen or something. I really don't think it was, as I bought from, what seemed to be a nice older couple that bought a new laptop and said they didn't use this any more.

Any help, suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!! I bought this for my kids birthday and I'm half afraid to use it!!Welcome to the CH forums.

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I guess I'm afraid if I go online that I may be risking legal trouble if this thing turns out to be stolen or something.

I really don't think it was, as I bought from, what seemed to be a nice older couple that bought a new laptop and said they didn't use this any more.

amazingly the person I bought it from has never returned my calls.

Can anyone suggest a good program for downloading music and VIDEOS. I tried limewire but it STARTED going crazy so I had to remove it. Your help would be appreciated. Thank youThe type of program you're requesting is not allowed on the COMPUTER HOPE forums. e.g. Software that enables users to OBTAIN copyrighted material such as music, TV shows, and DVDs.

Hello!

Although i may sound way off.. but does anybody out there knows how to delete a file made by intellicad? After CRASHING in a computer, this file keeps on dispalying this "read-only" message. Although we have restarted the computer, evry time we open the file, it keeps on dislaying the message.. Itry overwriting it but to no avail..

WELL, if somebody out there KNOW it, please reply on this thread..

Thanks again in advance!!:D
Try Unlocker.

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Thanks for the INFO... This forum is really a big help to me!

my computer got 2 accounts (admin and user)
the admin restrict user account to install any software.
but I have a ghost32 software always cannot run under user account althought admin already given the full contro right for this software.
anybody know why this happend, only this ghost32 software.
thanks.are you referring on how to use norton ghost?No need to install them, just use ms dos.Ghost needs full access to SYSTEM files to do what it does.
This will not happen on a User account.
Why would you want to run it this way anyways ? ?ok, ghost32 doesn't need installation
i use this utility for CLONE/image my USB storage device, part of my job
but recently my company do something on my notebook, they doesn't allow us to do any installation.
My problem now is, althought the admin OPEN the full control for me on this ghost32 utility, but i STILL cannot run it. (right click>properties>security)
He also doesn't know why.
Using his method, other software can run without problem, just this ghost32.Again you need to be logged in as Administrator on that machine for Ghost to function properly.
If this is part of your job description explain to the IT dude what you would like to do...
He will know how to set this up if you are given permission to do this.

This is probably a security measure. If i ran a business i certainly wouldn't want just anyone to be able to clone anything at all while at work.

Should I disable this? its TAKING a whole bunch of RAM.

Its USED for the effects and all but I COULD deal without that. Vista Tweaks

Kudos to Corrine for this excellent resource !Thank you for that got some helpful tips off that, but LOOKING through it coudnt find SOMEWHERE about dwm.exe just ways to enable http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-aero-on-windows-vista/

I have been using BEYOND TV 4 to RECORD TV and I would like to know what are some good software that I can use to remove the commercials from the shows without having to use Windows Movie Maker. I record them into MPEG-2 and it finds and breaks up the commercials for me but they are still there. Cheap/free is good and I don’t care if I have to watch the shows in real time just as LONG as I can delete the commercials. I use XP PRO so I do not have Media Center.
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Hello. I have a Toshiba laptop with XP. Somehow, WMP became inoperative. I reinstalled it but it always says that it is not installed properly and do I WANT to visit the website to REINSTALL it. I have tried this several times. It says the installation is successful, but always gives me that same error message. Any ideas?

Thanks,

EricI dont know if this will work but,

Have you tried installing WMP 10 and seeing if that runs ok?What SP ver/WMP ver are you using/trying to use?

When exactly do you get the message & what exactly does it say?Quote

and do I want to visit the website to reinstall it.

hello friends i need urgent HELP from u all

i CANT see my display of cmy laptop cause i have by mistakenly disabled[by going through desktop right click PROPERTIES--->settings-->advanced-->ADAPTOR-->properties-->use this device(disable)] my display adaptor after which everything is working but is not displaying on screen
i cant even see anything on my screen
PLZ somebudy help me out an tell me how to enable the device again since i cant even see the properties window
as i cannot see the screen now i cannot revert it back
so plz help me out with ur intelligent sugessions
thanking u

Restart laptop, and keep tapping F8 key.
Select Safe Mode, and enable your display adapter.
Restart.

AFTER INSTALLING DISC THAT CAME WITH THIS COMPUTER [VISTA] I KEEP GETTING THIS ERROR MESSAGE...WINDOW NEEDS TO INSTALL DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR YOUR COMPAQ WF1907 LCD MONITOR.I AM NEW TO COMPUTERS HOW CAN I FIX THIS PROBLEM.THANKS....The FIRST problem you need to fix is the CAPS LOCK PROBLEM

Secondly, what "disk" did you install?

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What Windows version is it? Windows PhotoGallery is included in Vista.

Does anyone know how to apply a macro to a button on a userform in Microsoft Excel using VB? Response needed within the next 24 hours if possible.Quote from: alex1991 on February 20, 2008, 05:06:41 AM

Does anyone know how to apply a macro to a button on a userform in Microsoft Excel using VBA?

Is there a way to have the notification area envelope that Outlook places for new INCOMING mail NOT be shown when all that has arrived is Junk E-Mail? My Junk e-mail folder that is built into Outlook 2007 works great. Filters almost all the junk perfectly, but because of that envelope it places by the clock, I am constantly checking and deleting spam all day LONG. I waste a lot of time doing this, but there is no way to know if you have REAL mail in the Inbox without actually opening up outlook.

I wrote a macro to mark all mail in the Junk E-mail folder a "read" whenever something new arrives, but that does not remove the notification area envelope.

I have searched the WEB far and wide to no avail. With the ubuquity of Outlook in the work place I wonder how many million if not billions of dollars of lost productivity this causes yearly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.I'm using Outlook 2003 but I'll mention something that seems relevant. If I open Tools, Options, and click on the button named Junk E-mail, the Options tab of that panel has a checkbox for "Permanently delete suspected junk e-mail instead of moving it to the Junk E-mail folder". I haven't tested how enabling that feature affects Outlook's behavior but I'm wondering whether it would stop Outlook from putting notification in the tray. Seems logical but, again, I haven't tested it.Thank you for the quick reply. I can almost guarantee that would work. I cannot do this though because of the rare "good" email that gets placed in Junk by accident. I need to maintain the ability to once a day quickly scan the junk email before deleting it.bump

any ideas? I can program the heck out of a macro..just don't know which DIRECTION someone might be able to lead me in that would be productive.

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I recently had to uninstall my factory installed Microsoft Office Basic 2003. When I reloaded with the disk Dell SENT me with the computer I could no longer us Word as my e-mail editor.

It started when I went to send a new e-mail and I got this message: "Microsoft Word is set to be your e-mail editor. However, Word is unavailable, not installed, or is not the same version as Outlook. The outlook e-mail editor will be used instead. You don't have APPROPRIATE permission to perform this operation"

I tried a DETECT and repair and it did absolutely nothing.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,

RichardCheck your word version. Open Word and go to help, about. If it isn't the same as your outlook version then you can't USE it as your e-mail editor.They are both Outlook 2003.

If there was something different loaded at the factory then from the disk I have that should have resolved itself and not made a difference since I used the disk they sent to reinstall the whole Microsoft Office Basic 2003 program. There would not have been a conflict, I don't think, seeing as how both Word and Outlook are loaded from the same disk.

At least it seems that way to me anyway.
Did you COMPLETELY uninstall Office when you removed it? You can try an Office Repair in Outlook, but clicking on Help, Detect and Repair. If that doesn't fix it try uninstalling it using the ORK http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/e/d/0eda9ae6-f5c9-44be-98c7-ccc3016a296a/ork.exe and then reinstalling it.Quote from: zras01 on February 25, 2008, 03:02:43 PM

They are both Outlook 2003.

the page will LOAD but the videos will not play, anyone KNOW why?Need...more...info...gasp

OPERATING SYSTEM / antivirus & antispyware protection / service packs installed / when did it start happening / did it ever work right / installed any new software?

Alan <>< in case anyone was wondering what could fix this sort of problem (regardless of OS type etc.)

First, reset IE or Firefox to default settings, make sure javascript is enabled, update/download the latest Flash and Java from their respective sites, upgrade to SP2 (if you have xp), and get windows updates. One of the aforementioned if not all MAY be the remedy to your online video probs!

I often receive an e-mail with an attachment designated by a YELLOW envelope icon that won't open in Outlook 2003. I have to go directly to my hotmail account on line to find it may be simple jpg FILES which I can open from there. This happens with only some jpg attachments as well as other types of files.

Can anyone tell me what's happening and how to fix it?

ThanksIs the file extension correct? Outlook will try to protect you from files with EXTENSIONS that it thinks are suspicious including things like filename.jpg.exe which can be harmful to your system. To give you any real information I'll need more info about the files that you can't open and what happens when you try to open one in outlook. Do you get any error messages? If you right click on the yellow envelope icon in Outlook and click properties what does that screen say about the file?thanks for your interest. the text after the yellow envelope is, for instance: "Cat Bath (2.27MB) (3MB)". Absolutely nothing happens when clicking the envelope or file name, and there is no error message. Right clicking does not give the usual drop down menu containing properties - just "open" "save as", ETC. The problem occurs when jpg files are sent, but not ALWAYS and also with ppt files. The e-mail with the Cat Bath files (8 jpg's and 2 txt's) open just fine when accessed in hotmail directly. They are:

20b4cd.jpg (132.0 KB), 20b4dd.jpg (70.8 KB), 20b4ec.jpg (121.2 KB), 20b4fc.jpg (144.3 KB), 20b50c.jpg (108.4 KB), 20b51b.jpg (113.8 KB), 20b52b.jpg (131.7 KB), 20b53a.jpg (112.9 KB), 20b54a.jpg (70.0 KB), 20b55a.jpg (152.2 KB), ATT00008.txt (0.0 KB), ATT00001 (1164.0 KB)

I have this problem when the attachment is just jpg's without any other type included.

The problem seems to occur frequently when sent from AOL, but it has also happened from others.

hoping you can figure this outThat sounds like the files are in an Archive file of some kind. If you select Save As and save it to your desktop can you click on it and open it and see the files?On the desktop it appears with an .msg extension and properties identifies as an Outlook File. It won't open in Outlook or imaging software; opens in Word as a short line of programming symbols

Any further thoughts?

That seems very strange that you would be getting attachments as .msg files.
Download this tool:http://www.download3k.com/Install-Viewer-for-MS-Outlook-Messages.html
And see if you can open the file and extract the attachments with it.
I'll continue looking into this but it's a new one on me....Ok, after some looking about and a couple of tests on my machine here I think I've figured it out.
Whoever is sending you those attachments is a moron. The .msg file is a complete email message saved to a file and then attached to the email to you. It includes whatever attachments were in that email as well. Whoever is doing that should probably be using the FORWARD button instead. I really don't think this is a problem on your end. It's caused by mild retardation on the part of the sender. The tool I gave you a link to should open the file and extract the attachments though.OK, One of our clients had the exact same issue popup. I was able to sit down at the machine and do some troubleshooting. I was able to open the files by starting Outlook in safe mode by holding down Control and opening the program. So I unchecked the Google Toolbar addins under Tools, Options, Other, ADvanced Options, Add-In Manager, and the Google addins and iTunes addins under COM Add-ins. Once I unchecked those and restarted outlook I was able to open the .msg files with no trouble.
Try that out and let me know how it works for you.

I PURCHASED a new COMPUTER and I am also changing ISPs. how do I move my favorites and address book from AOL on my old computer to Internet Explorer and Outlook Express on my new computer?For Favorites, EXPORT them from IE on your old computer and then import them on the new computer. You'll find the Import and Export command on the File MENU of IE.

For an AOL address book, I'm not sure. I'd search for an export feature and see what options it gives you for exporting. If it shows .CSV file as an OPTION, that should work. Now, there might be a better option; I can't say since I don't use AOL.

Hi

When I try to open a hyperlink in Excel 2003 I'm suddenly getting:

'This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.'

It happens with hyperlinks to webpages & also to items in the same workbook, so all hyperlinks.

It's happening to existing hyperlinks in previously working workbooks & new hyperlinks.

Thanks in advance for any help...Do you own this computer or is it owned by your employer or someone else? Who is the system administrator?I own the computer, it's a home computer of which I am the administrator.This MAY not be the answer but I it may be related: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890474

What Service Pack for Office 2003 do you have installed?SP3

I found that help page aswell, but I don't think it will help as I think it's a fix for a different type of hyperlink problem.

I can find no reference to the error message I get in WINDOWS support, very poor.

(hey thanks for your help anyway)I did some searching but haven't found anything specifically dealing with your problem. You might join http://www.excelforum.com/ and/or http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/index.php and post your question there, too.Thanks Soybean, I appreciate your time.

I've contacted MS about the problem aswell & they say I should RECIEVE a reply within 24hrs.

I'll check out that forum too, thanks again.Ok, MICROS$ft advised me to remove/reinstall office completely which didn't work.

Then, they advised me to reset IE which worked.

Don't quite understand why IE WOULD be interfering with Excel but there you go. Yeah, hyperlink to the web maybe but within the same workbook? strange.

There you go guys, just incase someone else has the same problem.

Thanks again Soybean Quote from: neljan on February 26, 2008, 05:14:20 AM

There you go guys, just incase someone else has the same problem.

i am working on a vid project and i need to burn it onto dvd but i dont kno how to make a dvd menu can someone help plz?You need software to create the menu.
Some burning software packages come with a menu creating tool. What software are you planning on using to burn the project?use nero 8 ULTRA edition....

it can be found in www.nero.com or mail me

[emailprotected]

eager to help ya outyea im using neroVersion?macdad- If you have Nero 8 Ultra Edition......... Use StartSmart to open Nero, then open Nero Vision ...... CHOOSE create a dvd , then SELECT add video files ...... now the menu options are next ........... Is that what you WISH to do ?


dl65 yes that is wat i want to do. i just want to make a regular menu that has only a "Play" option, it doesnt have to be complicated, but just simple since im new to this kinda thing. ontop of that can u use light scribe on dvd's as well?Yes, as long as you have a drive and DVD media that SUPPORTS LightScribe.ok, does nero support lightscribe. if not how can you lightscribe? is there software that comes with a lightscribe drive to do lightscribe?Quote from: macdad- on February 25, 2008, 02:24:50 PM

ok, does nero support lightscribe. if not how can you lightscribe? is there software that comes with a lightscribe drive to do lightscribe?

My grilfriends kids got into her computer, and somehow managed to get rid of her 'standard' games. Like spider solataire, free cell, hearts, etc. I can't seem to find them anywhere in normal files.
Anyone got ideas as to where we can GO looking for them now?They can be copied from your Windows CD...LOCATION to copy: WinNT/Accessories/Games.

Or check in Start/Accessories/GamesGoing there shows no 'games' section under accessories - as it's XP there is no windows reload CD.There should be an xp installment DISK. What you NEED to do from it is go into my computer - control panel - add or remove programs - add/remove window compents - accessories an ulites double click - games double click then select the ones you want.

Hi,
Any suggestons on a good anti-virus program? I had Norton's but DELETED it as it took FOREVER for my Toshibal Satellite laptop to start and once started programs to forever to load.
Thanks.AVG Free. The free factor is a huge bonus. Quote

I had Norton's but deleted it

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I had Norton's but deleted it

Good move...
Another one...Avast! free antivirus: http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/

What are some good VIRUS scanner programs?? I used avast an it expired. My DAD uses AVG and I don't like it. I dont care for the way Norton is.Didn't you answer your QUESTION before you asked it? Isn't this you??

QUOTE from: squall_01 on February 26, 2008, 04:07:47 PM

What are some good virus scanner programs?? I used avast an it expired. My dad uses AVG and I don't like it. I dont care for the way Norton is.

I just got a new work computer running Windows XP and Microsoft Outlook 2003. My previous computer was also running XP but had an older Outlook version.

My pet peeve with the new Outlook is that it automatically OPENS to the Mail section. All I use it for is the calendar. Every time I open it, I see the useless "mail" section and have to click "calendar" to actually get to what I use.

My old work computer and my home computer (both running older versions) both open directly to the calendar view, which is perfect. I'm not sure if that is how they came originally or whether I somehow set it up to open that WAY, as it has been years since I began using the programs on those computers.

In any case, I've been through all the settings and have searched and searched online for an answer as to how to get Outlook 2003 to just simply open to the calendar view instead of the mail view. Anyone who can help will receive undying gratitude in return (and perhaps some KARMA?!). I think I have good news for you. Tools, Options, Other, Advanced Options (button), Browse (button), and select Calendar. Click OK, OK, ..., until all panels CLOSED. On the Tools menu, click options.
Click the Other tab, and then click Advanced Options.
Under General Settings, next to the 'Startup in this folder' box, click Browse.
In the Select Folder dialog box, select the folder you want to appear when you start Outlook.
Soybean must type faster THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When can I expect to receive that karma? I sensed some here: Quote from: trinitym on February 26, 2008, 09:24:53 AM

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone who can help will receive undying gratitude in return (and perhaps some karma?!).

I sensed some here:

I started a multisession data DVD with Nero and now I can't seem to finalize it. I started it quite a while ago and I'm not sure if I was using Nero 6 or 7 (or that it matters). When I attempt to add additional content Nero 7 prompts me to select a track (2 are DISPLAYED) to add data to, but won't actually allow me to select anything. The only option within Nero I can find for finalization is Finalize VR, but this isn't a video, and I'm concerned I would lose the data.

I've also attempted to finalize using DVD Decrypter. When I try to finalize the disc I get an error message stating "Session Fixation Error - Incomplete track in session" and gobbledygook I/O errors if I attempt to close tracks or sessions.

My question then; does anyone know of software that will allow me to view the physical sectors on the DVD and recover the data even though Windows can't? IsoBuster.
Grabthe Free edition...Thanks! I'll GIVE it a try and post the results. GOTCHA...I discovered that it is going to take a very long time. In a hurry?I have recovered 1.68 GB of data that I don't really need. Now I can TOSS the DVD WITHOUT worrying. Now if I could just find the mutlisession DVD with the info I was looking for . . . . I thought that's what we were working on...ISOBuster is good but it won't find lost DVD's...
If you are looking for an incomplete multi-session check in the sub-directories of your burning app.

My roommate just moved out and took his phone with him. I use Windows Live Calling to call other people using Voice over Internet Protocol. But Windows Live Calling identifies people by E-mail addresses, slightly hard to call on a phone. As my computer has a modem, and computers can send faxes, I was wondering if any one has come across a program that allows a computer to pick up a phone line, RJ-11, like NORMAL phones instead of using VoIP.

OS: Vista Home Premium
Manufacture: Dell
Model: Inspiron 1501
Processor: AMD Turion 64 x2
RAM: ~2GB
Modem: Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92
Graphics CARD:ATI Radeon Xpress 1150

That is probably more than necessary, but those would be the things that CAUSE the most problems.I'm still waiting for a response, this post is to bring the question to the front of the line.I believe unless the callers post that option all you will see is the email addy...CHECK with your VOIP provider to see if the option EXISTS...You might switch to Yahoo! Voice. I occasionally use it for outgoing calls. It can also be used for incoming calls; the incoming call service costs $2.49/mo. See http://voice.yahoo.com/phone_number.php for more info.My VoIP is from Windows Live. It is difficult to call an E-mail address unless you are calling from one yourself.Quote from: patio on February 26, 2008, 08:42:40 AM

I believe unless the callers post that option all you will see is the email addy...check with your VOIP provider to see if the option exists...

Hi,

My os is win xp and my browser is IE. I can't open attachments from my Yahoo account. I've tried to open a Word doc attachment but I get a message that says 'Word cannot open the document: user does not have ACCESS privileges....'
Can someone pls tell me how to solve this problem?Have you tried deleting temporary Internet files? What version of IE are you using? Does it allow you to download the attached file?Quote from: soybean on February 25, 2008, 11:49:16 AM

What version of IE are you using? Does it allow you to download the attached file?

I managed to save the attachment without opening it - this posed no problems! Pls, I would still like to know how to open attachments without having to save them first.

On my Dell Dimension WinXP Home I frequently play tunes from the ITunes player and playlists. The only change made on this PC just before this issue was to remove another application, not ITunes, and then reinstall same. When I tried to access a FILE in the ITunes playlist I see this error message:"The song COULD not be played because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?" When I located the ITunes subdirectory I found the file names had been changed to gobble-de-gook, like some strange character set. And the file is not readable by windows or ITunes. This seems to be the only folder and files affected.
Can CHKDSK or anything else correct these files? I ran CHKDSK and it reported errors and asked if I wanted to run CHKDSK /F to fix these errors. Unfortunately there is no previous restore point because I thought Windows did that automatically.Do those files look like this:


[file cleanup - saving space - attachment deleted by admin]The file names are actually from the old IBM character set, a mixture of 8 characters, a period and three characters, in the DOS file name fashion. I can't duplicate them here. I've tried a screen shot but I can't capture the directory tree to show you. Anyhow, if I double click on one of these I get an error message from Windows saying "the file is not accessable. Access denied." Before this issue the file had the name of the song and double clicking on it brought up a media player and the music played correctly.What "other" application was it that was removed ? ?The application I removed was called "Desktop Sheet Music" from www.IDDUSA.com
BTW, my PC is a dual boot Win98/WinXP.
This application was installed on both partitions. Then I removed from both Win98 and WinXP. After I reinstalled it on WinXP only. THen later on I opened ITunes and discovered this file name issue. Hope that is clear enough.

[file cleanup - saving space - attachment deleted by admin]Quote

a period and three characters

I Tunes is simply a pointer file system that points to the MP3 files, simply speaking, right? So when I import music from a CD the actual music is digitized to a location on my hard drive

I would like to be able to put a dvd into my dvd drive and be able to SAVE the MOVIE to my hard drive. (Don't worry, I own all the dvd's). I was told that dvd encrypt or was a good program to use but now that I have the files saved on my hard drive, how do I get them to play? I would also like to convert them into a different format, one that takes up LESS space, but still be able to watch them by clicking on them. how would I go about doing all of this? and is there a single program that will copy the files to my computer, compress the files and allow me to watch them?Hello

Firstly, to save time it's called dvd 'ripping' ;-)

There are literally hundreds of free dvd ripping programs to choose from, I use CladDVD although Free DVD ripper is quite good.

What format are the files that you have already ripped/copied from your DVD onto your computer? are they VOB?

If so, convert them into MPG using SOMETHING like VOB2MPG (what I use). You can play VOB's on your computer by installing codecs, but VOB takes up a lot of HD space so your best off converting them.

MPG or MPEG is the best format for saving space on your HD & is playable with any media player & easily edited in Windows Movie Maker.

You'll find lots of other free programs/guides here.

Let me KNOW if you need any more help

Hello,

I have been looking for a way to capture smooth clear graphics on my computer and have tried Camstudio and BB Flashback, and they are ok for capturing an install of software etc where the graphics transition is INFREQUENT, but when trying to capture a video games game play, the video capturinging performance takes a big dive and it gets choppy and very pixelated.

My hardware is a Compaq S6030NX 2.08Ghz AMD Athlon XP 2800+ with a 160GB IDE HD, 2GB Ram, and an 8x AGP GeForce 6200 video card.

Trying to capture say gameplay of World of Warcraft is pretty ugly with both of those FREE video capturing tools.

Is there another software application out there that will do this better, or shoudl I be looking at feeding my video output via dual video out to another system with a video capture card and software for creating AVI's etc?

If I can get this single system to play the game and cappture video smoothly and clearly that would be great.

Hardware wise, the Compaq does not slow down during WOW gameplay, so I dont believe this video capturing quality to be due to my hardware, but rather the sampling rate and quality of the video capturing software.

Thanks,

DaveTry Fraps, it's is not freeware but it is the best software for capturing gameplay footage I've come across.
If gameplay is choppy your hardware isn't up to the task of playing the game and capturing video at the same TIME. Try lowering the graphics settings of the game and SEE if that improves things.I take it you've played with (options > video settings) within CamStudio? try setting it to 100% quality & also change the capture rate to every ** milliseconds.

I found capturewiz quite good (free trial) although I didn't use it to capture gameplay.

Another free one you could try is Freez.

Quote from: DaveLembke on February 27, 2008, 12:31:04 PM

or should I be looking at feeding my video output via dual video out to another system with a video capture card and software for creating AVI's etc?

I read from other forums that in choosing a videocard you/I should choose the bigger RAM of the adapter, memory clock speed, CORE clock speed, pixel pipelines and the most important is the memory interface.

Except the memory of the videocard. What other SPECIFICATIONS should I search?also keep in mind the shader clock, how much money do you have for a card?ACTUALLY I won't buy a videocard for now because my money isn't enough. I'm just ASKING what are other specifications do I need to search except the RAM of the video adapter.An article: Before You Buy a GRAPHICS Card. Does that help?@soybean
Some of the topics of the article that you give me are good. Thanks sir soybean!

Just want to ask about the following below:
1. What are these memory clock speed, core clock speed and pixel pipelines?
2. Where can I find them? Can you give an example of this so that I'll know where I can find them in the video card specifications.
3. Is the 128bit in the video card a "memory clock speed" or "core clock speed"?

I got done building me a DESKTOP not to long ago and I put XP Pro on it with SP2. I dual-booted and put Vista on it as well. But I decided to un-install vista, but yet when the computer starts up. I still get a choice to boot to Vista or XP Pro (if I select vista, error message occurs).

I WANT VISTA GONE!! =]

How do I go into my Master Boot record and get vista off of there?Look at your boot.ini

Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery -> Settings -> EditThnx, I had some1 today tell me to do something with my xp disc.

Anywayz. Thnx againok, went there and I see nothing about Vista on there.

Oh duh, of course not. It's left over from Vista. I'll get back with you on this. ok...if u find something out. My e-mail is under my pic if you just want to email

Thnx again!The bootini will not always say what flavor of WINDOWS it is.
The partition info may be a clue though.
Post it here and we'll take a look.
Your email addy in your sig will leave you wide open for the spambots though.Quote from: zanter8 on March 05, 2008, 07:40:21 AM

I dual-booted and put Vista on it as well. But I decided to un-install vista, but yet when the computer starts up. I still get a choice to boot to Vista or XP Pro (if I select vista, error message occurs).

ok, went there and I see nothing about Vista on there.

Could anybody ADVISE me of any software program that can clean up,NOISE,tracking probs etc. I am converting old vcr TAPES to dvd via a tv card. Thanks.There is a VCR cleanup filter in Avisynth, but that is not a route for the faint hearted as you would be writing scripts and doing a lot of manual stuff.

I had a eureka MOMENT and typed "VHS cleanup" into Google. I suggest you do the same.
Quote from: Dias de verano on FEBRUARY 26, 2008, 11:45:19 PM

I had a eureka moment

Hi, I just PURCHASED a Seagate External Harddrive Free Agent Go with 80 GB.

I purchased this believing I would be ABLE to backup all of my

1) Data files (Saved WORD documents/music/videos/pictures/excel/quicken spreadsheets).
2) Program files (Microsoft Office/iTunes/Quicken/etc.)
3) Settings (Desktop icons arrangements/Browser)

All of which would allow me to when I go on a different computer....have access to all of my data/program files and settings as well as being able to re-install painlessly all of these files on my computer should I need to reformat.



Instead, it looks as if the only thing I can store/backup/portably use are my data files NOT program files or settings.

1) I wanted to know if with my product I can store data/program files and settings or not.
-If so...how to.
2) If not...what product or additional products would I need to store all of this data?
3) I also wanted to know in the event I reformat my computer...how I can restore all my data/programs from the Seagate DRIVE to my harddrive.
4) Lastly...I see the software came with Creedo.
Is this some sort of add on program...I've tried running it...they advertised it as allowing you to SAVE settings but then it showed a price...confusing.

Thanks.?Check out MojoPac

Greetings to the Group - I've been getting several real nice Power POINT slide shows in the email. I've tried to copy individual slides but can't do it. I don't have the same options with the right mouse clic as I do on JPEGS. I've downloaded the PPS ALSO but that didn't HELP either. All I want to do is to copy some individual slides for wallpaper or screen savers. Any and all help is appreciated.You could try using a screen capture program like screenhunter?I use this tool at my company and it works great!! Try it out:

http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm To mess with individual slides from a *.pps file (Powerpoint Slide Show), i just change the extension pps to ppt.Hey thanks for all your help. You've solved my PROBLEM and I now have all the slides saved that I wanted from all the slide shows I've been getting lately.

Jim

Running Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Office Professional 2003 I did a clean install the other day after REMOVING it. Because when I open Word is wants to install files from the disk and this happens every time.I uninstalled and reinstalled about four times now and still the same thing.Any ideas what is happening here. When you install Office 2003 are you choosing to do a customized installation? Once you do a customized install you can choose to "run all from my computer" instead of the TYPICAL installation which will install from the cd upon the first use.Quote

Because when I open Word is wants to install files from the disk and this happens every time

When you install Office 2003 are you choosing to do a customized installation? Once you do a customized install you can choose to "run all from my computer" instead of the typical installation which will install from the cd upon the first use.

When you install Office 2003 are you choosing to do a customized installation? Once you do a customized install you can choose to "run all from my computer" instead of the typical installation which will install from the cd upon the first use.

elo friends just wana ask f u know how to install themes on WINXP..i have downloaded many themes but they seem not working or its me who didnt know how to use it..somebody pls help TNX in advance..hello!

Right click on an empty space on your desktop, then choose Properties from the list.
On the Themes tab, browse to the location where you saved your theme. Then click Apply then OK. And make sure you have decent backups of your Data...some theme programs have been known to cause havoc...i hav olredy try that but it doesnt appear when i apply my saved themes..i hav downloaded many themes but they do not work..i hav search on the internet and they said that i need to install the uxthmeme.exe which is not recognized by microsoft as i install it..then they also told me that microsoft does not allow users to simple change themes when it is from microsoft..tnxWhy dont you give this a try. Just be careful though...

1. Start / Run / Services.msc / OK.

2. Right-click the Themes service and press Properties.

3. Select the General tab.

4. TOGGLE the Startup type to Automatic.

5. Press Apply.

6. Press the Start button.

7. Press OK.

8. Exit the Services dialog.

Quote from: christeph on February 29, 2008, 01:56:09 AM

i hav olredy try that but it doesnt appear when i apply my saved themes..i hav downloaded many themes but they do not work..i hav search on the internet and they said that i need to install the uxthmeme.exe which is not recognized by microsoft as i install it..then they also told me that microsoft does not allow users to simple change themes when it is from microsoft..tnx

What is the difference between spyware SOFTWARE and a regsitry cleaner? Should I have both?
Thanks.Spyware software looks for malware.

Registry cleaners look for empty or broken registry keys.

They do two completely different things.

Registry cleaners/optimizers should be treated with extreme caution. They remove whatever they find. With no warning many users find their system unbootable after using a powerful registry cleaner. If you are not 110% positive what is being removed is safe to remove, then don't do it. You really will have no noticeable increase in performance by cleaning the registry anyway so don't worry too much about it. Defragging the registry from time to time should be enough.

Auslogics Registry Defrag - http://www.majorgeeks.com/Auslogics_Registry_Defrag_d5668.htmlThanks for the info on the differences. Now what is an excellent spyware software program?
Thanks again.It's best to use a mix of at least two on-demand scanners. I will switch up their use, using a different one WEEKLY or so.

http://www.superantispyware.com/ <http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free
http://filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/

Also use SpywareBlaster.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
* Guide: How to use SpywareBlaster to secure browser
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial49.html
? to EVILFANTASY,
doesn't the system defrag do that?(defrag the registry)
what about ccleaner?
JimQuote from: jimpl on February 29, 2008, 12:10:34 PM

? to evilfantasy,
doesn't the system defrag do that?(defrag the registry)

what about ccleaner?

Just want to ask about Compression. I got here a video clip which is 98,919MB size. When I compressed it using WinRar it took only 90,717MB. I thought that when I compress it it will reduce to 50% of the size.

Now my question is:
What do you THINK is problem? The WinRar compressor isn't that effective?What is the file format of your video? The format is MPEG Sir.Movies formats are generally not very compressible with lossless compressors like RAR.
You are never going to see anything near 50% compression on a movie format, you're very lucky if you get 10%.
Why this is isn't easy to explain but basically it is because media files like movies and sound doesn't contain much repeated data. And file compressors work by finding patterns of repeated data in the files.Yeah, what Deerpark said.

You might be able to reduce the file size by converting to a DIFFERENT format or quality level though. Video files compress the LEAST while for example a simple text file can compress the most...

The compression ratio is more dependent on the file type rather than the method of compression.

Grab a Coffe and have a readThanks Sir patio, Eg0Death and Deerpark!

What do you mean about the "repeated data"?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compressionall video formats except for RAW video are already compressed, using techniques similar those which file compression programs use. Same applies to jpg images. WINDOWS bitmap (bmp) come in compressed and non compressed varieties.
Thanks sir Deerpark for the LINK and to you too sir patio!

@Dias de verano
what do you mean about the "RAW video"?Quote from: SHENGTON on March 06, 2008, 08:38:22 PM

@Dias de verano
what do you mean about the "RAW video"?

Dear Forum - Please help I installed RealPlayer and now I can't shut down my PC, as I used to be ABLE to, because there is TeaTimer.exe running in the background that prevents this. This happened because I denied a change being made to the registry and, apparently, this is RealPlayer's revenge. What should I do? Uninstall RealPlayer? What is TeaTimer.exe? Malware? I do not wish to touch the registry because I wouldn't know what I am doing. Thanks so much for your help. I am using Vista. ??Do you have Spybot SEARCH & Destroy installed? TeaTimer is a feature of Spybot Search & Destroy. I suggest you try Disabling Teatimer as a test to see whether that resolves the problem. I ALSO suggest, you get rid of RealPlayer to PREVENT any future problems, and install Real Alternative: http://filehippo.com/download_real_alternative/, which does very same thing, and it's rather trouble free.

Good evening all!

I am LOOKING for a tool to SAVE my unofficial academic result displayed in HTML format as an image, like .jpg or .gif.
I can make request for an offical transcript, but it will cost me US $30 to do so.

Could you help me please?Well, try simply doing a screen print, pasting it into Paint (you'll find it in Start, All PROGRAMS, Accessories), and saving as a .jpg or .gif file. To do a screen print of a WEB page, hit Alt + Print Screen, with your web page being the active window. Then, open Paint and paste.

If the web page showing your transcript data can be fully captured with a screen print, another option is "printing" the page to a PDF file. Then, you can view that file in Adobe Reader or another PDF reader, and print it. I'll suggest PrimoPDF for this. PrimoPDF is a free tool for high-quality PDF creation.

However, I think you need to verify that any printout you produce from the website will be accepted as an official transcript. And, if so, what about just printing the web page?

How do you OPEN an EFW FILE?7-zip

I came across RegCure WEBSITE, you download their free scan and it CLEANS up your Windows Registery and finds other ERRORS. I downloaded it and scanned for errors, it found many - but however for Regcure to fix the errors, you need to Register and a pay a fee, $39.90. Is that true? And if it is true why do they call it free scan. I heard CCleaner is good. Which is BETTER RegCure or CCleaner?
No need to dual post
See your other thread for replies.
Topic Closed.

Hi, has anyone tried revo uninstaller?
as OFTEN pluged on the FORUM i have
ccleaner,but have found revo uninstaller
a very usefull tool but IM no xpert could
one of you comment on this program,
please. i got it from c.net.

thanks for your time.It's a good tool. Any particular question about it?Revo is the only way I will uninstall a program and is a very useful tool.

I have a few guides on it if you are interested.

Revo Uninstaller Quick Guide
Use Revo Uninstaller To Terminate Unresponsive ProcessesThanks,Broni and evilfantasy,
for your replys. i dont need any info
about it evilfantasy thanks,i just wanted
to know it is a safe program.

thank you both for your time..Hello evilfantasy!

Can revo uninstall NCT 2000-XP even without its password. Unfortunately for some REASON, we lose the password we use for installing NCT and now we're having a hard time uninstalling it.

Thanks in advance! What is NCT 2000-XP?Actually its the driver of the console that we used a coupe of months ago. It enabled us to have 2 users sharing the same computer at the same time. Actually its not much of a problem. Its just that it has been a couple of months and the driver still in the computer.

Anyways, Thanks, EF! Not sure how to uninstall that exact driver but a google search brings up a few different methods.

Be sure to backup the registry first

Hi,
In this web world EVERYONE wants to save TIME, work efficiently, accurately and to their maximum speed by sitting at one place without any physical exertion. But in respect of all this the reasons I am here is to find a secure web conference APPLIANCE that will be compatible in terms of use as well. PLEASE help me to find a GOOD one.

I'm not very familiar with the options for your requirements, but I believe WebEx is one you should look at: http://www.webex.com/

Also, more details on your requirements would be helpful. How many people might you want to conference together at the same time? Do you need audio and video working together?

I have a toshiba laptop and it came with vista on it, i want to put xp pro on it instead.....can it be done, i can not get it to UNINSTALL and it of course won't LET me downgrade with the cd INSTALLATION! can anyone help?Sure it can be done.
But to be on the SAFE side you would want to find out if there are XP drivers for all the laptop components first
Post more info and we'll go from there.
There is a method to let it install XP but let's get the drivers needed first.

I have the windows 95 operating system on my computer. I have just bought a new laptop and would like to SAVE the FILES from my OLD computer onto a rewriteable CD. I have tried to do this but for some reason it won't work. Do I need to format the CD-RW first? If so, is there some software that I need to download to do this? If there is can I download the softward if I have windows 95 as an operating system. I am stuck as I really need the files off my old computer. If anyone can help would be appreciated.

DebraDoes your 95 computer have CD\DVD burner, or it's just CD-ROM?djw, do you have an ethernet 10/100 port on both computers? you could set up a LAN between the 2 computers if they do. Do both computers have USB ports? if they do a flash drive will do it also.truenorth

hi,i dont know the name of the software..i'll TRY and explain what it is...it's for putting on EMAILS {signature}..it's a hand that writes you're name or whaterver else u want to put on the bottom of you're emails..hope SOMEONE can put me onto a link kind regard's theted Too many to mention just one - Google for 'animated signatures' (without the ') and take your PICK..

Good luckI saw the hand thing at http://www.gifothon.com/signatures/?lang=enthank's very much guy's,...theted Usually you can put ONES in the mail like on yahoo but its probably limited to what you want to do.