Computer Questions

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 4/25/2006, 7:00 am

New Question:

So I downloaded a video and only after downloading it did I find that it is in m4v format. I can't play it in WMP, RealPlayer, Quicktime, etc... After some google searches, it looks like m4v is the type of file that you put on a video iPod, but I don't have a video iPod. Does anyone know if I can download a free (or shareware) program that will either play this file or else convert it tro something I can play with a standard program? Google came up with a few things that looked good, but when I downloaded them, they were different programs than what they said they were. Download.com seemed to have nothing. Thanks for any help you could provide!

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 4/26/2006, 11:17 am

Question:

If I want to take video files (I believe they are in mpeg. format) and burn them to a DVD or make a VCD..........any recommendation on a particular software I should utilize??

I used to have Roxio EZ Media Suite 5.....but it was so outdated that I got rid of it.

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 4/30/2006, 6:58 pm

Anybody know an effective way to fix scratched cds?

ihatethunderbay · Post by **ihatethunderbay** » 4/30/2006, 7:50 pm

starseed_10 wrote:Anybody know an effective way to fix scratched cds?

Depends on how deep the scratches are. If they're shallow you can try using a disc resurfacer (I think the one I have is called a Disc Doctor or something) which is basically a contraption where you spray water on the disc and then run this wheel over it.. or.. something. It seems to work for the CDs that I've used it on.

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 5/2/2006, 12:11 pm

damn. i have one of those and must have used half the bottle on it.

thanks anyway :nod:

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 5/2/2006, 12:50 pm

starseed_10 wrote:Anybody know an effective way to fix scratched cds?

Brett.....just leave it. I told you that "Ace of Base" isn't worth repair, dude.

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 5/2/2006, 2:12 pm

I CAN'T SEE THE SIGN ANYMORE :crying:

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 5/2/2006, 4:29 pm

:lol:

omg I cracked up when I read this.. haha!

*sings*
I saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes
I saw the sign

This was the theme song for my grade 8 year, and it was played non-stop during our grad trip. OMG

Post by **saman** » 5/3/2006, 3:00 pm

i have a question

you know how when you hover your mouse over the time on your computer, it gives you stats about the day and such? right now when i hover my mouse over the time, it only gives me the date, as "May 3, 2006" for today. how do you change that so that it gives you the day as well, such as "Wednesday, May 3, 2006"?

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 5/5/2006, 6:51 pm

Is there a way to reformat windows without having the Windows XP CD?

The guy who set up my computer wouldn't give me a copy of the Windows CD he used.

I'm buying a new computer, and probably selling this one to a friend of the family. So I want to format the hard-drives and get everything cleaned up so they can start fresh, free from all the crappy programs half-uninstalled, in regular Window's fashion.

I asked the geek where I'm buying my computer if there was a way to do it, and he said I could just go to bootdisk.com, follow the instructions, and away I go. But the Windows XP bootdisk setup just links to Microsoft's bootdisk website, which specifically says that I'll need the XP CD-ROM to finish setting it up.

Does anyone know any more about this?

If worse comes to worse I'll just have my old computer guy reformat it for me. But I'd rather do it myself without paying for his "service" (ie, the use of his disk).

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 5/5/2006, 7:20 pm

Though I'm still curious about this, I've realized that I can just use the XP CD that will come with my new computer.

Joe Cooler · Post by **Joe Cooler** » 5/6/2006, 4:41 pm

bovine wrote:New Question:

So I downloaded a video and only after downloading it did I find that it is in m4v format. I can't play it in WMP, RealPlayer, Quicktime, etc... After some google searches, it looks like m4v is the type of file that you put on a video iPod, but I don't have a video iPod. Does anyone know if I can download a free (or shareware) program that will either play this file or else convert it tro something I can play with a standard program? Google came up with a few things that looked good, but when I downloaded them, they were different programs than what they said they were. Download.com seemed to have nothing. Thanks for any help you could provide!

Did you try iTunes?

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 5/11/2006, 11:44 am

If a person were to download a game from a torrent, how would said person burn it to cd and install it?

ihatethunderbay · Post by **ihatethunderbay** » 5/11/2006, 2:07 pm

I AM ME wrote:If a person were to download a game from a torrent, how would said person burn it to cd and install it?

Depends on what the game comes as. If it's .bin and .cue files, or and ISO, you'll need something like Daemon Tools to set up a fake CD drive and run them.

I can give you more help if you let me know the game and what format.

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 5/11/2006, 7:34 pm

you can also burn isos or bin/cues :nod:

depends on what burner software you have

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 5/12/2006, 4:20 pm

ok, it's Rome: Total War, and it's in cue and bin format

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 5/12/2006, 4:24 pm

what software do you have for burning on your comp?
how big are the files?

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 5/12/2006, 6:50 pm

I ussually use Nero.

the bin files are from 500,000 kb to 800,000 kb's, and the cue are 1kb each

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 5/14/2006, 4:57 pm

Nevermind, I googled it and found a useful tutorial. Thanks anyways guys

myownsatellite · Post by **myownsatellite** » 5/14/2006, 6:11 pm

I AM ME wrote:I ussually use Nero.

the bin files are from 500,000 kb to 800,000 kb's, and the cue are 1kb each

I use Nero too. :love:

to Nero