How big an idiot can you become?

I guess there can be no end to stupidity!!!


"Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan8155@nutmail.org> wrote in message
news:ho672k$ht3$1@speranza.aioe.org...[color=blue]
> JUST FYI![/color]

Windows Vista Product Guide:
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bbc16ebf-4823-4a12-afe1-5b40b2ad3725&displaylang=en[/url]


Saga wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello all, I have a friend that has a PC with Vista. She would like to learn
> this OS more in depth and was asking me about a book recommendation, Since I
> do not have Vista I could not recommend any books off hand.I have heard good
> things about the Missing Manual series. Is Vista, The Missing Manual (David
> Pogue) a good recommendation? What other book is recommended? Thanks!! Saga
>
>[/color]

"Stubbo of Oz" <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:6grdq5h4v5ef1ach1v9jtsfio103m6luks@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:50:01 -0700, pawntonian
> <pawntonian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a two month old Toshiba and deleted IE8 because of crashes. Trying
>>to
>>find the correct download to reinstall. The IE8 homepage just says it is
>>included in windows 7 but does not show the download file....... ARRRG.
>>Tried
>>Vista IE8 download file but message says it not the correct operating
>>system.
>
> How did you delete it? I cannot see an entry for it in my Windows 7
> "Program Features - uninstall programs". However, there is an entry in
> "Turn windows features on or off". Did you turn it off there? If so
> you should be able to turn it on again.
>
> If not, can't you get it off your setup/recovery disk?
>
> --

He didn't Uninstall it, he deleted it. He navigated with the Windows
Explorer to the folder and _deleted_ it.

He's gonna need the Win7 Installation disc to fix this one if he can't find
IE8 to download.

This guide is shared to help people put any video on their portable devices.

Most devices only accept the following common video formats:
iPod/iPhone: H.264 (up to 320*240, 768kbps, 30fps), MPEG-4 (up to 480*480, 2500kbps, 30fps).
Zune: WMV, MPEG-4, H.264(30fps).
Creative Zen: AVI.
Sansa: MPEG-4, MP4.

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Step 1: Run it and click the “Add File” button to load your video.
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Click the “Trim” and a dialogue-box pops up. You can drag the slide-bar to the position you want.
You can also set the Start time and the End time to trim your video.



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Some related video editing tools:
Mod Converter:
It can convert Mod and Tod videos (made by some digital camcorder such JVC, Sony and so on) to any popular video formats such as AVI, WMV, RM, RMVB, MP3, etc. Besides professional conversion, they also have functions of Trim, Crop and Merge chapters into one file.
MKV Converter

On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:55:22 -0500, Ohmster wrote:
> Summary:
> Take the zip file from below and make a script that will take item 1 on
> the htm list below as an input file and output a clean html with target
> attribute html file.
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~theohmster/..._bookmarks.zip

Here is something for you to play with.
#!/bin/bash
_out_fn=urls.html
_in_fn=bookmark.htm

/bin/cp /dev/null $_out_fn

while read -r _line ; do
_char4=${_line:0:4}
set -- $_line
if [ "$_char4" = "<DT>" ] ; then
shift
_href="$1"
shift 5
echo "<DT><A $_href target=\"_blank\" $@</A>" >> $_out_fn
fi
done < $_in_fn

echo "Output in $_out_fn"

Note: This version is for Mac OS. If you are using Windows, please click here.

Tanbee AVCHD Converter for Mac is necessary for AVCHD camcorder users to convert and edit AVCHD videos in MTS, M2TS, TS, TP, MOD, TOD format on Mac OS X. the AVCHD converter helps you convert videos to popular mobile players such as iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, iRiver, Creative Zen, PSP, Blackberry, etc.

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This step-by-step guide will show you how to convert video files with this software.

Before you start, please download, install and launch
Intel Version (9.00M).
PowerPC Version (8.64M).

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Step 2: Select output format

Select one or more files in the file list, click "Profile" drop-down button, and select an output format for the selected files in the drop-down list that opens.



Step 3: Edit Video (Trim,Crop,Effect)

Select a video file in the file list, click "Trim","Crop","Effect" button to open window for edit.



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More info
AVCHD Converter for Mac - Convert and edit AVCHD videos in MTS,M2TS,TS,TP,MOD,TOD format on Mac OS X.

Note: This version is for Mac OS. If you are using Windows, please click here.

Step1. Install and run Tanbee MOD Video Converter for Mac, click the "Add file" button to import your videos. This MOD Video Converter for Mac support batch conversion, so you can import multiple files at a time.



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You can use Trim, Crop, and Rotate to do video editing. If you need to merge all the edited files into a whole one, then you just simply check "Merge into one file" on the bottom will be ok.
If you need to convert all different video into one same format, please check "Apply to All"
Using these editing tools allows you to cut out unwanted frame, crop out black sides or subtitles, trim lengthy video files into short one you wish to have, then you can merge different video pieces into one file.

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Hi Dustin,

Please state your Windows version and service pack level and if your OS
version is a clean install or an upgrade. Your description could be either a
XP or Vista machine. (my guess would be Vista though)

Personally I think its time for a nuke and pave. Something else seems to
have already nuked your archived IE7 files.

I am going to take a wild guess and assuming a Vista machine try
Start>Control Panel>Default Programs and reset Internet Explorer as your
Default browser. (did you use another browser to make the post here? or to
surf when your previous IE8 was sluggish?)

Running CCleaner after an IE downgrade and with another browser set as the
default may have lost the pointers to the current or archived urlmon.dll. It
is important that if you re-register any IE libraries that you have closed
all IE Windows (and processes from the tasks manager) first.

Regards.

"Dustin Dowhan" <Dustin Dowhan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:65C64307-60B9-4F38-A6F2-C0E3F40EF887@microsoft.com...
> Okay. So currently as it stands, My IE 8 is a stack of junk. The problems
> started when I had to redownload Windows Live Messenger, and due to a
> registry error, it wasn't saving e-mail adresses. With some personal
> research, I solved the registry error, however, I noticed that my IE8 was
> acting sluggishly; It has been on my computer since the previous system
> recovery, where as it is supposed to revert to IE7 upon uninstall.
>
> To solve the sluggishness, I used the program CCleaner, purging my system
> of
> cookies and all the extra baggage of every day computer use. Then I ran
> the
> IE8 reset. It wouldn't recieve cookies, and thus wouldn't retain websites
> in
> the URL bar and loaded even more slowly. So I decided to purge personal
> addons from IE8 via the reset.
>
> Now, when I try to uninstall IE8 to get it to revert to IE7, it acts as
> though the program is not there, and that IE8 is still active: The screen
> flickers an IE8 window before closing it immediately. By running CCleaner
> again, I managed to get the error message "The ordinal 455 could not be
> located in the dynamic link library urlmon.dll" I run AVG 9.0 up to
> current
> specs, and ZA personal firewall up to current specs.
>
> I have also tried reregistering the urlmon.dll via the cmd and that did
> not
> work.
>
> I'm at my wits end, and I consider myself a witty fellow. Please help!

E.M. Total Video Converter is a piece of extremely powerful and full-
featured converter software that supports almost all video and audio
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video player as 3gp, mp4, PSP, PS3, iPod, iPhone etc and also VCD or
DVD player, XBOX360.

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WMV-HD, MKV-HD, DivX-HD, Divx-HD, MOV-HD, FLV-HD and MP4-HD.


E.M. Total Video Converter V3.60 New Features:

1 Add a simple video editor which supports cutting and merging videos
which are accurate to frame.
2 Flash video download supports Windows 7.
3 Flash video download supports MP4 download.
4 Add a new engine supporting Mts, M2TS, avi, rm video format.
5 Support 16k samples per second Nelly Moser audio.


E.M. Total Video Converter V3.50 New Features:

1 Convert and burn video to AVCHD which can work on PS3 and Blu-ray
player. What's more, the HD videos of AVCHD (*.mts, *.m2ts, *.ts) can
been converted to any other video formats.
2 Convert video to HD formats like H.264 TS, Mpeg-2 TS, WMV-HD, MKV-
HD, DivX-HD, Xvid-HD, MOV-HD, FLA-HD and MP4-HD
3 Convert and burn WMV-HD video to DVD. Meanwhile, it can work on
XBOX360.
4 Convert and burn common video to DivX-DVD. More importantly, it can
work on DVD player with DivX capability.
5 Integrate a free tool for capturing game video.

http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-vi...rter/index.htm

On 21 Mar 2010, "JS" <sivright@nospamultravision.net> wrote in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:
[color=blue]
> thanks for your reply. I did what you said,and it won't run while
> in use. It says to schedule,so I click ok, but nothing happens
> when I click ok or restart. If it restarts,how will it scan,it
> will be running. ??[/color]

If you clicked OK, the scan will happen when you next restart the
computer. It may take some time - could be an hour or more if it's a
very large disk. Be patient - don't interrupt it.

When the Windows finally boots up, check the Event Log to see what
problems were found and corrections were made.

On Mar 21, 5:33*pm, philo <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:
> jc...@lycos.com wrote:
> > I ended up with a pretty significant malware attack on my XPpro
> > machine and all is pretty much back to where it was, other than
> > Internet Explorer 7. *I've tried registry scanners or cleaners, tried
> > the MS solution for uninstall and reinstall (or fix), and tried the
> > sure fire tool I found here:http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair...with-fix-ie-ut...
>
> > When I attempt to open IE, I get the "Internet Explorer has
> > encountered a problem and needs to close" message w/Debug and Close as
> > options. *Frankly, I've put so much work into trying to repair it that
> > I'm about through and may just live with other browsers but it does
> > kind of bug me in just not having it working so if there were an easy
> > approach to getting it stable and working again, I'd like to give it a
> > try. *I'm assuming re-installing v7 isn't one of those and downloading
> > and installing vIE8 may not be viable. *Kind of frustrating so I
> > thought I'd post here for any ideas...
>
> > TIA
>
> Installing IE8 may actually do the trick

I'd love to hear a story where somebody did just that. Thanks

Date: 3/21/2010 7:49 PM, Author: Earl Partridge Wrote:
> Windows 7 64Bit, Expression Web 3, IE8
> I'm not real sure this is an IE situation, Expression Web or Win7...
> I have some web pages created with Expression Web where I use
> ASP, passing values along. It has worked properly until now.
> I create the image name based on data retrieved from the database,
> such as 846324-250.jpg.
>
> When the page containing the picture is displayed now, there is only
> that Red X. Right clicking the Red X, the properties reflect the correct
> URL, address and jpg name. I have manually entered that url & jpg name
> in IE and the image is displayed. If my problem is an IE configuration,
> perhaps your
> display will show correctly, if you'd care to check it.
> www.gmarc.com/forsale
> click the Go under All Categories, then click the single item under
> Engines - Nitro.
> Earl
>
>

OK, I found an ad with the problem you describe:
<http://www.gmarc.com/forsale/Pictures/846324-521.jpg>
Using Firefox 3.5, I clicked on the broken image icon and selected "Show image". I
got a 404 (page not found) error. Check your server. Some server software (usually
Unix or Linux) may be case dependent. "Pictures" would not work if the directory
were named "pictures". I don't think that any IE settings would help, the images
aren't getting to the user's computer much less to IE.

--
G. R. Woodring

Hi Willie,

Try,

Start>Control Panel>Internet Options - General tab, set your homepage to
about:blank. Remove any secondary homepages.

Start IE normally.

If still no luck, start IE in no-Addons mode.

If still no luck post back and we can direct you to a MS Fixit that will do
a bit more than just reset your IE settings.

If setting your homepage to about:blank works, then go Tools>Compatibility
View Settings and check "Include updated website lists from Microsoft".

If the no-Addons mode works then see this article for tips on
troubleshooting IE8 Addons issues.

http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/ie8.asp

The most common problem that ppl have is with incompatible IE Addons. You
may have an earlier version of the Google toolbar or the Skype addon
installed. Go to toolbar.google.com and skype.com for the latest updates to
these third-party products if they are installed.

Regards.



"Willie" <Willie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB245EEF-782A-41A4-B36A-79BBB73F8914@microsoft.com...
> In the last week, I have not been able to launch IE8. I have XP, SP3.
>
> I have tried Resetting IE Settings. That didn't work. I have tried
> starting
> with No Add-Ons. That didn't work either.
>
> Should I just remove the program and download it anew?
>
>
>
>

"Clb4law" <Clb4law@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10FD4619-FA5F-4290-8552-3F0480D54E75@microsoft.com...
> I have a new laptop and my Microsoft Works CD won't download. help!!

Won't load doesn’t help us to help you. What are any error messages, etc.
that come up. What version is the Works suite? What OS do you have on your
new laptop?

Bikini Browser wrote:
> Hello folks:
>
> I have a Microsoft Standard wireless Optical Mouse. The problem is that it
> right clicks by itself and if you hoover over an item, it will open that
> item by itself sometimes.
>
> I have updated the driver for it using Microsoft Software, and I have new
> batteries but the problem persists.
>
> I really hate to have to buy a new mouse so does anyone have any ideas on
> what I can do to solve this problem?
>
> Any ideas are appreciated...

Press the button on the bottom of the sending unit and on the bottom of
the mouse. That might get the devices to connect on a different
channel. This could help if the current channel is being influenced by
another device in proximity.

--
Joe =o)

Hello. I have an Acer running Vista that refuses to boot. No beeps, no monitor, nothing. There is power to at least the fan and the DVD so I am supposing that the power supply is ok. It is only a year old.

I have - removed and replaced the RAM and the battery.
I have also tried the hard disc in another pc to realise that the operating system has been corrupted, although I can see the files on the disc. The hard disc did nto boot normally and i used a utility to view the files. Vista repair could nto repair itself so I am supposing at the very least it needs reinstallation.

But back to the Acer. Since the graphics card and everthing else is on board, am I correct in assuming that the motherboard is dead? Thanks in anticipation.

Hi Dave,

Dual core or single core processor? Are any 'movies' playing in other
windows/applications (Media Center). There is a beta version of Adobe Flash
in the pipeline coming. Do you tend to keep a lot of tabs opened at once?

To test, start all your IE windows in no-Addons mode where Flash and other
ActiveX and Third-party toolbars and BHO's are disabled.
Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Internet Explorer (no-Addons)

I have a lot of FX extensions installed. FX takes 30 seconds or so to load
each time. IE8 with third-party browser extensions disabled, a local
homepage (Flash and other Active X are enabled) loads in an instant. Vista
x86 SP2 4Gb Ram.

To speed up IE8 disable third-party browser extensions. Tools>Internet
Options - Advanced tab, uncheck "Enable third-party browser extensions".
Restart all open IE windows.

The throttling CPU is caused by heavy disk usage from running low integrity
processes like (maybe) some of your IE Addons and ActiveX. You really don't
need any Addons with IE8. Popup blocker, autocomplete, phishing filter, ad
blocker and search are all built-in.

Regards.

"news.microsoft.com" <daves_41******.com> wrote in message
news:OAbfonUyKHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I have noticed lately that IE8 is running with high CPU usage all the
> time. Not just when loading a page. It is running 50 - 100% cpu. This is
> not just on one machine. But have noticed it on several. All machines are
> running XP SP2 or 3.
>
> It is so bad I have switched to FireFox, however I would rather use IE 8
> but not at this cost.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>

If you are asking about storing your old documents for future reference via
web browser then clearly you should convert them to pdf versions (portable
document file). However, these files cannot be edited or changed so easily
like word or excel files.

Alternatively, you could zip your files and then make them available for
download because Windows XP, Vista and Windows7 have unzip programs.

Storing them as web pages is not a good idea IMHO.

hth

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:30BCF302-4D62-4A73-A417-72A8443563E9@microsoft.com...
> Dear Mr or Mrs,
>
> I was just wondering if anyone has had a similar goal before.
> We have numerous word and excel docs in our company. I was wondering if
> there is a way to create those as web forms and bind them to a database.
> We
> dont have a problem with creating a database to fit the need.
>
> I know that an easy workaround would be to code asp.net pages from the
> word
> and excell docs but i just thought it might be worth while to ask.
>
> Having the word docs and excel docs would make printing really easy and
> all
> formating.
>
> Looking forward to any advice
>
> Sincerely
> Dan

i nead for my tv tuner



andreea wrote:

driver vista 32 bit saa7134
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On Friday, March 02, 2007 6:54 AM
Knud Rasmussen wrote:

Drivers for saa7134 Tv card
Kworld have new saa 7134 drivers for vista. I have downloaded the driver,
but it do not work. Can anyone explain how to install the driver, there is
no instruktion in yhe driver file.

On Friday, March 02, 2007 8:56 AM
JW wrote:

If one of the files downloaded is setup.exe or install.
If one of the files downloaded is setup.exe or install.exe I would try
running it.

On Friday, March 02, 2007 9:19 AM
Knud Rasmussen wrote:

Yes there is a setup.exe, but it still don't work.
Yes there is a setup.exe, but it still don't work. There must be a special
way to install it. When I try, it says that there is no "tv card". There is
a lot of directories, a.o. one with the name drvhotfix, but nothing about
how to do it.


"JW" <nospam@no.spam> skrev i meddelelsen
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On Friday, March 02, 2007 9:57 AM
JW wrote:

Is the card installed when you run setup?
Is the card installed when you run setup?
If yes another option then would be to go to device manage and try to
install or update the driver by pointing to your set of install files.

On Monday, March 05, 2007 2:14 AM
ziranos5 wrote:

microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
saa7134 vista driver place help

On Monday, September 07, 2009 1:34 PM
andreea wrote:

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RJK wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm getting nowhere with this !
> Have been Googling, and hunting around this PC looking for
> something that looks like it might be missing,
> or simply never included in the first place !
>
> I was guessing that this PC came with a leaflet, and/or advice
> usually along the lines of, "The first thing you must do is create
> a 'Recovery Disc set,' "
> Well, I have scoured through, for ages, what's installed on this
> DELL PC and I'm darned if I can see it !
>
> I wanted to make a "Recovery Disc Set" that could, if necessary,
> restore the Recovery Partition, and working VISTA platform etc. (as
> a fall back) - to a new hard disk, BEFORE I image the current,
> possibly failing, hard disk onto a new hard disk - which is
> currently on order. (Have already "Vista file backup'd to external
> USB hd btw),
> I don't know enough about how the DELL Vostro 200 / Vista Home
> Premium [F8] "Factory Restore" from the 'Recovery Partition' drive
> D:\ is configured but, I'm betting that a Norton Ghost 14.0 backup
> of just the Recovery Partition to a new drive will obviously not
> work - hence WHERE is the procedure to create the set of DELL
> "Factory Restore" discs ?
> ..any tips MUCHLY appreciated :-)[/color]

Dell has done a little of everything when it comes to PC
restoration/recovery. They have had/have restoration/recovery parttiitions,
they have had (cannot say *I* have seen this in a while, so I will stick
with 'have had') the end-user create recovery/restoration media after the
purchase and (one reason I like Dell) they send the CDs/DVDs along with the
system if asked.

What I am saying is that there may be no way to actual create an external
CD/DVD system based off what was originally shipped. It may be on the other
partition only.

Contact Dell and ask for media to be sent to you.

If it was Windows 7...
[url]https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form%20[/url]

Using this method to restore?
[url]http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?c=us&l=en&s=gen&docid=3E48AE3870775D64E040A68F5B2877D4&journalid=8114619849D2E17FE040AC0A63E909AB&Query=&SystemID=&ServiceTag=&contenttype=&os=&component=&lang=&doclang=&toggle=&dl=#Issue3[/url]

[url]http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1680[/url]

In any case - contact Dell to get media (either purchased or free.)

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