I found this website (http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/how-to-copy-songs-from-your-ipod-to-your-pc-105256.php) but the directions aren't written for someone using vista. The problem i am having is that it tells you to go to "portable media devices" in control panel, but there is no portable media devices. How can I find my iPod in vista?
**You can't uninstall Windows Media Player. It's a part of Windows Vista, like Internet Explorer and Movie Maker.
Apple has an article about not finding your iPod in My Computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1369
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Go to My Computer. If you can't find a shortcut anywhere, open an explorer window and use the folder tree on the left to get to it.
Follow that guide's step 3.
In My Computer, with your iPod plugged in, your iPod will be one of the drives. Probably under "removable drives". Find the correct drive and open it.
If that guide is correct, your music should be in iPod_Control\Music.
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I need help! Okay, everytime I turn on my computer it tells me that it has been infected. And it tells me use special antispyware tools to prevent data laws. And it gives me a website where I can get it. But it's 80 dls! What can I do other than download what they're asking me to download? How can I fix this? I am really broke right now..so can I do it for free?
thanks in advance!
Why do people trust everything their computer tells them?
That warning is itself caused by a virus. Paying them won't do anything. Follow my guide to remove it:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=333&userboard_id=38985
All of the software in my guide is completely free.
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O.k. so I'm making a slide show for my good friends birthday as I stated in a previous question. I've now decided to use windows movie maker which so far has been working great. When I go to the left hand side under Capture Video and click import audio or music my documents come up with files named, iTunes, my Yahoo! Music, and Sample music. I would like to use some songs of itunes so I clicked on the itunes document, and then itunes music, and a list of all the bands I had stored under my itunes with files next to them came up. I clicked on a particular band but when I click import it says I need a file name. I tried typing in the file name of the band, and others but it continues to say file name not found please verify the correct file name was given. So therefore, I don't know how to put music into my slide show. Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong with the file names? Any help would be greatly appreciated :].
iTunes uses DRM which prevents you from doing that. Apple doesn't want you using their music, they just want you to buy it. You can buy DRM-free music on iTunes and Amazon, but it's more expensive. You can also illegally download DRM-free music using Limewire, Shareaza, or bittorrent.
You can also remove the DRM by burning the music to a blank CD and then ripping the CD, but at that point you might as well just buy a DRM-free copy of the song.
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whats a good, cheap, easy to use software to edit videos? just something to be able to add music to a clip and make a video from various clips, nothing fancy.
thanks!
Windows Movie Maker. It comes with every version of Windows since Windows ME. So nearly every home computer made since 2001. It should be located in start -> all programs or start -> all programs -> accesories. If it's not in your start menu, navigate to C:\program files\movie maker and run moviemk.exe.
The file saved by Windows Movie Maker will not work on any other computer. To make it work, you need to go to file -> save movie file or file -> publish movie. This will create a file that will work on other computers.
If you're using Linux instead of Windows, I recommend OpenMovieEditor. If you're using a newer Mac, it should come with iMovie.
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windows xp
1470 mb ram [just put some in]
amd 64 processor 3500+, 2.2 ghz
using both itunes and wmp
computer is about five/six years old
I installed a new internal dvd rw drive in my computer since the previous dvd rw drive wasn't working properly [import speeds less than 3x, couldn't play movies or audio cds without tremendous lag] and I couldn't find a solution other than to replace it.
Well here's what I replaced it with:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3550101&Sku=L12-1150
no problems installing it and it ran beautifully, I was watching movies and importing cds at speeds up to 20x. I imported probably around 20 cds and then went to do another and the speed went down to 3x, computer lagged, same thing that happened with my initial drive in my computer. Tried other cds, same speed/lag. Tried playing a dvd, once again it lagged so much.
So is this something I can fix? or is it the fault of the dvdrw drive itself.. if it is something I can fix could you give steps to fix, I don't know much about computers. thanks to anyone who tries to help.
The drive is probably defective. Return it for a replacement. Malfunctions are pretty common with new hardware, especially when you buy online.
If you're sure the drive isn't defective, make sure the drive is connected properly, try moving the drive's jumper into different configurations, make sure your antivirus(etc) isn't interfering, check that the drive was detected properly in BIOS, and verify that your power supply is working properly.
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I need help understanding binary numbers for my computer class. We have a quiz this Thursday and he just introduced this today. In computer, I think it only uses 0 and 1 to compute any number. This is confusing me, so if anyone can help me, it is greatly appreciated. I know this is not an advice question but I need any help I can get!
Binary is a way of counting by using only 1 and 0. This is useful in electronics because electric current can be either on(1) or off(0). It's not in itself a way of computing numbers.
Decimal, our normal system, only goes up to 9. After that, you have to add another number. 9+1=10. The ones place turns into a 0 and the tens place gets a 1.
Binary only goes up to 1. After that, you have to add another number. 1+1=10. The ones place turns into a 0 and then twos place gets a 1. In binary, 10 isn't said as "ten", it's said as "one-zero".
Counting:
-111+1=1000. The ones, twos, and fours places are full so we turn everything into a 0 and add a 1 in the the eights place.
-101+1=110. The ones place is full so we turn it into a 0 and add a 1 in the twos place.
-101111+1=110000. The ones, twos, fours, and eights places are full, so we turn them all into 0s and add a 1 in the sixteens place.
Look at a binary number such as 11111111111.
From right to left, the places are:
(1)ones
(2)twos
(3)fours
(4)eights
(5)sixteens
(6)32
(7)64
(8)128
(9)256
(10)512
(11)1024
From binary to decimal:
-1000=8. There is a 1 in the eights place.
-1100=12. There is a 1 in the eights place PLUS a 1 in the fours place. 8+4=12.
-101010=42. There is a 1 in the thirtytwos place PLUS a 1 in the eights place PLUS a 1 in the twos place. 32+8+2=42
From decimal to binary:
-20=10100. Start with a blank binary number: 0000000. Add the largest number possible with just 1 changed digit: 0010000=16. You now have 4 left, so add that to the number: 0010100. Cut off the leading zeros: 10100.
-54=110110. Start with a blank binary number:0000000. Add the largest number possible with just 1 changed digit: 0100000=32. You now have 22 left, so repeat. 0010000=16. Add it to the previous: 0110000=48. You now have 6 left, so repeat. 0000100=4. Add it to the previous: 0110100=52. You have 2 left, so add it to the number: 0110110=54. Cut off the leading zero: 110110
On the left is binary, on the right is decimal:
0 0
1 1
10 2
11 3
100 4
101 5
110 6
111 7
1000 8
1001 9
1010 10
1011 11
1100 12
1101 13
1110 14
1111 15
10000 16
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http://www.google.com/chrome
You weren't online today, so what are your thoughts on the browser?
Chrome uses the webkit layout engine and its own V8 javascript engine, which gives it a very fast rendering speed. It might be the fastest graphical browser there is. It's certainly faster than Opera, and probably faster than Safari. Since webkit has existed for a while and it's the most standards-compliant layout engine, few pages should be broken by it.
Chrome separates each tab and each plugin into a sandboxed process. This makes it very secure and stable, though it uses a bit more system resources. This is a fantastic development, and it's something all browsers will be doing in a few years..
I really like the Chrome UI, it's very compact. It even supports Vista Aero transparency in the tab bar.
It doesn't look like Chrome will ever support extensions in the same way Firefox does, and that's a deal-breaker for me. At the very least, Chrome will have to support mouse gestures before I could use it. It's not very customizable either.
For now, Chrome is just a better version of Safari for Windows with some innovative features.
Quick comparison
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RAM: Measured after all the other tests are finished in the same browser session
Very large table: 14MB table of random characters
Mixed HTML: Longest article on Wikipedia
CSS test: HowToCreate.co.uk css test
Acid3: From Wikipedia, since acid3.acidtests.org was down
Sunspider: Javascript test
Firefox
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RAM: 70MB
Very large table: 15 seconds
Mixed HTML: 1.5 seconds
CSS test: 621ms
Acid3: 71
Sunspider: 4,603ms
IE7
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RAM: 20MB
Very large table: 53 seconds
Mixed HTML: 1 second
CSS test: 575ms
Acid3: 14
Sunspider: 34,248ms
Safari
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RAM: 240MB
Very large table: 6 seconds
Mixed HTML:
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http://www.alienware.com/products/area-51-m9750-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M9750&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
I'm considering buying this laptop...
But I don't know much about Alienware.
All I know is that they're good for gaming..and that's what the laptop's needed for.
But yeah, I'd like to know about your experiences with their laptops?
Is it worth the money?
Alienware computers are all extremely overpriced, their support is terrible, and they use poor hardware. They're also notorious for running very hot, ruining the hardware within a few years. I strongly recommend against buying anything from them.
The 8700M may be the first mobile DirectX10 graphics card, but it's not the best. The 8800M is better and more common. SLI would, of course, make it much better, but that would probably be prohibitively expensive.
The max CPU speed of 2.33GHz is quite good, but they are massively overcharging for it. You could buy a 2.5GHz+ mobile dual-core for $650. The default speed of 2.0GHz isn't very good.
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i know this is a long raging battle that's been going on for a long time, but im deciding on which to buy. The most useful answers will obviousely be from people that use either one (you folk :D). Im thinking of buying a laptop, but not sure which one. It'll be used for school work mosly (essays etc) and surfing the internet. any ideas?
Your school will expect you to have Windows. They might want you to install Windows-only programs. Unless they specifically recommend using a Mac, it's safer to use a PC. Windows laptops are also much cheaper, and Windows experience is currently more valuable.
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what is 0^0? 1 or 0?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation#Zero_to_the_zero_power
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does anyone reccomend mobile boradband?
we allready have a PC, that is connected using ordinary broadband. Im thinking of buying a laptop, and then converting to wireless.
However, i can get a free laptop, if i purchase mobile boradband at £30($60) a month. i read mobile's not as good as ordinary boradband, but for a free laptop (very good laptop), it it worth it?
You probably only get the laptop if you agree to a 1 year or more contract. If so, and the mobile broadband price is more than regular broadband, then the laptop isn't really "free".
Compare the speeds of the two services. They will be written as download/upload. 1000/200 is 1000 kilobits per second(kbps) download with 200 kilobits per second upload. Upload speed is less important, but it should be at least one tenth of the download speed. Larger numbers are better. 1024 kbps is equal to 1 megabit per second(mbps).
If they have the exact same listed speed, mobile broadband will slightly slower than regular broadband because it has higher latency. High latency makes it less suitable for online video games and VOIP.
Mobile broadband is much, much better than WiFi. If you want to be able to access the Internet everywhere, then mobile broadband is your only option. If you're going to use the laptop around home mostly, compare speeds and prices.
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i forgot my yahoo email password
when i try to recover it i can only change it, however i would like to find out what my old password was without changing it
is there anyway to do this?
Probably not. It would be terribly insecure for them to store your password in plaintext. Secure sites (hopefully Yahoo) hash passwords so that it's only possible to tell whether a password is correct, not what the password is. Read my answer here for more information about hashes:
http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=525093
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I apologize if this seems a little vague, but I'm flipping out right now.
I just got Apartment Life, and I was so stoked to play it. I put in in the DVD-CD ROM, and the only thing that happened, was that a small disc appeared next to my cursor. The disc stayed there for about ten to fifteen seconds, then nothing happened.
I tried manually installing it, but when I open my D: drive in My Computer, it doesn't show anything when the disc is in.
Is there an issue with autorun, or Install Shield, or something?
I put in my Seasons disc, since I never got Boy Voyage or Freetime and the autorun worked perfectly.
Help? :(
Right click the D: drive and click "explore". If you get an error or if the folder is empty, then it's a problem with your CD drive or the disk itself. If you've never had a problem like this before, I would guess the later.
If there are files there, double-click "install.exe" or "setup.exe". If that works, then it was a problem with autorun. If that doesn't work, it's a problem with your computer. Probably your antivirus.
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when i restart my laptop it says,
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair."
i have a dell inspiron 2200 and the dell guy ran the diagnostic tests (he made me press the function -- Fn -- key and turn on my computer). he said my hard drive is failing. i then called a computer professional, rescue.com, and they said that they'll contact us when they can get a new hard drive, part #gc708 i believe. the error that came up when i ran the diagnostic tests said error 1000-1024, which, according to the dell guy, means that my hard drive is failing.
(2) is there anything i can do besides get a new hard drive? can i recover ANY of my files, even ONE of my microsoft word files?
please note: i do not have the "original setup cd" and i cannot borrow it from anyone else.
i can't do anything with my laptop. i turn it on and it looks like it's booting up it says like, "Dell.." and then it has a black screen and then it says the above error message.
anything? thanks so muchh.
If your hard drive really is failing, there is nothing you can do other than get a new hard drive. I don't know anything about the error code or part number.
The drive won't get any worse if you're not using it. Take it out of your computer. Once you get your new hard drive set up and install an OS, put the old drive back in (in addition to the new drive). If the damage isn't too bad, you'll be able to copy important files from your old drive.
If the damage is too bad, then there are data recovery companies that can get some of your files back.
If your motherboard doesn't support two hard drives or you have problems with that method, you can use SystemRescueCD to recover the data. It's not very novice-friendly, though.
http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page
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Ok I'm wanting to find a picture of this creepy looking fish to use as my desktop wallpaper, but I don't know what it's called to search for it.
I've seen it on the Discovery Channel, and it's even on Finding Nemo...
It's a mean looking fish with long fang like teeth, lives in the deep dark of the ocean, and attracts prey with this weird light it has attached to it's body.
Any clue what this fish is called?
That is an Anglerfish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglerfish
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mmkay well I know that no one really likes to talk about political things because it brings up a lot of contreversy. But I feel like I'm confused with my political party status. So if you could..could you help me by giving me information on all the political parties in the U.S. (like their beliefs and what they live by)? So that way it'll be easier for me to determine which political party I belong to. Thanks so much,
Michelle Monster
Take the test here:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/index
Then go here to compare your position on the political compass to candidates from the democratic and republican parties:
http://www.politicalcompass.org/usprimaries2008
Blue dots are democrats. Red dots are republicans. The only green dot is from the Green Party. Libertarian candidates aren't shown, but they would be far center bottom.
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can you record a video from youtube while you are watching it using hypercam 2?
Yes. Hypercam will record anything except DirectX output like video games and non-web video.
You shouldn't use that method to copy the video, though. The video quality will take a big hit. Use zamzar instead:
http://www.zamzar.com/url/
Step 1 is the youtube URL. Step 2 should be wmv, avi, or H.256. Step 3 is a working email address. They'll email you the download link in around 10 minutes.
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Can someone tell me exactly what hypercam 2 is?
Hypercam captures what you do on your computer. It can be used to make videos like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6jgHrLkpuQ
I used CamStudio for that, not Hypercam, but they do the same thing. CamStudio is completely free, you can get it here:
http://camstudio.org/
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Today I went to change my desktop background [right click-properties-desktop] and there were a TON of pictures to choose from on it. Like all of the pictures I have in "My Pictures" etc show up, where there USED to be only the ones that came on the computer [like Azul, Follow, and all the other ones.]
Does anybody know how to make the pictures that are under MY PICTURES NOT show up when I go to change my desktop background. I'm using Xp, if that makes a difference.
Sorry it's kind of confusing =/
Go to start, run. Type this and press enter:
regedit
On the left, expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then SOFTWARE, then Microsoft, then Windows. Select CurrentVersion.
After you've selected CurrentVersion, the list on the right will contain "WallPaperDir". Right click WallPaperDir and delete.
The deletion is saved automatically, just close the registry editor. Don't modify any other parts of the registry.
The problem should now be fixed. I don't know of any way to prevent this from happening again, but if it does you can just repeat these steps.
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I don't know how it happened but I just discovered today that it wasn't on my desktop anymore and I was sure that it was there before. How can I get it back and do you know how that might have happened in the first place?
Microsoft's article on this problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810869
Try method 1. If {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} doesn't already exist in the registry, then use method 2 instead. Don't attempt method 3, go straight to the workaround if method 1 or 2 doesn't work.
If you have problems with those instructions, contact me and I'll walk you through it:
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Even though it's difficult to remove the recycle bin, this is a common problem. Advicenators gets at least one of these questions a month. It's probably just a quirk with Windows.
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