The "ask little questions not worth starting a thread about" thead.

[Tweek]

Done. I'll come back to you if it didn't work.

[Tweek]

Yeah I don't think it worked.

Don't worry, Axidos helped me fix it.

[NOODLESMOVIE]

hey i get probs with the forum and it wont let me make a new thread
why does this happen and how can i fix it?
i wanna make a thread thats like me to make but i cant coz of this crappy shitty cock sucking whorish bastardly retarded prob
(omg thats alot of cusses)

[Axidos]

You need a certain number of posts before you can make your own topics, I believe. Probably because that way there's enough time to slap some sense into a moron who would make terrible topics.

[lolguy]

Yeah you do. I don't know how many, but you need to be here for a while and post around before you start making your own topics.

[Benjaman]

I think its 2 weeks and 25 posts, maybe 50.

[Tweek]

I try to resize animated gifs with an online resizer, but some images don't resize because they have errors, apparently.

Does anyone know what these errors are and how I could fix them?

[pikaknight79]

What is a good site to wach anime on, without downloading anything?

[opn4bzns]

I try to resize animated gifs with an online resizer, but some images don't resize because they have errors, apparently.

Does anyone know what these errors are and how I could fix them?

I'd say they're just too large or something, but if you're going to download something to fix them you may as well just download a standalone resizer.

[BloodFire]

Right I'm gonna need some help here, not really that much of a problem, more inconvenient and annoying, but every now and then, at random times my cursor will either dissapear, or wont allow me to click on a different window unless i press Ctrl + Alt Delete,then cancel. It's getting really annoying, it happens when im using both the laptop fingerboard and my mouse. It's esspecially annoying when im doin Coursework or talking to people on msn. Any ideas on how to stop it? Also I'm not really intelligent computer-wise so don't use nerdy dialect and give me it in simple steps, thanks.

[Axidos]

What is a good site to wach anime on, without downloading anything?

You mean streaming as oppose to downloading a file? Why would you want to do that? Either way you're probably downloading just as much and taking up space on the hard drive, only with streaming it's temporary and you've got to download it all over again if you want to watch it again later. You might as well just download the files, and delete them later if you really want to.

I know sites to download files, but none to stream.

I'm going to assume it's OK to talk about this on the boards. The legality of fansubs is disputed: some companies are annoyed, some don't care at all. The ones that do care have already requested their material be taken down.

[Spastic]

www.justdubs.net

[opn4bzns]

You mean streaming as oppose to downloading a file? Why would you want to do that? Either way you're probably downloading just as much and taking up space on the hard drive, only with streaming it's temporary and you've got to download it all over again if you want to watch it again later. You might as well just download the files, and delete them later if you really want to.

I know sites to download files, but none to stream.

I'm going to assume it's OK to talk about this on the boards. The legality of fansubs is disputed: some companies are annoyed, some don't care at all. The ones that do care have already requested their material be taken down.

It could be because streams are much lower quality than downloads, and don't waste anywhere near as much of your quota. Also, I think it's probably ok to talk about, we used to have a sticky with links to sites like it.

[Scrotemeal]

What happened to the sticky anyway? I was looking for it, and totally failed at searching.


Or was it pre-forum crash? ( one of them)

[Arielcz]

I'm trying to do an animation around a sound clip. How do I make is so that when I scroll thought the keynotes with my mouse I can hear what part of the clip it's at?

[TheHighwaySong]

On the Xbox 360. The only hard drive you can use is the one that's on top right? Like, you can't hook up an external hard drive through the USB? I'm an Xbox Live noob so I was wondering this. I have the feeling I'm gonna download a lot of crap.

[opn4bzns]

Only official (expensive) ones work, sadly. You can use a usb stick for some stuff, but not an hdd.

[Scrotemeal]

I've got an iPod that was synced or whatever with my iTunes on our PC. So, since then I got a laptop, which is a mac. To sync my iPod with my laptop, do I have to do any formatty fancy complicated things?

[Arielcz]

You must restore your iPod and then sync it with your new mac. If you don't want to lose all your songs and shit I suggest using a third party iPod rip. I used Senuti (http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/) which worked great.

[Iceshade]

How do I clear out the "Recent Items" list in my start menu, other than going through and opening a whole bunch of things to replace what's there?

[lostos]

How do I clear out the "Recent Items" list in my start menu, other than going through and opening a whole bunch of things to replace what's there?
Manually:
XP (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/)
Vista (http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2185/vista_clear_recent_items/)

Or:
CCleaner (http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/) for fast and easy clearing of other (or all, securely if you want) temporary files too.

[Beefynick]

On the Xbox 360. The only hard drive you can use is the one that's on top right? Like, you can't hook up an external hard drive through the USB? I'm an Xbox Live noob so I was wondering this. I have the feeling I'm gonna download a lot of crap.

You are able to hook up an external drive to an xbox 360, but it will not work out of the box. You might want to take a look at this site (http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/USB%20Hard%20Drive%20Mod.htm) for instructions on how to do it.

[Tweek]

I thought the problem was fixed, but Firefox keeps on freezing, to the point that half the time it is unusable.
Other programs freeze on occasion as well, so I'm not sure that it is just a problem with Firefox.

[Axidos]

How do I clear out the "Recent Items" list in my start menu, other than going through and opening a whole bunch of things to replace what's there?

Alternate to what lostos said, just right click on those files in your recent items list and delete them. It's only shortcuts to the files you're deleting that way, not the files themselves.

You could just avoid having it there in the first place, too. Double-clicking a file (e.g. word document) to view it in its viewer (e.g. Word) will always put it in the recent items list. However, opening the viewer first, and then dragging the file into the viewer (or using the viewer's Open, same result) will not create a recent items entry.

This works because it means the program is accessing the file: you never did anything with the file. Windows doesn't put files that programs access on the recent items list, or you'd have all sorts of system files on there that programs read constantly.

[Metalhead636]

Every so often, my windows vista freezes up, and a little window appears that says Windows Explorer is not working. If I click "Wait while windows finds a solution" it stays there forever. If I close it, than I lose the ability to change the sound on my computer, what do I do?

[opn4bzns]

I thought the problem was fixed, but Firefox keeps on freezing, to the point that half the time it is unusable.
Other programs freeze on occasion as well, so I'm not sure that it is just a problem with Firefox.

Download this (http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button), install it and do a scan. I'd do a virus scan too, but if neither of those are conclusive I don't know what the problem is.

[NOODLESMOVIE]

You need a certain number of posts before you can make your own topics, I believe. Probably because that way there's enough time to slap some sense into a moron who would make terrible topics.

thnx for the tip :)
oh and does spam posting help,
or is it not worth it?

[Prawnatron]

thnx for the tip :)
oh and does spam posting help,
or is it not worth it?

Spame posting doesn't count as any posts.

[Axidos]

thnx for the tip :)
oh and does spam posting help,
or is it not worth it?

If you're talking about posting in spame, see Prawnatron's reply. If you mean spamming posts to up your post counts though, no it's not worth it. Contribute! If you don't want to contribute, why are you posting? Surely your thread isn't so urgent you have to make (probably) shit posts for it.

Think of it this way: As you post, you'll be (hopefully) lurking too and learn about the community. You might learn the community would find your thread to be a terrible one. For example, if you're just going to post about a news story, or something funny that happened to your dog... those are pretty lousy threads and the former's pretty much banned.

[NOODLESMOVIE]

lol K

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[TheHighwaySong]

You are able to hook up an external drive to an xbox 360, but it will not work out of the box. You might want to take a look at this site (http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/USB%20Hard%20Drive%20Mod.htm) for instructions on how to do it.
Awh, I was hoping you could save shit you downloaded from Xbox Live with this type of hack/mod. Thanks for the website though, it was blocked at school but it was better than any other one I was able to get on. I think having my music in my 360 will be handy.

[strangledcaterpillar]

Hello that, did search for this but couldnt find it, i tried to use some of the smileys off this forum to use in my msn because they would make "hilarious responses" but every time i try to use them they appear as really small, i tried something to do with dos that I read off a site but that didn't work, the ones i want to use are:

:gtfi::facts::ugh::pop::gtfo::mmyes:

Can anybody help?

"sorry if it ends up being a really simple trick"

[Spastic]

They have to be 50x50 or smaller, so resize them.

[opn4bzns]

Can't animated ones be bigger? (I haven't done anything with emotes for a long time but there used to be some trick like that.)

[Axidos]

:pop: works perfectly fine for me, I've had it in MSN for a while. All the others are just far too big for MSN anyway.

Except for :mmyes: which shrinks for some reason.

[opn4bzns]

My dad's Thunderbird mysteriously stopped working today. He says it crashed after opening a word doc and he restarted. It was asking to send an error report but now it won't open at all. The computer's clean for spyware and viruses, and other than needing a defrag nothing seems to be wrong. Any suggestions, oh internet?

[Beefynick]

It sounds if something is corrupted within Thunderbird. I would try to do a repair install or a reinstall if you have to.

[Antisaint]

Firefox has pretty much stopped supporting my add-ons. If I disable and then re-enable (after restarting) they work, and then disappear. Is there a way to fix it without reinstalling?

EDIT: Got it, just had to end java.exe

[opn4bzns]

This could possibly use its own thread, but I fucked things up rather badly. I had a 90gb Vista partition and a 10gb Windows 7 partition. I wanted to expand the w7 one, so I got a livecd of gparted and extended it by 5gb. Now, after repairing it, it boots (and vista's fine), but it's fucked up. It's in windows classic mode (which isn't even supposed to be in 7), and trying to launch most things gives an "interface is not supported" error. Help?

[Echo]

How do you guys download your music from the internet? Which is the easiest way?

[IronWire]

iTunes Store Of course my good sir.

[Beefynick]

How do you guys download your music from the internet? Which is the easiest way?

I prefer to use Amazon Music. If you have an account set up with Amazon that is a place you may consider.

I do not think there is an easiest way. All music download sites seem to function the same way. The only differences are if you pay per download or pay for a monthly subscription.

[Raxo]

Also there are illegal ways that I recommend never to use because you'll get caught and jailed.

How do make utorrent my default torrent downloader? Whenever I try to download a torrent it goes to Frostwire.

[pillowlover15]

What's a good site for downloading music by paying monthly that I can use on a mac? Or is there any way to make zune work on a mac without having to spend a lot of money?

[Metalhead636]

EDIT: Sorry. I was wrong.

[opn4bzns]

Zune doesn't work on Macs.

[Seattle_Steven]

How do you guys download your music from the internet? Which is the easiest way?

I use limewire for single songs and torrents for entire albums. thepiratebay.org is probably the best public tracker, but if you ask around you might be able to get an invite to more "private" ones like torrentleech.org or demonoid.com. How do make utorrent my default torrent downloader? Whenever I try to download a torrent it goes to Frostwire.

Open Start Menu and press "Run..."
Type "regedit", press OK.
Expand the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" key
Click Edit > Find, or press CTRL + F
Type ".torrent"
It should take you down to a little folder called ".torrent"
double click the (default) list item, and change "Frostwire" to "uTorrent". Press OK and exit.

[Niki]

Steam won't save my achievements in left 4 dead. I'll have them and it will show up, but when I close the game and open it again they're gone. I know it's not the fact that it's pirated because it doesn't do that with any other pirated game.
I had clean kill and blind luck and cr0wnd, so I'm kind of pissed.

[opn4bzns]

Could still be because it's pirated, you can't really expect consistency unless they were all uploaded by the same person. I doubt you'll be able to fix it without buying the game.


Open Start Menu and press "Run..."
Type "regedit", press OK.
Expand the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" key
Click Edit > Find, or press CTRL + F
Type ".torrent"
It should take you down to a little folder called ".torrent"
double click the (default) list item, and change "Frostwire" to "uTorrent". Press OK and exit.

Or just right click the torrent, click open with, find utorrent and tick "always use this program to open this sort of file".

[OMGTSN]

My sound card's being a jerk. It won't play any sound. I tried installing drivers for it (Creative Sound Blaster PCI (ES1371, ES 1373) (WDM)), but when I restart my computer, it still doesn't produce any sound. It even tells me I didn't install drivers!


Help!

[Lokvica]

how to upload comics?

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[Beefynick]

My sound card's being a jerk. It won't play any sound. I tried installing drivers for it (Creative Sound Blaster PCI (ES1371, ES 1373) (WDM)), but when I restart my computer, it still doesn't produce any sound. It even tells me I didn't install drivers!


Help!

Where did you get the drivers? Are you sure you installed the correct drivers?

[opn4bzns]

My sound card's being a jerk. It won't play any sound. I tried installing drivers for it (Creative Sound Blaster PCI (ES1371, ES 1373) (WDM)), but when I restart my computer, it still doesn't produce any sound. It even tells me I didn't install drivers!


Help!

Try uninstalling those and letting Windows default to the generic driver.

[thomas30113]

How do you guys download your music from the internet? Which is the easiest way?

My friend told me that she uses "360sharepro."
I haven't tried it out yet, but I've heard that it is free and legal.

So go it a shot and tell us how it works.

[Seattle_Steven]

Don't use 360share, 360share is limewire but the code isn't open-source, so you can't see what spyware they bundle into it.

[TheHighwaySong]

Just don't use Limewire anything.

[thomas30113]

So what is a good source for downloading music? Legal only.

[TheHighwaySong]

iTunes or Amazon is definitely your best bet.

[Scrotemeal]

Whats wrong with limewire?

Anyway, do I need anti-virus software or anything on my mac?

[MistyTehMoose]

There are viruses for macs, but not nearly as many. Limewire is fine for music, but never ever download executable files from limewire. If you do, you're most likely inviting a virus right into your computer.

[thomas30113]

So that means that music is okay from LimeWire, right?

[MistyTehMoose]

Read through my post again, and then bash your face against the desk.

[thomas30113]

Just making sure.

[Scrotemeal]

THanks Misty.


On the general scale of fuck-uppery, how fucked up will my laptop get if say.... a great big magnet hits it perhaps?

[opn4bzns]

Well, I wouldn't do it deliberately, but you'd need a really strong magnet to actually do much damage.

[Seattle_Steven]

So what is a good source for downloading music? Legal only.

If it's for legal reasons; unless you're the unluckiest person ever, the most you will get is a warning letter from your ISP.
If it's for ethical reasons; who gives a fuck?

[MistyTehMoose]

Because it's against the rules to ask for illegal things, and also, maybe he wants to support the artists he likes?

THanks Misty.


On the general scale of fuck-uppery, how fucked up will my laptop get if say.... a great big magnet hits it perhaps?

I'm concerned why you would ask this, haha.

Depends how strong the magnet is. Put it near the hard drive and you'll probably damage something

[Fruitality]

Alright this is a problem I've had for a while. Every now and again, not all the time, maybe once every few days, my internet will just stop working. But it's not all the internet, just web pages (and sometimes only some websites, while others work). So I could be talking on MSN fine, and yet I can't load any pages. Also it's not my browser, cause I've tried others. I'm on a wireless network, by the way.

Anyone know what's happening here and how to fix it? The best I can do a the moment is go and turn the modem and everything off at the switch and then back on again.

[Mirrorman]

Fruit, I've got the same problem and the solution seems to be the one you use right now. Nothing I've tried has made any difference, It's probably the modems fault.

[Beefynick]

If you are having wireless network problems you may want to try a new router. It could be that the router you have for some reason stops relaying a signal on occasion. If it is not already I would suggest putting the router on a surge protector because a power surge can disrupt signal transmission.

[opn4bzns]

Yeah, but I doubt it'd surge that often unless he's a collector of lightning rods or something. Does it do it on other networks?

[Fruitality]

When it happens it affects all the computers in the house, so I guess it's a router issue.

[Axidos]

So I could be talking on MSN fine, and yet I can't load any pages.

Can you start new conversations with people though? I have a recurring problem where my router will block my computer from making new connections: I can maintain current ones, and keep conversations going and keep playing WoW for example, but I can't make new ones (new conversation, log out and back into a service, load web pages).

If this is what's happening, restart your router.

[Arielcz]

I'm trying to do an animation around a sound clip. How do I make is so that when I scroll thought the keynotes with my mouse I can hear what part of the clip it's at?

[opn4bzns]

When it happens it affects all the computers in the house, so I guess it's a router issue.

Have a look on the manufacturer's site for new firmware. If they don't have any or that doesn't fix it, your best bet would probably be to buy a new router.

[Scrotemeal]

Holy shit my internet is so shitty at the moment. Oh my god. ARGh. Any ideas clever people who are having no problems accessing the forums?

e; working now. gaaaah.

[opn4bzns]

Can anyone reccomend a toughish phone for my slightly clumsy dad? Preferably a Nokia, and it doesn't need much except bluetooth and not to break every time the wind blows.

[Chips]

I can't connect to google for some reason. I can connect to any other site apart from it. I was trying to figure out how to get my windows live profile to work on Dawn of War 2 and I think I may have fucked something.

[Scrotemeal]

Chips, lots of my friends have been having problems with it too. Maybe it's a Canberra thing.

[Chips]

Decided it was worth starting a thread about. (http://forums.explosm.net/showthread.php?p=1053451)

[Beefynick]

Can anyone reccomend a toughish phone for my slightly clumsy dad? Preferably a Nokia, and it doesn't need much except bluetooth and not to break every time the wind blows.

My suggestion based on my experiences would be the Nokia 6103. It has bluetooth and is a very rugged phone. The one I had survived numerous drops and falls. There was even one time where I dropped it and thought it was dead due to the screen malfunctioning, but it only turns out the screen was loose so I popped it back in and the thing worked like it was brand new. It is a tough little phone.

[pookies]

What was the name of the 80's cult who was the most infamous for drinking kool-aid and wearing jumpsuits? I know thats kind of a common thing in cults, but there was a really famous one and I cannot remember that group and its driving me crazy

[woodentoast]

Can anyone reccomend a toughish phone for my slightly clumsy dad? Preferably a Nokia, and it doesn't need much except bluetooth and not to break every time the wind blows.

I've got a 6500, it's survived being used as a throwing weapon against my friends and quite a few drops, only small problem is the memory card can sometimes come abit loose, it's easily fixed with an elastic band or something tied around the phone. And the bluetooth on it seems alot better than any other phones i've had if that's something he really wants.

[Tweek]

What was the name of the 80's cult who was the most infamous for drinking kool-aid and wearing jumpsuits? I know thats kind of a common thing in cults, but there was a really famous one and I cannot remember that group and its driving me crazy
Peoples Temple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Temple) probably.

Why do the shortcuts of ctrl+b, ctrl+i and ctrl+u not work like they should in text boxes? Can I change the shortcuts to do what they are meant to? This is in Chrome by the way.

Oh and ctrl+F5 doesn't work either. How am I meant to do a hard refresh?

[JW]

I've noticed that when you press ctrl+b in chrome it makes the bookmarks toolbar appear at the top of the screen. I haven't yet discovered a way to get around it.

[thomas30113]

Here's a question.

How do you download YouTube videos?
Also music for MP3.

[opn4bzns]

Here's a question.

How do you download YouTube videos?
Also music for MP3.

Click me. (http://vixy.net/) There's a dropdown box if you just want the mp3.

[thomas30113]

Great thanks!
This is much better than downloading from LimeWire.

[IronWire]

I've noticed that when you press ctrl+b in chrome it makes the bookmarks toolbar appear at the top of the screen. I haven't yet discovered a way to get around it.

What's wrong with that? Press it again to get rid of it.

[Scrotemeal]

Click me. (http://vixy.net/) There's a dropdown box if you just want the mp3.

With this... I cant get it to work. I can download .mov files, but they have no sound. And the mp3's just don't work. Lame.

[thomas30113]

Yes I know. I just tried it out and it didn't work. Whatta pity.

[Tweek]

So nobody can help me out with a hard refresh on Chrome?

[thomas30113]

Yeah, but I need help, too.
I wanna download music from YouTube, not from shitty LimeWire.

[IronWire]

So nobody can help me out with a hard refresh on Chrome?
What do you mean by a hard refresh? I just press ctrl+r to do a normal refresh on Chrome.

Yeah, but I need help, too.
I wanna download music from YouTube, not from shitty LimeWire.
Try This. (http://www.download.com/Youtube-Grabber/3000-2071_4-10574801.html)

[opn4bzns]

Yes I know. I just tried it out and it didn't work. Whatta pity.

Oh really? It used to work. Try something like this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8189

[Tweek]

I just want to be able to refresh a page and all the images on it. Like the avatar at the top of the screen.
It is still a little cartoon dick that I had 6 months ago.

[Urser]

You might have to clear your browser cache or something. That's what I have to do for Firefox.

[Tweek]

Yeah, lame. I just don't get why ctrl+F5 and shift+F5 aren't working.

I blame you.

[Beefynick]

Here's a question.

How do you download YouTube videos?
Also music for MP3.

There is a program out there called Youtube Downloader. That is what I use and it works well. It downloads the video in flash format then allows you to convert it to an avi, mpg, mp3, ect. Link (http://www.download.com/YouTube-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10647340.html)

[thomas30113]

There is a program out there called Youtube Downloader. That is what I use and it works well. It downloads the video in flash format then allows you to convert it to an avi, mpg, mp3, ect. Link (http://www.download.com/YouTube-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10647340.html)

Everytime I download a youtube video from this thingy, it converts it to "fvi" I need "mpg"

How do I convert it to "mpg"?

[thomas30113]

Never Mind.
I found this better YouTube Video converter "catchyoutube.com"
Unfortunately it shows them in shitty quality, but oh well!

[TheHighwaySong]

Dumb question, but is clothing on Xbox Live for your avatars unlocked by achievement points? I just got a group of about 4 achievements on Left 4 Dead and I notice I now have new Cowboy attire to put on my avatar.

[ralizon]

I was wondering if anyone knew how to chnage the time setting on a Verizon versa 9600.

[Beefynick]

Dumb question, but is clothing on Xbox Live for your avatars unlocked by achievement points? I just got a group of about 4 achievements on Left 4 Dead and I notice I now have new Cowboy attire to put on my avatar.

As far as I am aware it is not. Microsoft has been talking about including outfits for avatars when achievements are unlocked, but as far as I know that is still not being implemented. Maybe they are giving you outfits for acheivements though and I am just unaware of it.

I was wondering if anyone knew how to chnage the time setting on a Verizon versa 9600.

Most phones will not let you change the time settings. They are automatically updated from the service provider.

[ralizon]

Most phones will not let you change the time settings. They are automatically updated from the service provider.

I meant "does anyone know how to set it too military time?"

[Metalhead636]

I did not get a reply last time, so here it is again, maybe you know now. Every so often, my windows vista freezes up, and a little window appears that says Windows Explorer is not working. If I click "Wait while windows finds a solution" it stays there forever. If I close it, than I lose the ability to change the sound on my computer, what do I do?

[IronWire]

I meant "does anyone know how to set it too military time?"

Just try and find the 24 Hour clock option.

[opn4bzns]

Most phones will not let you change the time settings. They are automatically updated from the service provider.

Every phone I've ever used lets you, and quite a few don't get the time from the network. Also, a quick google suggests you can't change it to 24 hour time, but I suppose that's not that surprising given it's an american phone.

[MistyTehMoose]

If it isn't in the basic 'Date and Time' option under settings, it probably isn't possible.

[ralizon]

Okay, I thought I was the only one who couldn't find poop about how to do this, thanks though.

[Metalhead636]

Where can I find a video of the "Myung Tackle"?

[IronWire]

A recent iTunes update came out and while downloading it and waiting for it to install, I went to do some other things. I came back about half hour later and notice it's stuck at one part, so I cancel the install and try it again, but every time it says "There was an error updating your iTunes. This installer will now close"

I have tried re-downloading and it doesn't work either. What should I do?

[opn4bzns]

Tried uninstalling it before you run the update?

[Scrotemeal]

It happened for me sort of, make sure it isn't running in the background. Yea i'm a retard.

[IronWire]

I can't uninstall it because it isn't there anymore, also I deleted everything that had to do with itunes and it still doesn't work.

[Beefynick]

I have had that happen with Quicktime. You have to go into the registry and delete the registry keys from iTunes and then reinstall it.

I do not have iTunes unfortunately so I cannot tell you the registry keys. Maybe someone else on here who has iTunes can.

[Spastic]

You can get a third party uninstaller to do it for you. Try CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) or YourUninstaller (http://www.ursoftware.com/), as you should never mess with registry unless you know what you are doing.

[Scrotemeal]

Dumb question yes, but can you specify where you import music to from iTunes?

[opn4bzns]

You mean export?

[Scrotemeal]

No, like when you save it off a disk or whatever. I think?

[opn4bzns]

Oh ok. Yeah, I'm pretty sure there's a setting in options that says where ripped/bought/converted stuff goes. The default is something like c:/users/username/music/itunes/ if I remember right.

[IronWire]

You can get a third party uninstaller to do it for you. Try CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) or YourUninstaller (http://www.ursoftware.com/), as you should never mess with registry unless you know what you are doing.

OK so I downloaded CCleaner (because it sounds cooler) and ran the scan then fixed the problems it found, went to download iTunes ran the installer and...
It fucking worked! Thanks Spastic :3

[Raxo]

I downloaded a movie as an .avi file but I can't burn it onto a DVD. What file type should I convert it into to burn it?

iItried converting it to .wmv but the file size is massive.

[Werty]

Why is it whenever I try and put all my songs on my iPod it always misses a ton?

Also, what file type do iPods use?

[IronWire]

I downloaded a movie as an .avi file but I can't burn it onto a DVD. What file type should I convert it into to burn it?

iItried converting it to .wmv but the file size is massive.

Why can't you use the .avi file type? It's the standard, all of my movies are .avi files.

[Raxo]

Well what program do you use to burn your movies to DVD?

[IronWire]

It's built into my laptop so it's at the top of my window containing the file. What do you normally use to burn DVDs?

[Raxo]

Windows DVD Maker is the one I'm using.

Maybe you can suggest something else?

[IronWire]

Try Daemon Tools. (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/downloads) Its a really good program.

[Metalhead636]

My iPod (120 gig, if it matters) just kind of froze on me. I cannot reset it. When I plug it in, nothing happens. What do I do?

[IronWire]

Try holding down the center button and the up button at the same time, that helps mine when it freezes. If it doesn't work try some other combinations.

[Werty]

Why is it whenever I try and put all my songs on my iPod it always misses a ton?

Also, what file type do iPods use?

Making sure it doesn't get overlooked.

[IronWire]

iTunes generally uses .mp3's. Do you not have enough space to fit all the songs you selected on your iPod? If you don't have enough space it will just take what it can and not include the rest.

[Metalhead636]

I got my iPod to work, had Bass take a look at it. Turns out that it was some weird mumbo-jumbo.

[Werty]

iTunes generally uses .mp3's. Do you not have enough space to fit all the songs you selected on your iPod? If you don't have enough space it will just take what it can and not include the rest.

Well I can't even get iTunes to recognize it. They're .avi files and I'm trying to convert them to mp4s.

ATM trying to go to .mov

[Antisaint]

Well I can't even get iTunes to recognize it. They're .avi files and I'm trying to convert them to mp4s.

ATM trying to go to .mov

These are movie files, not music files.

Make sure you have the folder your files are in checked in your iPod settings.

[opn4bzns]

avi, mov and mp4 are all video files. Use handbrake to convert them, but they're not going to be music.

Windows DVD Maker is the one I'm using.

Maybe you can suggest something else?

DVD flick is meant to be decent, and it handles converting for you.

[Spastic]

I prefer ConvertXtoDVD.

[Benjaman]

I prefer ConvertXtoDVD.
This is what I use, it's really easy to use and you can customize menus and whatnot, too.

[Iceshade]

Manually:
XP (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-recent-documents-in-the-xp-start-menu/)
Vista (http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2185/vista_clear_recent_items/)

Or:
CCleaner (http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/) for fast and easy clearing of other (or all, securely if you want) temporary files too.

Wow that was easy, thank you.

[Metalhead636]

Explosm always crashes in my Mozilla FireFox, I don't know why, it usually crashes on older threads with a lot of posts. I have to use Chrome, but it sucks having to switch browsers. What do I do?

[JohnDoe]

Just use Chrome, it's better then FireFox anyways.

[Gorilla Tits]

How is Chrome any better? It's just another browser, isn't it?

[kkhan]

^It load up faster and it has that nifty incognito browsing mode.

How do I brighten videos?

[opn4bzns]

Videos you're shooting or watching?

[kkhan]

Watching.

[opn4bzns]

Is it only in a specific player, or only a specific codec, or everything?

[kkhan]

Everything, its just this video that's really dark, I want to lighten it up a bit.

[Welsh_Chickky]

I downloaded a movie as an .avi file but I can't burn it onto a DVD. What file type should I convert it into to burn it?

iItried converting it to .wmv but the file size is massive.

I use avi files and burn them to dvds with no problem, if I need to convert a file I use Winavi to convert to dvd format then burn it.
Try selecting "Burn data dvd" on your burning software

[Werty]

My iPod can't handle MP4 files; what's up with that(I have a touch)?

[opn4bzns]

Everything, its just this video that's really dark, I want to lighten it up a bit.

Look for gamma or colour calibration settings in control panel.

My iPod can't handle MP4 files; what's up with that(I have a touch)?

It should do. Is it giving you a specific error or what?

[CharlieH]

So, I'm gonna be buying this laptop (http://vaio.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-CS11Z%2FR&site=voe_en_GB_cons&pageType=Overview&category=VN+CS+Series) in the not too distant future.

My question is, i don't think it has a HDMI out port, so is there any way I can connect it to my TV (in HD) to watch movies with? I mean, it's got the Blu-ray, so... yeah.

[Beefynick]

The best way to connect it would be a DVI to HDMI cable. I did not see if the laptop had a DVI port. If it does not you can get the DVI to HDMI cable and then a DVI to VGA adaptor so you can connect it to the VGA port on the laptop.

So far a DVI to HDMI cable is the best way I can think to connect a HDTV to a laptop without a HDMI port.

[Werty]

Look for gamma or colour calibration settings in control panel.



It should do. Is it giving you a specific error or what?

No it just says "Your iPod cannot play this movie." or something along those lines

[thomas30113]

EDIT: Nevermind. I already found an answer.

[daiso6992]

In the movie, Madagascar 2, there was a scene where Alex (the lion) and his parents were banned from the tribe so they move to the desert and Alex's dad was carrying a broom and trying to shoo away little animals. There was like a thousand of them in the scene. What type of animals are they? Please, this has been on my mind since I first saw the movie.

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[opn4bzns]

So, I'm gonna be buying this laptop (http://vaio.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-CS11Z%2FR&site=voe_en_GB_cons&pageType=Overview&category=VN+CS+Series) in the not too distant future.

My question is, i don't think it has a HDMI out port, so is there any way I can connect it to my TV (in HD) to watch movies with? I mean, it's got the Blu-ray, so... yeah.

Vaios are generally rather overpriced, but maybe they aren't in Britain, because the price on amazon compared to say, a macbook isn't terrible. Has your tv got vga in?

[Oofie]

edit: I'm a retard

[opn4bzns]

Go to program files, windows live, installer, run wlarp.exe and follow the prompts.

[Oofie]

I got it, I didn't realise it was hidden away under Windows Live Essentials, so I couldn't find it. Thanks though.

[CharlieH]

Vaios are generally rather overpriced, but maybe they aren't in Britain, because the price on amazon compared to say, a macbook isn't terrible. Has your tv got vga in?

No and no.

I'd be buying it from Tesco Direct, which is a lot cheaper.

Also, No, my TV doesn't. I'll have to look into the rather long winded solution that Nick had.

Thank you, gentlemen.

[ilovebrownies]

Bear in mind that the picture quality will suffer, because VGA (D-SUB) is analogue whilst DVI and HDMI are both digital.

[CharlieH]

Not by all that much though, surely?

[pikaknight79]

Im not sure if this belongs here but...

How do i post a picture and make the picture a link?

[opn4bzns]

Not by all that much though, surely?

Not really. I've got DVI and VGA on different inputs on my monitor and I can't tell the difference (except that vga lets you alter stuff like geometry, but it's unnecessary on dvi).

Im not sure if this belongs here but...

How do i post a picture and make the picture a link?

[ URL="link"]image[/URL]
without the first space in the url tags

[Benjaman]

Im not sure if this belongs here but...

How do i post a picture and make the picture a link?
Post the picture like any other picture:
http://forums.explosm.net/image2.php?u=56098&dateline=1238222341
then wrap the [ img ] [ /img ] tags in [ url ] [ /url ] tags:
http://forums.explosm.net/image2.php?u=56098&dateline=1238222341 (google.com)

[Ercoledi]

I'm looking for a lightweight image drawing program for Windows XP with tablet pressure sensitivity. Like, something like Paint, but with this functionality. Any ideas?

(Paint.net only supports pressure sensitivity in Vista.)

[opn4bzns]

Does the GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/)? ArtRage (http://www.ambientdesign.com/) maybe? And I assume you're averse to getting Illustrator because of the cost?

[Ercoledi]

I'm going to put it on my crappy little Eee, so I'm a bit iffy with the larger, resource hogging programs.

[opn4bzns]

Ah. Yeah, I'd avoid Illustrator on an eeepc, it and photoshop are horrible enough on my cheapo laptop, and it's miles faster than a netbook. Give ArtRage a shot, it's not as resource intensive (about 44mb ram minimum).

[Ercoledi]

ArtRage is perfect, and ridiculously fun. Thanks, dear.

[InTransit]

Whenever I go to www.hotmail.com it's giving me a "HTTP 400 Bad Request" error. Is hotmail broken at the moment, or have my work blocked it?

[Benjaman]

It's working for me. Probably got blocked.

[InTransit]

Ugh what cunts. Thanks Ben!

[Werty]

Do iPods know when media is pirated? 'cause I can't get some MP4 files to transfer onto my iPod.

[Metalhead636]

Do iPods know when media is pirated? 'cause I can't get some MP4 files to transfer onto my iPod.
That is a no. My "diversely acquired" media goes on fine. You are doing something wrong.

[Werty]

I made the previously .AVI files .MP4 and they play fine, but whenever I try to transfer them it just says "file.name cannot be copied to 'iPod Name' because it cannot be played on this iPod."

I know I've already asked if iPods can play MP4s, and they can, so what's going on?

[Queenbutt]

You need to convert them into the right format, not just mp4, but 320x240, I believe. Besides there are programs on the web, called something like "xxx to ipod converter". Google it.

[Benjaman]

I use Jodix (http://www.jodix.com/). It's free, too.

[Werty]

You need to convert them into the right format, not just mp4, but 320x240, I believe. Besides there are programs on the web, called something like "xxx to ipod converter". Google it.

Thank you. That probably was what was causing it.

[tunacake]

Anyone have any idea why only about half of an album will sync to my iPod? The files are all the same type and came from the same torrent, and there's no error message or anything.

I'm sure Benjaman will want to help considering it's a Captain Beefheart album.

[Benjaman]

Anyone have any idea why only about half of an album will sync to my iPod? The files are all the same type and came from the same torrent, and there's no error message or anything.

I'm sure Benjaman will want to help considering it's a Captain Beefheart album.
:hmm:
This happens to me when I'm putting (Beefheart) on my Walkman with WMP. Try putting albums on individually. Are you using WMP?

[tunacake]

No, iTunes. And it's just the one album. All the songs work in iTunes fine, they just wont sync.

[lollercaust]

No, iTunes. And it's just the one album. All the songs work in iTunes fine, they just wont sync.

Are some of them unchecked, and you have the "Sync only checked items" option checked on the iPod? This could be a random, unnoticeable problem.

[Queenbutt]

I use Jodix (http://www.jodix.com/). It's free, too.

Version 1.32 was released on Feb 08, 2006

Its latest version is 3 years old. :indiff:
I use videora converter.

[Benjaman]

I still use it, and it works fine with my Walkman and fine with my brother's iPod. Does it really matter?

[CheesePlease]

Winamp shits me sometimes. I go file > add media to library and select folders etc. but sometimes the songs end up as individuals instead of grouped into Artist. Like this:

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4098/suckmydickwinamp.jpg

I'm pretty sure it only happens with FLAC files.

An internet to whoever tells me how to fix it.

[Tweek]

Select and press alt+3 to edit the tags.
Or you can right click and go to Auto-Tag.

[CheesePlease]

You're awesome.

[Tweek]

Okay so my User Account on this computer keeps fucking up.
It says my profile is corrupt or something and then loads a default profile thing.
When it happened before, I reset the computer and it was all good, but now it just isn't working. I can't effectively use any of my stuff.
What do I do?

[Axidos]

You mean your login for your computer? That's happened to me before: Do a system restore to whenever it last worked. Among uninstalling anything installed since that point, it'll revert your desktop too, meaning any files placed on it since the restore point will be deleted.

Edit: How to do a system restore on XP. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084)

[Tweek]

Thanks baby, fixed it up good.

[Ercoledi]

What's a decent, affordable way to record music so that it sounds vaguely like it's supposed to sound? My laptop speakers make my piano sound like a banjo and while that does have its novelties, I paid significantly more for the piano.

[opn4bzns]

Isn't that a problem with the speakers rather than the recording?

[Ercoledi]

Whoops, I meant microphone, but I suspect that my speakers do contribute - plugging in some decent headphones, the recording still sounds quite bad.

[Axidos]

Buy a good microphone. The kind you see people on stage with. Might cost you between $30-$80.

Really there is no software to make a bad recording more high-quality. You can only work with what information you've got and bad microphones are bad simply because they don't give you all the information.

[CKY_BamFan]

Do you have to go advanced to show your signature on a Dell?

[degoroth]

Ok so as you may know I just got a new graphics card. It comes with the standard two DVI to VGA adapters but it also came with a HDTV cable (Red, Green, Blue female slots). I was just wondering if I could potentially play my Xbox 360 through my Graphics card and into my monitor.

[opn4bzns]

No. Graphics cards output, you need input to do that.

[InTransit]

What's a decent, affordable way to record music so that it sounds vaguely like it's supposed to sound? My laptop speakers make my piano sound like a banjo and while that does have its novelties, I paid significantly more for the piano.

There's a bit of info on this stuff in the Muso sub-forum, but get a nice mic like Shure SM57 or something, get a preamp to plug into your computer and presto: your own recording studio.

[Unspoken_Demise]

Hey Explosm, does anyone know the default unlock code for the Pantech Duo Smartphone? I tried 0000 and all that, but it didnt work. I got the phone as a replacement through Pantech's warranty service seeing as the 1st one broke. Any suggestions/ solid facts?

[Tweek]

My modem keeps cutting out.
It manages to connect to both the ethernet and dsl and stuff sometimes, but then the power cuts out and the power light goes red or off.
Sometimes it just flashes between red and green. Anybody know what I could do to fix this?

Also I have a new modem to replace it if necessary but I am not sure how to connect that. Do I need to give it all my ISP details and shit? Login, password and account numbers etc?

[opn4bzns]

If the new modem is one your isp mailed you you should probably plug it in the same way your old one is, old ones are slower and whatnot.

[Tweek]

Nah man it isn't, my mum just bought a random modem.

I am more concerned with my old one, because obvs it is working now. But I don't know what the red power light means. Do you have any idea?

[opn4bzns]

Have a look for its manual on the internet, it might shed some light.

[hmn47]

Im trying to set an image as my avtar, and it won't work. I dont know how to check pixel size. I don't even know how to put a picture of it in this thread.

[opn4bzns]

No and no.

I'd be buying it from Tesco Direct, which is a lot cheaper.

Also, No, my TV doesn't. I'll have to look into the rather long winded solution that Nick had.

Thank you, gentlemen.

You've probably already bought it, but how much was it? Dell have a laptop with mostly the same specs (a better graphics card) for 650 pounds.

[CharlieH]

No actually bzns, I still haven't, i can't get my ass into gear to sort out some paper work to get me the money.

Anyway, it's £729 from Tesco (http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-0500.aspx)

In related news, my cousin showed me Laptops Direct (www.Laptopsdirect.co.uk) and the shit they have there is off the chain.

Check out the specs of this, (http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_6920G_Gemstone_Blue_Laptop_LX.APQ0X.65 7/version.asp) that i can get there. Thats pretty impressive. Also, does anyone know if the HDMI things that is says about on that laptop are the same ones as you would use to connect your PS3 to your TV, for example.

[opn4bzns]

No actually bzns, I still haven't, i can't get my ass into gear to sort out some paper work to get me the money.

Anyway, it's £729 from Tesco (http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-0500.aspx)

In related news, my cousin showed me Laptops Direct (www.Laptopsdirect.co.uk) and the shit they have there is off the chain.

Check out the specs of this, (http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_6920G_Gemstone_Blue_Laptop_LX.APQ0X.65 7/version.asp) that i can get there. Thats pretty impressive. Also, does anyone know if the HDMI things that is says about on that laptop are the same ones as you would use to connect your PS3 to your TV, for example.

Eh, it's not that amazing. Using Dell again, they have an inspiron 15 with the same specs for £150 cheaper. Anyway, yes, HDMI is all the same, and it should all be compatible.

[CharlieH]

I'm so reluctant to go with Dell, but i can't remember for the life of me why. Is there any reason I should be?

[opn4bzns]

Not that I know of, my only experience with them is a 4 year old desktop that's still chugging away nicely. Have a look at other companies though, I only used them because I don't really know any british stores.

[CharlieH]

I remember that a while ago, like, thousands of laptop batteries started exploding. But thats about it.

[opn4bzns]

That was Dell, Sony, Apple, HP and pretty much everyone else too though, there was some dodgy batch of cells, and the laptop companies all get them from the same makers.

[BlackHood]

The only reason Dell are poor is because they lock down their systems. I like upgrading every few months, so a computer that wont accept a new graphics card is useless, but if you just want something that will work for a few years without stopping, there's nothing wrong with Dell.

with regard to the HDMI, I'd watch out, some appliances are coming whit the cheaper mini-HDMI. Not seen it on laptops yet, but don't wanna get caught out.

[Beefynick]

There are adaptors for the conversion from HDMI to mini HDMI if that becomes a problem though.

I have had a Dell before and had no troubles with it. Dells are pretty solid in the laptop department, the only downside is they can be bulky sometimes. Personally I would rather go with a Dell than an Acer. I am not a huge fan of Acer because I have had one before and from what I have seen of other models the build quality is cheap. Yes they will work, but they just do not seem soild. Sony is just way too overpriced.

[CharlieH]

I'm not too fussed about build quality. I'm not Jeremy Clarkson. I'll go with the Acer. i can get so much more from them, for similar or less, which can only be a bonus.

[opn4bzns]

The only reason Dell are poor is because they lock down their systems. I like upgrading every few months, so a computer that wont accept a new graphics card is useless, but if you just want something that will work for a few years without stopping, there's nothing wrong with Dell.


Kinda irrelevant on a laptop and I'm not sure if it's true anyway. I've upgraded the graphics card and hard drive on my old dell, the side of the case pops off with the push of a button.

[Ercoledi]

I've got a button on my laptop that I can assign to open a program, and what I've done in the past is have it pointed towards Pidgin, my messenger, so that whenever I "close" Pidgin (send it to the taskbar), I can reopen it with the button.

I switched to WLM today and did the same thing, setting the button to launch msnmsngr.exe. Problem is that instead of reopening the same messenger, it opens up new ones - everytime I press the button, a new window pops up asking me to sign in.

Help?

[opn4bzns]

What order are the online users on the front page in?

[Antisaint]

I've got a button on my laptop that I can assign to open a program, and what I've done in the past is have it pointed towards Pidgin, my messenger, so that whenever I "close" Pidgin (send it to the taskbar), I can reopen it with the button.

I switched to WLM today and did the same thing, setting the button to launch msnmsngr.exe. Problem is that instead of reopening the same messenger, it opens up new ones - everytime I press the button, a new window pops up asking me to sign in.

Help?

Pidgin recognizes when the program is open, and just restores the window instead of allowing a new instance. WLM doesn't do this, you need a different command (restore, maybe?)

[hellfreak007]

when you blink are you seeing the inside of your eyelids or did your eyes just turn themselves off?

[hellfreak007]

if you rape a prostitute is it really just shoplifting?

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[opn4bzns]

If you ask stupid questions in an irrelevant thread will you get banned?

[Petey2112]

A friend and I play a reaaally old game on the PC together (Heroes of Might and Magic III). We can usually start up a new game with no problems, but when we try to open up a saved game, whenever I get into the lobby I get kicked off the game. We both have the latest patch, he uses XP and I use Vista. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[opn4bzns]

Are you using the same cd key by any chance?

[Petey2112]

I dont think it uses a cd key. My copy of the game was copied from his though.


EDIT: we connect through IP connection by the way, if that makes it any clearer

[Scrotemeal]

AHHHH.

I was on my laptop and I saw like.. antennas wiggling under my 4 key. So I freaked out and told my mum who was with me at the time, and she for some retarded reason blew on it, and it sort of... disappeared. So after 'AHHH WHY'D YOU DO THAT THATS NOT HELPING" I took it to my dad since he doesn't fail at technology like my mum. So there's this bug or insect or ant or spider or SOMETHING in my keyboard. And so he tries to take the key off, and that doesn't really work, except now whatever it is is GONE.

So, its like crawled into the computer or something? And so my dad's all like, oops, it might short out on you or something.

SO, lovely helpful Explosm. Is it possible to take the keys off my laptop keyboard? Its a macbook. AND will the insect damage my laptop or will it just die hopefully without hurting it. AHH HELP.
No, I'm not a total loser.

[opn4bzns]

I doubt any insect big enough to get under the keys will do any damage, plenty of ants have gone into mine. Also, to remove macbook keyboards you have to unscrew something like 26 screws, so you can, but I doubt you'll really want to.

[Scrotemeal]

Thats a lot of screws. I don't think I'll be doing that then. Thank you opn. I will be slightly less panicky now.

[Axidos]

If it was going to crawl into your laptop and short-circuit something, it probably would have done that already by now.

Petey2112: Did you both use the same CD to install the game?

[ilovebrownies]

A friend and I play a reaaally old game on the PC together (Heroes of Might and Magic III). We can usually start up a new game with no problems, but when we try to open up a saved game, whenever I get into the lobby I get kicked off the game. We both have the latest patch, he uses XP and I use Vista. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Saying Heroes 3 is really old, makes me feel ancient :wail:

[Petey2112]

If it was going to crawl into your laptop and short-circuit something, it probably would have done that already by now.

Petey2112: Did you both use the same CD to install the game?


He installed it using the original, he copied the game on another disc for me, and I used the copied disc to install the game. Im pretty sure when I had my older computer we could play saved games, but that things long gone.

[Spastic]

I don't have much experience with the Apple Store, so just a general question. If I go to the Apple Store with my Nano that has a busted back light, will they just repair it or give me a new one? It is still under warranty.

[Kaidos]

I don't have much experience with the Apple Store, so just a general question. If I go to the Apple Store with my Nano that has a busted back light, will they just repair it or give me a new one? It is still under warranty.

Well, if it's under warranty they will give you a new one, but if they give you a hassle saying its your fault or something stick with them and get a manager if necessary. Also, make suer you sign up for a slot for the genius bar before you go, for they are sticklers about that. It's on their website somewhere, I've never actually looked, you can sign up in the store, but that's not to say that they won't be full, meaning another trip back.

Seeing as how it's under warranty, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

[Metalhead636]

My 120 gig iPod classic is weird. When I want to connect it, I must unplug and plug it 3+ times.

I have tried to restore it but that does not help.


I do NOT have a warranty.

What do I do?

[kavea]

Are you sure it's not the cord that's messing up? If you haven't, try another cord or see if someone else's iPod will plug into the computer fine.

If that doesn't work, you might just have to bring it into Apple and see what they can do. They might be able to tell you what to do without having to replace it.

[Spastic]

Well, if it's under warranty they will give you a new one, but if they give you a hassle saying its your fault or something stick with them and get a manager if necessary. Also, make suer you sign up for a slot for the genius bar before you go, for they are sticklers about that. It's on their website somewhere, I've never actually looked, you can sign up in the store, but that's not to say that they won't be full, meaning another trip back.

Seeing as how it's under warranty, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
I would never had known to sign up for the Genius Bar, thanks man.

[MistyTehMoose]

I don't have much experience with the Apple Store, so just a general question. If I go to the Apple Store with my Nano that has a busted back light, will they just repair it or give me a new one? It is still under warranty.

They usually send it back to check if the fault was something to do with the owner or apple, and deem whether or not it is valid for warranty. If they believe it is under warranty standards then they will either fix or replace it.

Its not that they intentionally fuck you over, they just need to make sure it iis faulty.

[Spastic]

They flashed a light down my headphone slot, told me it had water damage, and then tried to charge me $110 dollars to fix a fucking back light. This is the reason I hate Apple and never buy any of their shit.

[Prawnatron]

I doubt any insect big enough to get under the keys will do any damage, plenty of ants have gone into mine. Also, to remove macbook keyboards you have to unscrew something like 26 screws, so you can, but I doubt you'll really want to.

Also be real careful. My Macbook is missing one of the keys because I bust it pulling it up.

[Beefynick]

They flashed a light down my headphone slot, told me it had water damage, and then tried to charge me $110 dollars to fix a fucking back light. This is the reason I hate Apple and never buy any of their shit.

You may try to repair it yourself. If it is not working right now you have nothing to lose. There are guides online such as this one (http://www.powerbookmedic.com/free-ipod-manual/ipodnano.pdf) to take it apart. You should be able to buy a replacement screen on eBay or from a parts dealer easily.

[Spastic]

No it works fine, just no back light. I can live without it.

[Scrotemeal]

Yeah, i'm not gonna bother Prawn. Although, you can buy replacement keys. (http://www.powerbookmedic.com/xcart1/product.php?productid=16959&cat=0&page=1)

Anyway, its possible to run windows on a mac, yes. Can I do it on a laptop, and what do I need. Basically I want to be able to play games on it.

[opn4bzns]

You need windows. Go buy windows and install it (http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup.pdf). You're still not going to be able to run games for shit though.

[Prawnatron]

Yeah, i'm not gonna bother Prawn. Although, you can buy replacement keys. (http://www.powerbookmedic.com/xcart1/product.php?productid=16959&cat=0&page=1)

Anyway, its possible to run windows on a mac, yes. Can I do it on a laptop, and what do I need. Basically I want to be able to play games on it.

Yes, depending on what system you have if you have an old macbook like mine (tiger) you can download crossover games and use that or you can use bootcamp on a later edition (leopard)

[opn4bzns]

Tiger can use boot camp too.

[Prawnatron]

Ok, so I've just gotten my Battlefield Heroes Beta Key and I'm up to the point where I'm supposed to download a plugin. Problem is my computer isn't doing what it says.

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6898/picture1qdz.th.png (http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture1qdz.png)

Can you guys help?

[Spastic]

Pretty sure it's a Windows game.

[Prawnatron]

Pretty sure it's a Windows game.

Oh well.

[opn4bzns]

You could just boot camp windows. Although I'm not sure how it'll run on that, assuming it's a macbook.