on another topic...does anyone know of good program to convert wmv.files to something that a Mac can read?
VLC can play most non-protected WMVs, along with just about everything other format under the sun.
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Rob - Nov 29, 2004 4:56:16 pm PST #246 of 10003
halfrek - Nov 29, 2004 4:57:58 pm PST #247 of 10003
The appearance of things change according to the emotions and thus we see magic and beauty in them,
while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.--Kahlil Gibran
there is a Media player version for Mac? so did NOT know that. i will tell my Mac friend she NEEDS that so i can send her vids. thanks, tommyrot.
thegrommit - Nov 29, 2004 4:59:35 pm PST #248 of 10003
Um.
explorer server save wkcalrem loadqm devldr16 systray flashksk wkdetect
I'm not dcp, but I play .... *ahem*
The only suspicious looking thing on that list is "server" on a Windows ME box. You obviously run Microsoft Works, but do you also use Front Page?
halfrek - Nov 29, 2004 5:07:36 pm PST #249 of 10003
The appearance of things change according to the emotions and thus we see magic and beauty in them,
while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.--Kahlil Gibran
hmmm, dcp thegrommit, i will try to delete that
server thing. unless, um, i shouldnt?
i think i do have Works, but nope havent used Frontpage...
i didnt think i even had that on there.
thanks Rob, i will also give her that link. is there a way to see if the file is a protected wmv?
dcp - Nov 29, 2004 5:13:05 pm PST #250 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
halfrek, loadqm was one of the programs that was causing defrag to repeatedly restart on my Windows ME laptop.
dcp - Nov 29, 2004 5:20:04 pm PST #251 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
serial post to add: In the "Close Program" box invoked by CTRL-ALT-DEL, "Explorer" is not the same program as "Microsoft Internet Explorer."
Leave "Explorer" running, Windows ME needs it to operate your system.
halfrek - Nov 29, 2004 5:41:01 pm PST #252 of 10003
The appearance of things change according to the emotions and thus we see magic and beauty in them,
while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.--Kahlil Gibran
dcp, that explains why i could not shut it down. *hee*
what is loadqm? can it be deleted? or stopped? it wasnt even shutdown by the SafeMode.
and why do these computers have to be such pains in the arses? gah!
dcp - Nov 29, 2004 5:50:33 pm PST #253 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Loadqm is a "queue manager" that you can safely disable.
Short term disable:
CTRL-ALT-DEL, single-left-click on loadqm and click the End Task button.
Long term disable:
Go to Start->Run and type in
msconfig
and click Okay.
Click on the "Startup" tab.
Scroll down the list to loadqm and un-check it.
Click the Okay button to exit the System Configuration Utility, and then reboot.
Rob - Nov 29, 2004 5:55:25 pm PST #254 of 10003
is there a way to see if the file is a protected wmv?
I don't know how to tell that from a PC.
halfrek - Nov 29, 2004 6:01:35 pm PST #255 of 10003
The appearance of things change according to the emotions and thus we see magic and beauty in them,
while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.--Kahlil Gibran
Rob, wouldnt that be in the file properties? how do you tell on a Mac?
dcp, if i do the permanent disable will it screw up anything important? and why do they put that on the machine if it seriously messes up important things like disk defrag or scan disk?
why yes, i am full of....questions