Serial: Also a blog I frequent recommends these two freeware programs:
Freeware from McAfee: [link]
Trend Micros damage cleanup engine Make sure to download the template and engine to the same directory [link]
I have not tried these myself.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?
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Typo Boy - May 30, 2005 7:52:19 pm PDT #3154 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Gandalfe - May 30, 2005 8:14:07 pm PDT #3155 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Is there anything she can do other than just reformat the hard drive and start over?
There's a group that does a free service, where they basically scan everything you're running (well, you run a program and post the log of it) and they tell you, step by step, what to do to clean it. It's called Geeks To Go. You sign up for the forum, download a program called HiJackThis, and post a log in a new thread. Make sure she reads this thread before doing anything.
P.M. Marc - May 30, 2005 8:36:02 pm PDT #3156 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
So, in the capper to the "No, really, you can't watch something tonight" evening that started with a cracked Netflix DVD, the sound on our secondary DVD player went out (we have it hooked up in the bedroom, and I find it's easier to deal with the baby that way). Which means we're looking at replacing it. As I have a fair number of out of area DVDs, I'm wondering what all the cool kids are buying these days in terms of region-freeable DVD players for the least amount of money spent.
Beverly - May 30, 2005 9:18:36 pm PDT #3157 of 10003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Plei, we picked up a Cyberhome mini dvd player with progressive scan for $49.95 at Best Buy. It plays dvd, cd, mp3, jpg, and vcd, "multi", NTSC and PAL.
It's the CH-DVD-300. It's also teeny, and takes up very little room. It has better picture quality than several others we looked at, and for the price is a good deal, I think. It does not, however, play Region 2 dvds, so I have to watch the Sharpes on the old Daewoo Region-free player.
§ ita § - May 31, 2005 3:53:35 am PDT #3158 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When I asked, I was recommended the Philips DVP642. It's pretty, cheap, and regionfreeable. I picked mine up at Circuit City, and one for my dad at Best Buy. Plays just about anything you throw at it.
Jesse - May 31, 2005 4:12:08 am PDT #3159 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Thanks, y'all.
Gris - May 31, 2005 6:27:43 am PDT #3160 of 10003
Hey. New board.
It does not, however, play Region 2 dvds, so I have to watch the Sharpes on the old Daewoo Region-free player.
I've actually heard... somewhere... that most Cyberhome DVDs can be very easily region-freed. That said, the Phillips DVP642 is the one that can play Divx/Xvid files, I think right? That can be pretty darn useful if you want to watch a downloaded episode on your TV.
§ ita § - May 31, 2005 6:34:32 am PDT #3161 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The 642 does indeed play DivX.
Jon B. - May 31, 2005 6:45:37 am PDT #3162 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The 642 does indeed play DivX.
How does that work? Does the CD need to be in a specific format, a la VCDs?
§ ita § - May 31, 2005 7:00:50 am PDT #3163 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Doesn't look so, Jon. From the user manual:
- Load an MP3/DivX/MPEG-4/JPEG disc. The DATA CD MENU appears on the TV screen.
- Use ^ v to select a folder. Press OK to open the folder.
- Press ^ v or use the numeric keypad (0-9) to highlight an option.
- Press OK to confirm. Playback will start at the selected file and continue to the end of the folder.