Ai's Official Tech Support Thread - Page 12

愛 · 09-19-2005, 08:59 AM

I don't use WMP anymore to watch videos, so I'm not familiar with that error. My best guess would be to make sure you have all the right codecs and you have the latest version of WMP.

*Duke* · 09-19-2005, 09:15 AM

What do u use?

愛 · 09-19-2005, 09:21 AM

I've been using BS Player for the longest time. I wouldn't use any other video player, honestly.

*Duke* · 09-19-2005, 02:37 PM

That's cool I've used BS player off and on. I figured out the problem I forgot to re-install one of the codecs I had after I formatted my hard drive.

*Anarky* · 09-21-2005, 09:17 PM

'Ello there,

I upgraded my Firefox tonight when I was kicked from the chat. Now after the upgrade, it started to copy and paste random stuff it found in the chat window. What the hell was wrong with that. I also had major problems reconnecting to the chat.

Anyways, I downgraded again and it works fine. But I still wonder what that was.

愛 · 09-21-2005, 09:32 PM

I don't like to upgrade Firefox right away, because they tend to have bugs and stuff. It's probably just bugs they missed...somehow.

*Anarky* · 09-21-2005, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 高橋愛

I don't like to upgrade Firefox right away, because they tend to have bugs and stuff. It's probably just bugs they missed...somehow.

You mean, when they release a new version, it's just a sort of Beta?

... that's good to know. Thanks, chief Scribbl aka. Ai.

*Kid Icarus* · 09-21-2005, 09:53 PM

Free (decent) firewalls, Ai? I'm in a rut here...

Also, my wireless connection is teh crap. My roomates insist on running their 11b router *right next* to my 11g for some ungodly reason, even though their Apple AirTunes works through mine just fine. Would that be killing mines signal? (it's usually only at ~50%). Any other easy ways to boost Wireless signal on the cheap?

愛 · 09-21-2005, 09:58 PM

Most (if not all) routers come with internal firewalls to give you protection from t3h h4x0rz. You can look around download.com and see if there's any good free firewalls. A lot of the good software firewalls cost money, though.

And the easiest way to boost your range on your router is to buy antenna extensions. I sell them where I work for like, $20. You replace the original antennas with the bigger and better ones, and your range is increased by a whole lot. Triple the range, at least.

**GK Punk** · 09-21-2005, 10:43 PM

Ok 愛 I have a question somewhat related to the above.

we have 2 computers, 1 plugged directly in to the router, and a laptop using Wireless.
Sometimes when we bring the laptop out of stand by, the internet SAYS it's connected, but it isn't. We can't connect to anything untill we re-start the laptop. any ideas?

愛 · 09-21-2005, 10:52 PM

My friend had the same problem. From what I understand, when your computer goes into stand-by mode, it shuts down connection to external peripherals. When it's taken out of stand-by mode, it turns the peripheral back on. When you turn the wireless card back on, the router reassigns the card an IP address. However, it doesn't take effect until you reset your system, because of something that's kind of hard to explain. My suggestion? Don't use stand-by mode. I know it saves battery power, but it's just the flaw in the networking.

**Krang** · 09-22-2005, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anarky

You mean, when they release a new version, it's just a sort of Beta?

... that's good to know. Thanks, chief Scribbl aka. Ai.

Actually, releases of Firefox (and Mozilla) are well-tested since they go through the release candidate process before being made available, although sometimes bugs get through anyway. I recommend always upgrading to the latest version (since most releases are for important bug fixes or security issues) but having the previous version available just in case something goes wrong.

愛 · 09-22-2005, 09:26 AM

Yeah, Krang's right. They do get tested thoroughly, but sometimes bugs just get through. I don't like getting the latest version right away, but that's just me. You can do what you want.

*Kid Icarus* · 09-26-2005, 07:25 PM

Geeze... I must make up like 80% of the questions here... not good for a future comp sci major huh? lol.

Anyway, long story short: I got the P2P worm. I reinstall W2k (took a while, problems with damaged discs and what not), and durring the install a few files can't be copied. No big deal, 'cause the OS works fine. Even didn't install IE.

The problem: I can't place things in the quick launch bar. This isn't too big of a deal, 'cause I can just have the shortcuts on the desk top, but is there an easyish way to fix this?

愛 · 09-26-2005, 07:27 PM

So you can have the quick launch bar shown, but you can't add any icons to it? That's weird. It may be due to your damaged CD.

*Kid Icarus* · 09-26-2005, 09:03 PM

It fixed itself with a good reboot. Yeah, i thought it was weird too... it'd never happend to me before.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 10-26-2005, 11:11 PM

I have a problem. Every time I try to copy something to an Lexar SD card, it brings up an error "Cannot copy file: The directory or file cannot be created."

This has happened randomly with 2 different flash cards and I can't get it to quit. My Play Yan reads what is already on the card properly, but Windows won't let me write to it. What do I do?

愛 · 11-11-2005, 06:20 PM

As I said on the backup GD, it's beyond my area of expertise. Once again, I open the question up to anyone who can answer it. Maybe Krang will drop by tonight and he can answer it.

*Anarky* · 11-11-2005, 06:32 PM

Hah! This thread is exactly what I need. Today while drinking one beer I got the idea that I might get into video editing, as in AMV-ish stuff. Now, I have no idea what program I should use or which one is best, so I'm asking Scribble and all the video-buffs out there: What program do you recommend?

愛 · 11-11-2005, 11:00 PM

If you're going to start getting into video editing, I'd highly recommend looking into various Adobe products. For example, Adobe Premier and After Effects are great programs to start with. If you're going to do some video capturing, there's programs that do that, as well, whether you're getting it from an external source or an internal source. BMPtoAVI is a good program to capture internal sources. FRAPS is another program that does the same thing. Programs that capture external sources usually come with capture cards that you buy somewhere and put in your computer.

That's just to get you started. Good luck with that.

09-21-2005, 09:17 PM	#225
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	'Ello there, I upgraded my Firefox tonight when I was kicked from the chat. Now after the upgrade, it started to copy and paste random stuff it found in the chat window. What the hell was wrong with that. I also had major problems reconnecting to the chat. Anyways, I downgraded again and it works fine. But I still wonder what that was. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

10-26-2005, 11:11 PM	#237
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	I have a problem. Every time I try to copy something to an Lexar SD card, it brings up an error "Cannot copy file: The directory or file cannot be created." This has happened randomly with 2 different flash cards and I can't get it to quit. My Play Yan reads what is already on the card properly, but Windows won't let me write to it. What do I do? __________________

11-11-2005, 06:32 PM	#239
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	Hah! This thread is exactly what I need. Today while drinking one beer I got the idea that I might get into video editing, as in AMV-ish stuff. Now, I have no idea what program I should use or which one is best, so I'm asking Scribble and all the video-buffs out there: What program do you recommend? __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

09-19-2005, 08:59 AM	#221
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I don't use WMP anymore to watch videos, so I'm not familiar with that error. My best guess would be to make sure you have all the right codecs and you have the latest version of WMP.

09-19-2005, 09:15 AM	#222
Duke Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,913	What do u use?

09-19-2005, 09:21 AM	#223
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I've been using BS Player for the longest time. I wouldn't use any other video player, honestly.

09-19-2005, 02:37 PM	#224
Duke Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,913	That's cool I've used BS player off and on. I figured out the problem I forgot to re-install one of the codecs I had after I formatted my hard drive.

09-21-2005, 09:32 PM	#226
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I don't like to upgrade Firefox right away, because they tend to have bugs and stuff. It's probably just bugs they missed...somehow.

09-21-2005, 09:53 PM	#228
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Free (decent) firewalls, Ai? I'm in a rut here... Also, my wireless connection is teh crap. My roomates insist on running their 11b router right next to my 11g for some ungodly reason, even though their Apple AirTunes works through mine just fine. Would that be killing mines signal? (it's usually only at ~50%). Any other easy ways to boost Wireless signal on the cheap?

09-21-2005, 09:58 PM	#229
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Most (if not all) routers come with internal firewalls to give you protection from t3h h4x0rz. You can look around download.com and see if there's any good free firewalls. A lot of the good software firewalls cost money, though. And the easiest way to boost your range on your router is to buy antenna extensions. I sell them where I work for like, $20. You replace the original antennas with the bigger and better ones, and your range is increased by a whole lot. Triple the range, at least.

09-21-2005, 10:43 PM	#230
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,437	Ok 愛 I have a question somewhat related to the above. we have 2 computers, 1 plugged directly in to the router, and a laptop using Wireless. Sometimes when we bring the laptop out of stand by, the internet SAYS it's connected, but it isn't. We can't connect to anything untill we re-start the laptop. any ideas?

09-21-2005, 10:52 PM	#231
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	My friend had the same problem. From what I understand, when your computer goes into stand-by mode, it shuts down connection to external peripherals. When it's taken out of stand-by mode, it turns the peripheral back on. When you turn the wireless card back on, the router reassigns the card an IP address. However, it doesn't take effect until you reset your system, because of something that's kind of hard to explain. My suggestion? Don't use stand-by mode. I know it saves battery power, but it's just the flaw in the networking.

09-22-2005, 09:26 AM	#233
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Yeah, Krang's right. They do get tested thoroughly, but sometimes bugs just get through. I don't like getting the latest version right away, but that's just me. You can do what you want.

09-26-2005, 07:25 PM	#234
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Geeze... I must make up like 80% of the questions here... not good for a future comp sci major huh? lol. Anyway, long story short: I got the P2P worm. I reinstall W2k (took a while, problems with damaged discs and what not), and durring the install a few files can't be copied. No big deal, 'cause the OS works fine. Even didn't install IE. The problem: I can't place things in the quick launch bar. This isn't too big of a deal, 'cause I can just have the shortcuts on the desk top, but is there an easyish way to fix this?

09-26-2005, 07:27 PM	#235
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	So you can have the quick launch bar shown, but you can't add any icons to it? That's weird. It may be due to your damaged CD.

09-26-2005, 09:03 PM	#236
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	It fixed itself with a good reboot. Yeah, i thought it was weird too... it'd never happend to me before.

11-11-2005, 06:20 PM	#238
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	As I said on the backup GD, it's beyond my area of expertise. Once again, I open the question up to anyone who can answer it. Maybe Krang will drop by tonight and he can answer it.

11-11-2005, 11:00 PM	#240
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	If you're going to start getting into video editing, I'd highly recommend looking into various Adobe products. For example, Adobe Premier and After Effects are great programs to start with. If you're going to do some video capturing, there's programs that do that, as well, whether you're getting it from an external source or an internal source. BMPtoAVI is a good program to capture internal sources. FRAPS is another program that does the same thing. Programs that capture external sources usually come with capture cards that you buy somewhere and put in your computer. That's just to get you started. Good luck with that.