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opening compressed file

wesleyw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:27:12 GMT

i recently downloaded some music off the internet and they were compress (.zip) files. I think downloaded 7zip to extract the files. somehow i messed up and now 7zip is the file opener and its not showing as a compressed file. it will not open at all. if it helps any the little icon beside it is the 7zip logo instead of the compressed folder view. anyone have any ideas?

convert swf to avi for embeding into powerpoint

Christiankp — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:46:31 GMT

how can i convert swf to avi and insert it to ppt?

anyone tried before?

plz tell me the detail steps.

picture renaming

TEZ — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:15:40 GMT

Hi
When I go into pictures and open up a folder of pictures arrange them in an order I like for a slide show. I then select all of the pictures and right click to rename. I then type the number 0 or the letter A and click on a blank area of the screen ( I have been doing this in XP for years and it has always worked )
In Vista as soon as I click on a blank screen the pictures go into a random mess and I have to start all over again. Please can someone out there Help I have tried unchecking the auto arrange and also align to grid but it doesnt solve the problem. My computer is a HP Pavillion with amd triple core running Vist Home premium. Thanks in advance for any help. Tez

Share : how to rip DVD and convert Video to iPod

dvdmm — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:38:04 GMT

Share : how to rip DVD and convert Video to iPod

This is wonderful conversion software .now I recommend them to you . I hope these messages can help you,you can try them .It is a good choice. you can convert both DVD’s and video files to your iPod video. You can enjoy your favorite DVD’s and video movies on your iPod as a portable DVD Player.

[IMG]http://www.dvdtoipodsoft.com/image/Screenshot-iPod-Video-Converter-Suite.png[/IMG]

How to Use

The article includes two parts.

[1]How to rip DVD to iPod (Windows)

1. Download the latest version DVD to iPod Converter + iPod Movie/Video Converter Suite for free (Support iPhone, iPod touch, Apple TV, and iPod video nano as well) and install it.
[IMG]http://www.dvdtoipodsoft.com/image/ipod-guide-1.gif[/IMG]

2. Run the DVD to iPod Converter, load your DVD by clicking 'Open DVD' button or choosing 'Open DVD' from 'File' drop down menu. One or several titles appear in the list after loading DVD.

[IMG]http://www.dvdtoipodsoft.com/image/ipodguide2.gif[/IMG]

3. As usual, the longest title is the main file of the movie. You can remove the title you don't like to convert by unchecking the title. Set 'Subtitle', 'Audio Languages' to what you like.
4. To 'Output Folder', Enter the full pathname or choose the path where you want to save your video files by clicking the related button.
5. Click 'Convert' button to start the iPod DVD conversion.
6. Find the .mp4 file that DVD to iPod converter created and drag it into your iTunes library, or select 'Add File to Library' from the 'File' menu and select the encoded movies. Now you can watch it with iTunes or Quicktime Player on your PC.
Tips: Download iTunes 7+quicktime Player package from Apple - QuickTime - Download

[IMG]http://www.dvdtoipodsoft.com/image/ipodguide3.gif[/IMG]

7. Load the MP4 files to iPod by clicking 'File -> Update iPod'. Now, you can enjoy the movies on your fifth generation video iPod anywhere and anytime

[2]How to convert iPod video, such as AVI to iPod, WMV to iPod, MPEG to iPod, RM to iPod, RMVB to iPod, ASF to iPod, MPG to iPod, DivX to iPod, XviD to iPod video using "cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Suite". (Windows)
1. Download the latest version iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Converter Suite for free, and install it.
Related download
* To convert RM/RMVB real media files to iPod, Maybe need to install Realplayer:
RealPlayer - The best audio and video player - Real.com
* To convert WMV, ASF to iPod, Maybe need to install Windows Media Player:
Microsoft Windows Media — Your Digital Entertainment Resource
2. Run iPod Video converter component. And load the video files you'd like to convert by clicking 'Open file' button.

[IMG]http://www.dvdtoipodsoft.com/image/ipod-guide-4.jpg[/IMG]

Click 'Output' and choose the pathname where you want to save your video files. Click 'Convert' to start converting video to iPod MP4 or H264 files.
Tips: Before converting, you can click 'Advance -> Video settings' to set 'Video format', 'Resolution', 'Framerate', 'Output Quality'. If you'd like to convert video to H264 files, please set 'Video format' to 'H.264 FQ Variable Bitrate'. 'MPEG4(.mp4) FQ Variable Bitrate' is the default value. Certainly, you can also set 'Audio Bitrate', 'Channels', 'Sample Rate' and 'Volume' in 'Audio Settings' page.

[IMG]http://www.dvdtoipodsoft.com/image/ipod-guide-54.jpg[/IMG]

As usual, we set "Resolution" as "320x240" (i.e. default settings), certainly you can also choose other video sizes you like.
3. After converting, you can open the output folder to check and play the iPod video files (.mp4 or .mov) using Quicktime Player (Freeware, Quicktime Player+iTunes downloading address Apple - QuickTime - Download ).
4. Transfer the iPod videos to iTunes by draging or clicking "File -> Add File to Library". Now, you can enjoy them on iTunes. Then hit "File -> Update iPod" to sync to your iPod.

More detail information at http://www.dvdtoipodsoft.com/cucusoft-ipod-video-converter-suite.html

cannot open folder\file properties

muppalaneni — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:13:39 GMT

when i right click on folder\files then selected properties then no action take place.i would be grateful for helping me.

how to restore .zip file association & file icon in Vista?

markwithak — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:31:34 GMT

My wife accidently associated Win Media Player with .zip files. Oops! Ok, now how can we get back to old zip files opening in Vista? ... And, will this work? ...

[delete this entry in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip ... do this via "regedit" in the run box. this should set the zip file association back to the system default.]

Basically, just need to get back to default. Problem started months ago and just getting to address it. so no possibility to use a restore point.

tnx.

Mark (spelled with a K)

System: Dell Latitude D620, Vista Home Basic SP1, 2 GB RAM, Office 2007

cannot add tags to files

jofoster — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:32:46 GMT

My files and folders system has descended into deeper and deeper chaos since I started using Vista, so I decided to tag my word files. But the help instructions refer to, and illustrate, something called a "details pane" which I cannot find. I know it's a problem because I've been up all night with various forums, but none of their solutions work.

Double clicking explorer always opens a new explorer window

GregDude — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:28:25 GMT

[b]SOLVED: Was caused by MS Internet Explorer Beta 2. I just uninstalled this and after the mandatory reboot, Windows Explorer is back to normal.[/b]

This just started happening, perhaps in the last few days. I just want explorer to show the double clicked folder or drive in the same window, same as if I right click 'explore' on a folder item.

These are the things I've tried so far:

1) Control Panel -> Folder Options -> Open each folder in the same window
2) Uninstall all software installed in the last week (except nVidia driver and Internet Explorer 8 beta 2). Will uninstall these as soon as I can reboot.
3) Downloaded ShellExView (shexview) and disabled every explorer extension except 2 that are required to run explorer at all.
4) Ran Regedit and checked HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell for value other than 'none'
5) Run command regsvr32 /i shell32.dl to restore some shell default behavior
6) Regedit check HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder and copy all common values from another working Vista install.

Please help if you can. A Google search shows a few people with the same issue but no working solutions.

Edit: Added more things tried.
Edit: Solved!

Help I lost all my favorites

classyclass — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:13:48 GMT

can anyone help me. I installed an renewal of my anti-virus software, and some how all my favorites are either gone or the few that remain are not working. I had really important information in there and I dont know where it all went. This is what I have tried, I went to restore to an earlier time then they all came back, but then my anti-virus renewal was gone, so I reinstalled that, then my favorites were all gone again. I dont now what to do, can somebody please help me?

My programs are acting funny...

Juiceman — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:32:59 GMT

All of my programs are opening in bittorrent and i have no clue whats going on :( please help!

User file collapse

Norwood1 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:44:31 GMT

Whenever I look for a file using Vista explore, as soon as the file tree opens, the "user" file is always open. This takes up a lot of room. I always have to manually collapse it in order to see all the other files and drives easily. My question is: Is there any way that I can make the default that the "user" file is closed when Vista explore opens the file tree? Thanks.

Icons in Pictures folders

Barcar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:07:27 GMT

Recently, all pictures in my Pictures folders appear as Extra Large icons. They used to be Large icons. Is there any way to set Large, or for that matter any other size, as the default for all files and folders? Also, if there is a way, can the current icons be reset to Large. I know that icons in individual folders can be changed.