starship_troopers

i fuond out that the reason my whole internet went down was because of some construction workers who hit a fiber obtic line and internet went down for a while.

same here. its like that for me on aim, and msn. we just had a storm here though. so i'm not sure if its the same problem as yours.

hi, i have been wanting to convert wmv files to a format that will play in my dvd player. i cant seem to find one that doesnt cost money to use just once. i can find ones that have like 50% conversion trials and 1 minute conversion trials. if a program only has like a 10 day trial or something thats fine as long as i can convert all my videos. the longest being like 20 minutes i think. but i have lots of videos (a 1 gig folder with like 4mb videos) i want to put on dvds and watch in my dvd player. any suggestions on a program? thanks, starship troopers

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hi, i've been using google video alot lately and was wondering what the google video player is good for. i mean i downloaded it but even if i use it to search for videos they open in my browser. anyone please tell me what the video player is good for if i have to watch the videos in the browser anyways unless i download the videos. thanks in advance, starship troopers

when you open the page, to the right of the map it says add yourself. just type in your name in the name spot and info that it asks for then click add me. then your done. if you need more help just post starship troopers

thats ok, vista isnt really that important but just curious if it could run it. maybe put a vista theme on or something later though thanks for the replies

already have the radeon. i think it was like 40 or 50 dollars. got it because it beats the heck out of the integrated card already in the system which the system was made in 2001 or 2002.

sorry for the double post but, i am curious, does the card i mentioned (radeon 9250) meet visa requirements? it a 128mb

thanks for the replies, i'll take a closer look at the links. starship troopers

thanks for the quick reply. i checked out newegg and i found this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814998101 i beleive its a DVi to VGA but if its the other way around (VGA toDVI) i dont want it. to help the card is a vision tech ATI radeon 9250

i am looking on newegg.com for a DVI to VGA adapter (was told they are called "dongles") anyways. i need one for my friends graphics card to have dual monitors, he only has 2 vga monitors and the walmart doesnt have one. so if you can find a DVI to VGA adapter before i see one. please post the link (prefer newegg please but if not thats ok) thanks in advance starship troopers

i posted mine. mine was the only one in kansas at the time i saw. lol im a loner a guess

im supposed to be on the 3mbps down and the 300kbps upload. but when downloading a few classic cartoons (bugs bunny) for a friend of mine i got over 10mbps download for about 45 seconds, now no matter what i download its like 4mbps, but speed testing gives me normal results [i was also downloading some other videos at the time] so the only proof i have is this screenshot i took. it stayed at these speeds long enough to have me stare in awe at it and then hit printscreen about 4 times heres also a speed test to show my speeds are back to around normal :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 3188 Kbps about 3.19 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 389 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/07/18 - 8:29am Bottom Line:: 56X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 2.63 sec Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 7.687 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 1.72 % faster than the average for host (cableone.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-NXLDCK7BU User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4 [!]

i had a thread about this so heres some questions. how are you going to set up the dual monitors...with a dual head graphics card or do you have a cable that splits for 2 monitors?

if msn dropps for me i just click troubleshoot and have it go through the scan to see if ports are and stuff then click repair...it works after that.........most of the time

thanks

here are my new speeds as of yesterday. im on the 3mbps down 300kbps upload. :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 3207 Kbps about 3.21 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 391 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 271 Kbps about 0.27 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 33 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/07/11 - 9:09am D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6LY3FVHTI U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-FAG48PRUB User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4 [!] my upload is slow on that test ...its usually around 290.

ok thanks dlewis you posted right after i did so thanks again with the help and i was looking at that card also. lol

can you supply me with a link or answer to a card i can run? i've been on newegg.com and i cant seem to find a decent card that runs under a 300W power supply. also i would like a pci not pci Express if you have any ideas. i have found one that i like. and i am going to go ahead with it. thanks for all your help dlewis23. thanks, starship troopers

if a card says requirements for a power supply are 350W and i have a 250W...i know thats way below but would it still run or not?

ok i'm ordering RAM and graphics card sometime this week but before i do i was hoping to get a confirmation that my dell dimension 4500S (yes its a 4500S not 4500 ...i've been asked that before just to make sure so its not a typo ) will be able to use the PCI express card that dlewis (i beleive it was dlewis23) supplied me the link to. also i was told that i needed to watch out because my current crt monitor only has a max resolution of 1280x1024 and the card has one of 2048 by something. i was told tht could be bad on the monitor. but i'd keep the resolution around 1024x768 . sorry for the "bringing back" of this thread. but i was curious thanks, starship troopers

i'll use it w/ firefox when vista comes out ...not beta...i mean teh full version. and to get that i'm gonna wait a little after it gets released. but yeah then i'll use it but i dont want to use it now. right now im fine with firefox

but like dlewis23 said in an ealier post...and i agree...i dont watch enough tv to have digital cable so there is no point in paying for it when i wouldn't watch it.

cool laptop...mind buying me one just kidding............maybe not but anyways...nice laptop. good price