Tech-related problems

[~Dan~]

Does anyone know the address of that folder where you can see all the pictures you have seen on the internet? It like keeps a record of all the pictures you've seen and stores it somewhere on your PC...

I don't think I'm crazy, I'm sure it exists

For XP it's
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name.YOURNAME\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

Inside that is a bunch of about 8 folders with random names, and all your internet cache is in there.

The "Your Name" part is whatever name you used when you registered your XP.

EDIT: That's assuming you use IE.  Other browsers might keep the cache somewhere else.

[frblckstr1]

^ Another way to access those IE files (and other things you browsed from the internet) is via:

Menu: Tools/Internet Options, click 'Settings' under Browsing history, and then the button 'View Files'.

Not everything is stored in the cache (a website can even request that something is not cached) and it has a limitted size.

[Mikan]

Yes! Im back for more advice!

I connected through the cable and it didnt cut out. My friend also connected wirelessly to my network and as far as we no, it didnt cut out at the times mine did. We didnt end up testing it for a long time though.

So apart from a faulty router, what else could be wrong?

[ebc]

Possilbly just wireless network dropping out from interference or something and it might not be a faulty router at all. But if you can try to work out how to set your wireless network card to 11mbps (802.11b) rather than 54mbps (802.11g) then you might be able to make it more stable. I don't think the router is faulty though.

[LaJon]

Just checked that sample, and I too have that line on the right, so I'd have to say it's the video itself.

You misunderstand.  That isn't a clip from the video, that's a capture of me watching the video on my computer via Fraps.  So you're seeing what I see what I watch the video, not just the video itself.

As far as codecs go, the only ones that are installed are the ones that came with the "Gordian Knot Codec Pack".  DivX 3.1/DivX 5/XviD/x264/ffdshow/etc.  Even though I'm going to go through and start removing some codecs, I don't think they're the problem.  Just because if they were, they would affect all videos with that codec.  But it's only in some XviD videos, only in some H.264 videos, only same DivX videos.

Any other ideas? e_e

[~Dan~]

When you load one of the videos into virtualdub and go frame by frame, do you still get the effect?

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Try running the video through virtualdub direct stream copy and see if the resulting video still has the problem.

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When the problem started, did it coincide with the addition of ANY new hardware?

[LaJon]

When you load one of the videos into virtualdub and go frame by frame, do you still get the effect?

Yes.

Try running the video through virtualdub direct stream copy and see if the resulting video still has the problem.

Still does.

When the problem started, did it coincide with the addition of ANY new hardware?

Nope.  I haven't added any hardware to this computer in the past year, but it's only started to happen that I've noticed in the past few months I guess.

[ebc]

When you load one of the videos into virtualdub and go frame by frame, do you still get the effect?

[/I]
Yes.

Actually I should have asked that one first before getting you to go through all that mucking around with Graphedit, anyway lol it's definately codec related then. Vdub does software rendering so it can't be anything like that.
Go into add/remove programs and remove Xvid, ffdshow and any other mpeg4 related codecs. Then download a fresh new copy of ffdshow http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm and see if it fixes it. If not uninstall it again and try downloading and installing another Xvid codec http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Koepi_XviD.htm

[LaJon]

Actually I should have asked that one first before getting you to go through all that mucking around with Graphedit, anyway lol it's definately codec related then. Vdub does software rendering so it can't be anything like that.
Go into add/remove programs and remove Xvid, ffdshow and any other mpeg4 related codecs. Then download a fresh new copy of ffdshow http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm and see if it fixes it. If not uninstall it again and try downloading and installing another Xvid codec http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Koepi_XviD.htm

Suuure thang.  Right after I finish this oh-so-long encode of the Gackt Platinum Box ~VII~. e_e

[~Dan~]

Yeah I'd agree with ebc.  Remove all the codecs and add them one by one, playing one of the videos each time and see when the problem starts.  From a standard install with just windows media player you'll be able to play mpg, so find an mpg that has the fault and use that as your test subject.  Then add a codec and try again, and when the fault starts you should have found which one is to blame.

[LaJon]

Took away all the codecs installed.  Added in ffdshow that you linked and the problem was back.  Uninstalled it and installed the XviD codec you linked and the problem was back.  o.o

[shadowstar]

For XP it's
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name.YOURNAME\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

Inside that is a bunch of about 8 folders with random names, and all your internet cache is in there.

The "Your Name" part is whatever name you used when you registered your XP.

EDIT: That's assuming you use IE.  Other browsers might keep the cache somewhere else.

^ Another way to access those IE files (and other things you browsed from the internet) is via:

Menu: Tools/Internet Options, click 'Settings' under Browsing history, and then the button 'View Files'.

Not everything is stored in the cache (a website can even request that something is not cached) and it has a limitted size.

Thanks guys! But for Firefox, does anyone know where they're stored?

Also, sometimes that automatic thing pops up like when you're typing something to search on Google and words starting with that letter 'Z', for example, you typed in the past start popping up, is there anyway to remove that automatic thing?

[triber5566]

my .exe files can't be used, all my application has been disabled like when u use safe mode, anyone here knows how to fix this problem?

[Guchi_Jnr]

You misunderstand.  That isn't a clip from the video, that's a capture of me watching the video on my computer via Fraps.  So you're seeing what I see what I watch the video, not just the video itself.

Maybe so, but I still believe it's the clip itself and not a pc/codec problem. Can you post a part of the clip for us to check for ourselves.

I'm encoding a DVD at the moment, but when it's done, I'll take some screenshots of what I was writing about before with the bad trimming causing that line.

Also, sometimes that automatic thing pops up like when you're typing something to search on Google and words starting with that letter 'Z', for example, you typed in the past start popping up, is there anyway to remove that automatic thing?

Dude, have a look in "Tools" -> "Options" -> "Privacy" and there's a tickbox that says "Remember what I entered into forms and the search bar", and you know...untick it.

[ebc]

my .exe files can't be used, all my application has been disabled like when u use safe mode, anyone here knows how to fix this problem?

Sorry dude, sounds like a virus and you're gonna have to format and reinstall Windows.
If you back anything up, don't backup any exe files or the virus will come across to your new installation.
You start though by getting at least a free antivirus program and seeing if it can help you but it doesn't look good. http://free.grisoft.com/

[Rick-e]

Also, sometimes that automatic thing pops up like when you're typing something to search on Google and words starting with that letter 'Z', for example, you typed in the past start popping up, is there anyway to remove that automatic thing?

just want to add.. the tools-privacy thing will make firefox stop remembering what you type in forms. but to be safe you should go to tools->clear private data, then tick the "saved forms" box, then ok. just in case it's still there ^_^

I have a question, anyone knows how to join a video file with a subtitle file (e.g. an avi file with an srt sub?) thanks ^^

[Guchi_Jnr]

I have a question, anyone knows how to join a video file with a subtitle file (e.g. an avi file with an srt sub?) thanks ^^

You'll need to encode the whole video again if you want to embed the subs. You can use VirtualDub with a subtitle filter, and Gordian Knot also has an option to embed srt subs.

[ebc]

I have a question, anyone knows how to join a video file with a subtitle file (e.g. an avi file with an srt sub?) thanks ^^

If you're interested, you can actually mux the video and subtitles into one mkv file which doesn't need to be re-encoded at all.
Using this tool. Just add the avi and the srt and the top bit then hit start muxing at the bottom.
http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/downloads.html#windows
 
Although depending on what you use for playback. Some people do have trouble getting the subtitles to appear. If so, search for something called Haali Splitter and then in media player classic you need to disable the internal matroska filter and also in Output choose Haali's Video Renderer from the list. You only really need to tick that when you wanna do mkv with subs. Otherwise you can leave it as default. Um VLC might be able to do it a lot easier but yeah. MKV is an option without re-encoding that's all.

[~Dan~]

Sorry dude, sounds like a virus and you're gonna have to format and reinstall Windows.
If you back anything up, don't backup any exe files or the virus will come across to your new installation.
You start though by getting at least a free antivirus program and seeing if it can help you but it doesn't look good. http://free.grisoft.com/

Whoa not so fast!  That's a rather drastic solution.

Since he posted the message on here, and his browser is an exe, then all exe's can't be disabled.

I'm assuming it's just downloaded exe's = installer files, in which case to install a new prog you need to be logged into XP as an administrator.

[ebc]

Whoa not so fast! That's a rather drastic solution.
 
Since he posted the message on here, and his browser is an exe, then all exe's can't be disabled.
 
I'm assuming it's just downloaded exe's = installer files, in which case to install a new prog you need to be logged into XP as an administrator.

lol, he could be using a different computer to post?
But anyway, it's all cool whatever he wants to do is up to him. I did recommend he first try scanning with AVG cause it really does sound like something I see a lot of at work.