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http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com

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Apr 22, 2009, 3:44:01 AM4/22/09
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I have this small video file I got from online (nevermind what it is), it's
just that I need to figure out how to change it from .flv to .wmv; but I
think I do not have the right or enough codec's on my pc (I have WMP 10,
don't want anything else). I need to 'have my WMP's back', and to do so, I
need to give it what it needs to play what I want; right? Fine. I can change
the file's extension to .wmv, BUT, WMP doesn't have the right amount of
codec's, misc, nor (installed stuff) on my pc, to be prepped and ready for
me, whenever I need it to be. I'm good techie, but not that good.
jeffreyda...@myway.com (please be direct, to the point and know your
stuff . . . thank you).
--
I''m either away from a computer right now or ''in the field''. Meantime,
feel free to visit me on my website: http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com Thank
you again, and have a nice day.

Olórin

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Apr 22, 2009, 4:18:34 AM4/22/09
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http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com wrote:
> I have this small video file I got from online (nevermind what it
> is), it's just that I need to figure out how to change it from .flv
> to .wmv; but I think I do not have the right or enough codec's on my
> pc (I have WMP 10, don't want anything else). I need to 'have my
> WMP's back', and to do so, I need to give it what it needs to play
> what I want; right? Fine. I can change the file's extension to .wmv,
> BUT, WMP doesn't have the right amount of codec's, misc, nor
> (installed stuff) on my pc, to be prepped and ready for me, whenever
> I need it to be. I'm good techie, but not that good.
> <true e-mail address snipped> (please be direct, to the point and know

> your stuff . . . thank you).

a) This isn't an XP question; a better place to ask would be
microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player not sure exactly what it's called in
the web interface you're using).
...pause...
Oh, I see you *have*, by multiposting - as well as to at least the Basics,
General, New Users and Perform_Maintain groups. DO NOT DO THIS. Crosspost
instead, which sends ONE message to your chosen groups together.

b) An even better place to look in the first instance would be a good web
search engine. You could have found the answer yourself in less than the
time it took you to type your request! As a "good techie" I'm surprised you
didn't know that already. The first promising result I found was at
www.playflv.com

c) You really shouldn't reveal your true e-mail address in a message like
this; you open yourself up to all sorts of spam.
http://www.mission.net/en/mnt_munging.html

I hope that was direct and enough to the point for you...


shawn

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Apr 23, 2009, 10:01:27 AM4/23/09
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I use the program SUPER to convert any file. You can do what you want. It's
free.

I don't use Windows Media Player to play anything ever. Instead I use Media
Player Classic. I also have CCCP installed (Combined Community Codec Pack).
With those two I'm able to play everything I throw at it.

"http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com"
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shawn

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Apr 23, 2009, 11:43:40 AM4/23/09
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There's also free online converters if you search Google.

This one website you can enter a link from any website, it will download the
video to it's server, convert the video, and then let you download it in
whatever format you choose out of one or two options.

"shawn" <yuppic...@optonline.net> wrote in message
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http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com

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May 8, 2009, 6:05:02 PM5/8/09
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you say: open yourself up to all sorts of spam.
http://www.mission.net/en/mnt_munging.html
what's that mean? my email is as it is - jeffreyda...@myway.com, but
when I when to that site above, and converted it, it exhibited as (is it the
same?):

jeffreyda...@myway.com, and different everytime I click convert;
what's the point.
The "LDSMN Munge Converter". I don't get it, nor do I need to have my email
be complicated or exhibit like I'm with the secret Penagon or something.

"Olórin" wrote:

> http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com wrote:
> > I have this small video file I got from online (nevermind what it
> > is), it's just that I need to figure out how to change it from .flv
> > to .wmv; but I think I do not have the right or enough codec's on my
> > pc (I have WMP 10, don't want anything else). I need to 'have my
> > WMP's back', and to do so, I need to give it what it needs to play
> > what I want; right? Fine. I can change the file's extension to .wmv,
> > BUT, WMP doesn't have the right amount of codec's, misc, nor
> > (installed stuff) on my pc, to be prepped and ready for me, whenever
> > I need it to be. I'm good techie, but not that good.
> > <true e-mail address snipped> (please be direct, to the point and know
> > your stuff . . . thank you).
>
> a) This isn't an XP question; a better place to ask would be
> microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player not sure exactly what it's called in
> the web interface you're using).

> ....pause...

http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com

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May 8, 2009, 6:09:01 PM5/8/09
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you say: This one website you can enter a link from any website, it will
download the video to it's server, convert the video, and then let you
download it in
whatever format you choose out of one or two options.

You mean: http://media_convert.com?


--
I''m either away from a computer right now or ''in the field''. Meantime,
feel free to visit me on my website: http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com Thank
you again, and have a nice day.

Shenan Stanley

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May 8, 2009, 11:35:40 PM5/8/09
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<this conversation in full>
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize/browse_frm/thread/cb0c6b38d2149d9c/

http://www.j3ffr3yd4v1dm0rr1s.com wrote:
> I have this small video file I got from online (nevermind what it
> is), it's just that I need to figure out how to change it from .flv
> to .wmv; but I think I do not have the right or enough codec's on
> my pc (I have WMP 10, don't want anything else). I need to 'have my
> WMP's back', and to do so, I need to give it what it needs to play
> what I want; right? Fine. I can change the file's extension to
> .wmv, BUT, WMP doesn't have the right amount of codec's, misc, nor
> (installed stuff) on my pc, to be prepped and ready for me,
> whenever I need it to be. I'm good techie, but not that good.

> <cut out by me> (please be direct, to the point and


> know your stuff . . . thank you).

Ol�rin wrote:
<snip>


> c) You really shouldn't reveal your true e-mail address in a
> message like this; you open yourself up to all sorts of spam.
> http://www.mission.net/en/mnt_munging.html

http://www.j3ffr3yd4v1dm0rr1s.com wrote:
> you say: open yourself up to all sorts of spam.
> http://www.mission.net/en/mnt_munging.html
> what's that mean? my email is as it is -

> <cut out by me>, but when I when to that site above,


> and converted it, it exhibited as (is it the same?):
>

> <cut out by me>, and different everytime I click


> convert; what's the point.
>
> The "LDSMN Munge Converter". I don't get it, nor do I need to have
> my email be complicated or exhibit like I'm with the secret Penagon
> or something.

When i entered your address, I got:
&#106;&#101;ffreydavidmor&#114;i...@myway.com

The point is simple. If you post your actual email address on these
newsgroups, the odds are your email address will be harvested by bots and
crawlers of all sorts and that you will end up on many mailing lists you did
not intend to. You will likely increase the amount of spam you get.

For example - the email address I use, unmunged, is not used for anything
else. It is not advertised anywhere else. However - the amount of spam it
gets weekly is astounding. A similar address I setup at the same time but
have given to practically *no one* gets *zero* spam. These addresses are of
the same age with the same extension, one has only been used here and one
has not been advertised in any manner. The latter gets zero spam, the
former gets approximately 3000 spam messages each 30 days. I have *no
doubt* of the reason.

To answer your original question...

Get "SUPER"...
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Downloading it is the hardest part - really - I'm not making that up. It is
really a frustrating product to get downloaded from the site. hah

As for the multi-posting instead of cross-posting. Yeah. Annoying.
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?as_epq=How+to+change+a+.flv+video+file+to+view+in+WMP&num=100

http://videohelp.com/ -> learn to love this site if you are a videophile.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com

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May 14, 2009, 6:30:01 PM5/14/09
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With CCCP stuff, I don't get it; I just care about update codec's, etc, misc
install into matrix of Windows Media Player, thus, to merely play any file
extension of video, whether from Microsoft download's, or safely from
elsewhere online, is that too much to ask? Also I converted like I wanted
that .flv file from www.media-convert.com.
--
I''m either away from a computer right now or ''in the field''. Meantime,
feel free to visit me on my website: http://www.jeffreydavidmorris.com Thank
you again, and have a nice day.

shawn

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Jun 23, 2009, 9:40:23 AM6/23/09
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I use http://www.file2hd.com

I am not sure how many websites it works with, but I've used it to download
videos and music. It's pretty fast too.

news:8A1CA1B1-A8CB-4577...@microsoft.com...

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