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  • Backup Game Boy cartridges and VHS
    By skid on February 9, 2004 in Multimedia | No Comments  Comments
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    I have a Word 97 document which is pretty big (10 MB) and have created hyperlinks for quicker and easier navigation. After adding new information to the document I have found that the hyperlinks change to a different location. How can I prevent this occurring? Secondly, I understand that it is possible to convert Game Boy cartridges into ROMs which can be played on a computer. As I have quite a few Game Boy cartridges I would like to convert these to ROMs. Finally, I am attempting to backup VHS videos to my hard drive via a video capture card to prevent further deterioration of the video quality. However, when I view the captured video, the audio and video play at different speeds resulting in everything being out of sync. Can you help on these three issues? The computer is a Pentium 4 1.8 GHz with 256 MB RAM running Windows 98 SE. (more…)

  • Convert LPs to CD
    By skid on February 9, 2004 in Multimedia | No Comments  Comments
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    Would you be able please to advise on packages which I could use to transfer LPs to CD? I believe some packages are able to remove scratches. (more…)

  • The iTunes Music Library file cannot be read because it does not appear to be a valid library file
    By skid on January 26, 2004 in Multimedia | No Comments  Comments
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    Whenever opening iTunes a message appears that ‘The iTunes Music Library file cannot be read because it does not appear to be a valid library file’. Reinstalling the application does not fix the problem. I do use other programs such as Windows Media Player and Winamp to play music, but am unsure if they could be the cause. The computer is a Pentium 1.6 GHz computer with 256 MB RAM running Windows XP Home Edition. (more…)

  • Speech feedback
    By skid on January 19, 2004 in Multimedia | No Comments  Comments
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    When using MSN Messenger and Netmeeting to video conference, my speech comes back though my headphones. The computer is an AMD Athlon XP 2200 notebook running Windows XP with a Conexant AC-Link Audio card and Conexant 56K AClink Modem. (more…)

  • Qt32inst has caused an error in QT32INST.EXE
    By skid on January 5, 2004 in Multimedia | No Comments  Comments
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    When installing ‘Where in time is Carmen Sandiego’ the following message appears: ‘Qt32inst has caused an error in QT32INST.EXE. Qt32inst will now close’. Also, sometimes when turning on the computer, I end up with a totally blank blue screen and the bottom task bar which is frozen. The only solution is to restart the computer. Why does that happen and is there anything I can do about it? The computer is a Celeron 600 running Windows ME. (more…)