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Like many “baby boomers” I have boxes of 35mm slides and several hundred LPs in good condition. I would like to convert these into a digital format, which is more readily accessible on the computer. What options do I have for such a conversion?

When playing a movie in Internet Explorer the movie always opens in Windows Media Player. However, I would like to use another program to play these types of movies. How can I change the default player?

I am attempting to watch some media on the computers which have been encoded in DivX format. The only player I can find which can play this format is the free DivX player. However, whenever I use this software it freezes. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but the problem persists. Windows Media Player, Nero Showtime, and PowerDVD are all unable to play the media, so I really need to use DivX. Can you help?

Since purchasing a new printer, photos will no longer open normally. Whenever attempting to open a picture, it opens using the Omnipage software. I have tried uninstalling Omnipage, but then Nero opens the pictures. How can I just open the pictures using the normal program?

Having recently bought a new Canon 830i video camera I wanted to transfer the video to the computer to edit and burn onto DVD. However, I found the computer did not have the required Firewire port. So, I purchased a 3 port Firewire (IEEE 1394) card which included Video Works 6.1 for video editing. Having installed the Firewire card, connected the camera, and started the software, all worked perfectly the first time. However, on all subsequent attempts when trying to run the software, and download video from the camera, a message appears saying ‘Camera not connected’. So, I cannot download any video from the camera. Removing the Firewire card and reinstalling has not fixed the problem. There is no mention of the Canon video camera in the Device Manager.