Posts by Douglas Garcia52

Jerry Flores74 said:Well, guess I'll just casually drift over to 64-bit then, I guess. 😁

good luck
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Jerry Flores74 said:So, I’m just wondering if games, movies, and other software actually run okay? Like, do you know of any specific programs that glitch out even though everyone uses them? That’s really all I’m asking. Thanks.

I only ran into issues with the stuff I already mentioned... wouldn't know about anything else, honestly.

R1982 says everything runs fine when it comes to gaming—that's what they told me anyway.

And as far as movies go? No problems there at all.

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Jerry Flores74 said:alright, just one last thing. You happen to know any programs that definitely won't run on 64-bit? Or maybe some games or apps... that's it. 😁

so I went ahead and installed 64-bit Windows 7 for a buddy of mine

the only thing that gave me grief was
that ESET NOD32 antivirus—it was the 32-bit version (I mean, maybe there's a way to force it, but honestly, who has the energy for that?)
ended up grabbing
the 64-bit ESET NOD32 and it worked fine—installation was smooth as silk

everything else seemed okay. I think even those K-Lite codecs would have worked if I’d just swapped them over to 64-bit
if I remember right, K-Lite usually gives you an option during setup to pick between 32-bit or 64-bit

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Taylor Morales31 said:Just hit Start and type "winver" into the search bar 👍

6.1.(build7600)

Looks like a solid 👍👍

It’s identical to what you’ve got in that screenshot

Thanks

Taylor Morales31 said:Why on earth would you even bother with an RC version when you could just grab the RTM—you know, the actual final production release? I don't get where you're coming from.

If you aren't looking for trouble, you should be using 6.1.7600 (Windows 7 RTM), not some random RC 6.1.7xxx build. 👍

And let's be clear, it’s not some "pack" or whatever. It's just a testing build, a candidate for the final release, basically a beta that came out before the official 7600. Honestly, who needs it these days?

Anyway, how do I actually check which version I'm running on my machine?

thanks

driftingangler11 said:Great... finally, we actually get some use out of this group. 🙂

😂😂😂😂😂😂
it’s always there if you need it
even if someone’s just living off hot dogs 😛

Got everything dialed in now. I've finally got tiles showing up in Windows Media Player—you know, the one that comes pre-installed with the OS—which was exactly what I was aiming for in the first place.

👍👍👍

Thanks for the hand.

And hey, sorry if I came off a bit rude earlier or if I was asking dumb questions in this Windows 7 thread. My bad.

😁

driftingangler11 said:That’s exactly what I’m seeing here—you ask for advice, then when you actually get it, you just ignore it and go right back to doing things your own way.
And look, it’s not that I hate answering questions, but it’s just frustrating seeing people try to help only to have it thrown back in their faces. If you keep this up, next time someone actually needs a hand, nobody’s gonna bother showing up because they'll assume it's just like dealing with you. It's like, I tell you to just uninstall everything and stick to the defaults without touching a single setting, but instead, you're gonna uninstall, click every single checkbox in sight, all while munching on a hot dog... and we all know .NET fw 3.5 isn't exactly compatible with a mustard-covered hot dog...
Anyway, the topic is Windows 7, not some random debate about hot dogs or Windows Media Player and subtitles.🙂

Alright, look, I asked for advice, I got advice from you and everyone else, and thanks for that. Don't worry, I'm not gonna go clicking every random box I see (I might have in the past, but not this time), and I really don't feel like getting into an argument about it.
Whatever, thanks anyway—I'm gonna go ahead and install it now.

And regarding the hot dog and the internet thing, I'm not even a fast food guy—just so you know, I'm an athlete.😁

So yeah, thanks again everyone.👍

driftingangler11 said:Look, I gave you a tip, you wouldn't listen. Now here we are again—I try to help, and you just ignore me to do things your own way. I don't get you. Then you're gonna come crawling back asking, "Oh, why isn't it working now? Why is it broken? Waaaaah..."
Just do what we told you first, then if it actually works, feel free to play around with it later. 🙂

clearly you didn't even bother reading my post
where I specifically mentioned that the player was working fine for a while before it died on me

I'm not "experimenting," I'm asking for advice. If you're too lazy to answer, fine. Nobody's forcing you to talk.

David Kern8 said:Honestly, it’s no wonder your picture looks like garbage when you just toggle everything on at once.
Just grab the latest K-Lite Mega Pack—I think 6.20 is the current version. When you run the installer, don't go messing with settings; just stick to the defaults. Once it's installed, you don't even need to touch anything in DirectShow. Personally, I just check the box for volume if I want to boost the sound, but that's about it. It's not worth the headache. And look, if you have some other old codec pack hanging around, just wipe it. Having two or more installed is a recipe for disaster.

Maybe that was actually the issue... having way too many codecs installed at once.
I'll probably just check all the boxes for the video formats in the K-Lite settings—that should hopefully stop things from glitching out.

David Kern8 said:Then you obviously messed something up in the settings. Check your contrast and stuff, there are tons of options for tweaking the image quality.

Yeah, I figured there were a lot of them... but when I finally installed it, I just went ahead and toggled everything on. Every single codec, audio driver, video filter—just slammed the whole thing on at once.
Maybe that's part of the problem?

......
I don't even have it installed anymore. Honestly, I might just reinstall it, but only if I can figure out why the picture starts looking like garbage about a month after I set it up.

David Kern8 said:Same here, honestly. Just grab the K-Lite codec pack and call it a day. It handles everything else.

Look, I’ve used it myself. It’s solid, really—plays subtitles, plays everything perfectly. But after maybe a month of using it...
the picture on that player just starts looking washed out. Like, totally faded. It ends up looking worse than some crappy bootleg someone filmed on a camcorder in a basement.

Zachary Barrett4 said:Windows Media Player 👍

is this just the one that comes bundled with K-Lite, or is it something else entirely?

driftingangler11 said:Look, I'm sitting here using Windows Media Player, seeing that red DirectShow icon down there. Subtitles are checked, and when I dig into the subtitle sources, it actually shows the .srt file it's pulling from.
If you've already got that set up—then honestly, I'm stumped... the only thing I can think of is a full reinstall.
But if you don't have that configured? Well, that explains why the subs aren't showing. Maybe try forcing them in manually through DirectShow.

So, this Windows Media Player comes bundled with the K-Lite codecs, right? It handles subtitles just fine, but what I'm really trying to figure out is how to get it working on the standard Windows Media Player that comes built into the OS.

driftingangler11 said:First off, just try nuking them and reinstalling everything from scratch. You might be missing DirectShow or some similar junk (look for the FF icon in your taskbar). If it pops up while you're watching a movie, just right-click that FF icon and make sure "show title" is checked.
And don't forget—the subtitle file has to have the exact same name as the movie file if you want it to load automatically.

Yeah, I get it, the filenames need to be identical.

I've got the DirectShow codecs installed already... would it work if I just stuck with those?
....................

So, I just tried installing the DirectShow codecs into the Windows Media Player folder, and still nothing. No subtitles.
Tried installing VobSub into the same folder too, but nope... nothing.

Joshua Garcia3 said:It’s honestly a crime to be using WMP when there are so many killer players out there. 🙂

I mean, yeah, they’re actually pretty good, but there's always some idiot out there using some weird-ass video format—I can never find one that's actually decent and handles every single file type I throw at it without glitching out.

driftingangler11 said:just grab k-lite, it'll save you 🙂

I've already messed around with those codecs, but honestly? Same old story. Still can't get any subtitles to show up.

Supposedly VOB sub works for this—but who knows how much of that is actually true?

Anyone happen to know how I can mess with the subtitle settings on Windows?
WMP... man, what's the deal with Windows Media Player? Just sitting there. Anyone else feel like it's just taking up space?
So, I heard some rumor floating around that you're supposed to toss a bunch of codecs or whatever into the actual folder where Windows Media Player is installed. Is that even a thing? Seems like a recipe for a headache, doesn't it?

Does anyone actually know which codecs we're talking about here? And does it even matter? Like, will it actually make things work like they did back in the day with GOM Player, where you could just toss subtitles in and have them play perfectly while watching a movie? Or am I just chasing ghosts?

thanks

Zachary Barrett4 said:My graphics score actually bumped up by 0.1 after installing those latest drivers👍

Honestly, that 0.1 jump doesn't really do anything for me. I mean, whatever, it’s fine as it is. As long as everything runs smoothly and the OS isn't acting up, who cares?
It's not exactly crawling either, sitting at a 3.7

dustybear9 said:What kind of rig are you even running?? I’m rocking a Dell Studio line...

My GPU score was a measly 3.7 at its lowest point.
I just picked up a brand new asus eah4350 silent, ddr2 512 mb pci-e a few months back
everything else scored higher than that.