Posts by Douglas Garcia52

Noah Sanchez39 said:Looks like Windows messed up the Master Boot Record (MBR).

Windows - Community Ubuntu Documentation 🙂

how do I translate this whole page into English using Opera

Is there some other translator out there similar to Google Translate that can handle an entire webpage? Like, I just paste the URL and it spits back a new link to the exact same site, but translated? Does anything like that even exist? 👍

Taylor Morales31 said:hm, I just finished setting up a fresh install of Windows 7 recently and right off the bat I pulled down maybe fifty-something updates, probably totaling around 150-160MB. If I recall correctly, there was another batch of individual ones later on that added another 340-350MB or so... but hey, if you say so, you probably know better. 👍

I've got exactly 65 updates done so far including the US language pack without the 033. The first batch was 57 updates right after installation, maybe 153-180MB, I don't remember the exact number. Out of these last 8 updates, there isn't even 500MB total. Dammit, oh well, whatever.
I only run updates for Windows and have no clue where 500MB would come from.

I've updated everything except for one thing. 😁
And it wasn't the language pack; it's roughly 500MB, but spread out over a longer period.
Last night I did a clean Windows install, and my very first update haul was 41 updates totaling 116MB, excluding the US language pack. 🙂
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Question for everyone.

Like I mentioned last night, I wiped my C: drive and did a fresh Windows install.
But now I've hit a snag—I can't get into Ubuntu (which is sitting on the other partition). Before, I used to have that option when I booted up where I could choose between Windows 7 or Ubuntu.
Now, it just boots straight into Windows. No menu, no choice, nothing.
How do I fix this?

Thanks. 🙂

Taylor Morales31 said:Every single update we've had so far was barely 200MB... so where the hell is all this extra weight coming from? Why is the SP jumping up to 500MB for 32-bit or hitting 800MB for 64-bit? Did I miss some memo or something?
The math just isn't adding up for me.

I usually see it hovering around 500MB whenever I run a manual update once a month.👍

Daniel Robinson4 said:Splash player is the king for HD movies

it's definitely the best 👍
even when I'm just messing around with old AVI or DivX files. My only gripe? The volume is weirdly quiet compared to other players. I always end up cranking my speakers way higher than I should just to hear anything decent 😁

Austin Robinson33 said:Besides, VLC media player comes with its own codecs, so you don't really need anything else.
I don't have any extra codecs installed on my machine and I haven't run into a single file I couldn't play yet. Everything works fine through VLC, though it struggles a bit with HD video, so I usually just switch over to Windows Media Player for those.

Look, I get it, VLC media player brings its own codecs to the party, but let's be real—it doesn't have a codec for every single thing out there. Sure, the latest version handles most stuff without breaking a sweat, but there are still plenty of formats that leave VLC spinning its wheels. 🙂

That’s why it’s worth having some extra codec packs installed.

Like the combined community codec pack or
the k-lite codec pack.

When you're installing either one of those, just check the box for media player classic home cinema at the end. That way, if VLC fails to play a video, Home Cinema will step up and handle it. 👍

Benjamin King2 said:I guess the OP either finally fixed his issue over the last 6 years... or he kicked the bucket. 😂

hahahahahahahahha 😂 😵
just realized the last two posts are actually recent, everything else goes all the way back to 2004 😵

hahahhaah i'm literally laughing at myself here 😁

admin, please just delete my post before everyone starts clowning me
hahahahah😁

analogwalker2 said:The latest version of VLC media player handles MKV files just fine. If even that won't open it, then I guess Douglas Garcia52 was right all along.

Honestly, if you want to stop fighting with file formats, installing a combined community codec pack alongside the newest VLC media player is pretty much the gold standard for watching anything.

That's my setup anyway. 👍
I still keep a few other players lying around for those old AVI or DivX files, just because they look a bit better on screen. 😁

ruggedtrucker14 said:still won't work, obviously -.-

well then, looks like you've got a bad video file on your hands

ruggedtrucker14 said:so I've got this series downloaded in MKV format, but no matter how much I struggle or which player I try, I get zero picture... just audio. Like, nothing. Just sound.
I'm honestly at a loss here. Anyone got a smart suggestion?

just grab the Combined Community Codec Pack. during the setup, make sure you check the box for Media Player Home Cinema and it should play anything you throw at it, assuming everything is fine on your end. 👍

here's a link so you don't have to go hunting for it.
http://www.cccp-project.net/
just pick the 2010 version.😁

man, just listen to what MP is telling you here
first thing, figure out which graphics card is actually working, pop it into the rig, and wipe those old drivers clean—looks like you’ve got two different sets fighting each other right now. give the machine a reboot then

grab the latest drivers for your specific card, install them, and hit that restart button again. if the card isn't fried and can actually run those games of yours, you should be golden

honestly, might be a good idea to grab Malwarebytes too,
just install it, run an update, and kick off a quick scan. once it's done, it might ask you to reboot—just let it happen👍

anyway, just get through all that😁 👍

Noah Foster57 said:Look, I’m not gonna tell you which specific software to download, but honestly? If your drivers are currently working fine, just leave them alone. Seriously. These random driver updaters can be a total nightmare—they might pull some weird version that doesn't even match your OS, and then you're stuck dealing with a broken system instead of actually getting anything done. If you really feel like you need an update, just head straight to the manufacturer's website and check there. Use those automated updater tools only if you're absolutely desperate... that's just my two cents...

Totally agree. 👍
Just grab the driver you actually need directly from the manufacturer's site and install it manually. 👍

frozenlynx30 said:Hey 🙂

Been dealing with this one headache all week... basically every single time I try to play a video for the first time in any player—Windows Media Player, VLC, Real, doesn't matter—it just stutters and my whole system freezes up... maybe for 15 or 20 seconds... then my PC pops up a message saying the drivers recovered... and after that, everything runs fine. But this constant freezing every time I hit play? It’s starting to get on my nerves. 😢 Anyone know how to fix this? I know it's not some massive disaster or anything, but I'd still rather not have it happen every damn time. 😁

Have you tried installing the latest drivers for your graphics card?

ambergardener35 I can't even begin to process this... what is he even on about? Seriously, who actually thinks like this? It’s like listening to someone try to explain a concept they clearly don't understand while simultaneously being wrong about everything. Is it just me, or does everything feel increasingly nonsensical lately? Just one thing after another. Honestly, I'm exhausted.
So, there you have it...

So, what now? What happens when it isn't even in an .iso format anymore? Seriously.

Most of the time, it’s just absolute garbage. You download it and realize it’s basically broken—either impossible to install or it just crashes the second you try to run it. Total waste of time. Maybe some genius will show up in the comments who actually knows how to get this junk working, but I wouldn't hold my breath. 🙂

Look, if you're out there scavenging for games online, just make sure you're grabbing stuff in .iso format instead of whatever other junk is floating around.
For instance, if you're hunting down Sniper, don't just click anything—search specifically for sniper.iso.

velvetlynx63 said:...just so I can run stuff on 32-bit that won't touch 64-bit

like, for instance 🙂

Jason Chase10 said:The very first thing I do every single time I wipe a drive and reinstall Windows is... kill System Restore immediately. Just turn it off. 😬

Is there any other way to fix this mess?

maybe try grabbing some fresh gadgets straight from the Microsoft site, then just uninstall them one by one—see if that actually fixes the glitch or if we're looking at something else entirely.
you'll probably find one that won't murder your RAM or peg your CPU for an hour straight.👍

dustybear9 said:hehe, was there ever a thread where we could actually talk about downloading stuff illegally? Like, those sketchy pirate versions of Windows that pretty much everyone is running anyway? I don't want to get banned over something stupid, and honestly, why would I drop like a hundred bucks when anyone with half a brain can just grab a $17 setup with a key and all that "genuine" crap? thanks

So what specifically are you looking for regarding piracy? You can't really talk openly about cracking stuff on here
but there are plenty of other forums out there—just do a little digging on 👍

crimsoneagle50 said:Well, you can play it that way too. If you're lucky and the subtitles aren't total garbage, you can just mess with them using ctl and the arrow keys 😉

Yeah, works if the subtitles are decent enough
but if they suck? Nobody's fixing that crap for you 👍

Kate Garcia67 said:Nah, there's no yellow icon, everything looks fine on my end. Actually, yeah... I guess I'll figure out how to fix that eventually. Hopefully. Anyway, thanks a ton for putting in the work and taking the time to help me out 😉 🙂

wish I could've been more helpful, 🙂
but honestly, I have zero clue what the actual issue even is

Kate Garcia67 said:It felt weird to me too... like, the audio works fine now, but there's zero video. Like, when you pick up a Skype call, the sound kicks in immediately—the other person can hear everything perfectly—but the second you try to turn on the camera, boom, blue screen of death, and everything just dies. It’s like the camera crash forces Skype straight offline. Plus, I tried opening the actual webcam software to mess with the settings, you know? There's supposed to be a preview window to see if it's working, but the exact same thing happens. As soon as the video tries to load, blue screen, program crashes. And about that button on the camera itself? Yeah, it's there, but it's just for those old-school manual snapshots. You open the software, hit the button, and it takes a picture. Everything worked just fine back when I was running Windows XP.

I honestly have no clue what's going on here. 🤷
If everything were actually functioning correctly, you'd at least see a video feed in the webcam app when you run a test.

Try this: go to Start, type in "Device Manager," open it up, and check the webcam entry. See if there's a little yellow icon next to it—like an exclamation point or a question mark or whatever.