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Hi everyone, I've got hours and hours of video clips that I want to edit with iMovie and then put on DVD with iDvd but they're all .wmv format. But iMovie isn't letting me import them, saying something to the effect of they can't be imported, or they're not the …

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Hi, am pretty new to Mac, hope you don't mind a newbie question. :) My Mac shows that my digital MP3 recorder is out of space, even after I have deleted any big files. The digital recorder does have a Trash folder, but it is invisible on Mac. On Windows, …

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I was transferring a folder on my desktop and accidentally hit replaced. I didn't want to replace the folder, is there anyway of recovering it?? PLEASE HELP ASAP! THANKS!

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Hi I have recently purchased a MAC and I am having some trouble finding out about MAC software as I have always been a PC users.I am looking for a piece of software that acts as a virtual drive for mounting images on my MAC.The PC software for doing this …

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HI All G3 original iMac w 500Mb Ram/ OS 9.2 Thinking of upgrade to Tiger. Advisable? Too slow? Will my old Pre OS 9 Legacy stuff still work? Is there a site or archive about doing this upgrade? regards Stu Aull

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Yesterday I created a new user on my computer. . . I copied some of the files over. . . I then decided. . . oh I don't have time for this, and thought I copied the files back over to my normal user. . .and I deleted the new …

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I'd like to create a Virus Log describing each virus that becomes known for the Macintosh Platform. Inside each announcement, the following information shall be included: Virus Name: Mac OS threatened: Date of Detection: Sources of Information: Brief Summary of what the Virus Does: Links to steps on how to …

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I have Norton from my old OS 9...I upgraded to OSX 10.2.8. The old Norton will not open any of it's documents. What should I use to defrag my computer...it is working exceptionally slow, and on occasion, a window will open when trying to open a tif, saying that the …

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hey guys, i´m looking for a free antivirus software, i heard from virex, but i don´t know if it´s online only or if it´s paid. if all of that is positive, wich one uo recommmed? ( a free one i mean ).

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:eek: I'm hoping someone can help me with this... One of the pins in the cable that connects my monitor to my cpu broke off inside the female connector in the back of the cpu. Hence, I can't connect a monitor to my cpu anymore. Here's the problem - I …

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Hi, I have a G4 eMAC 1Ghz OS X v10.2.8. I would like to know how does one burn a .dmg file? I would like to burn the contents of the .dmg and not the .dmg itself so that it works properly like auto starting the program when the CD …

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Power Mac G5 not booting! please help! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, I'm new to the forum but would appreciate any insights you all can offer. I have a one month old 2.0 Dual processor G5 Power Mac, 512 MB. I use it to edit video with about 7 external hard drives attached. …

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Hi I got a i-mac g3, but i have lost the username and password to get into the sysytem is there a way to reset the username and password? thanks, Larry

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I need to have my powerbook G4 connect to broadband wirelessly and a PC downstairs physically connected to the internet. I recently bought a Lynksus G broadband router (which I can very easily return) and have been going back and forth whether or not to get an airport base. My …

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Help! My MAC "Help" function doesn't function any more. A couple of days ago I went to "Mac Help" in the toolbar, clicked on it, and it opened and then closed immediately. This never happened before...but it's continuing every time I try it. Is there some way to restore access? …

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I'm having trouble opening .dmg files on my g5 version 10.2.8. When i try stuffit expander opens and nothing happens. i tried pushing file then expand and still nothing. does anyone know what i can do? newbie

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I need to open a .AL file on a pc. It is some type of animation program file. Does anyone know what I can download to convert it to PC readable format.

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I bought Disk Warrior and used it 4 times successfully. Then it started telling me, before replacing the directories, that to insure a failsafe replacement, that I needed to delete 98mb of 'contiguous' space for it to do so. Neither Alsoft nor Apple can tell me how to accomplish this. …

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I'm having an AWFUL time trying to rid my mac of a faulty Windows Media file. I have tried deleting it by putting it in the trash but that doesn't work because it is supposedly 'locked' (whatever that means!). When I do try and open the file I get; 'The …

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I have installed an AirPort Extreme card into a G4, and straight afterwards the CD drive and power button stop working. I take the card out, and the drive and button work again. I've gone round the loop several times, and the same thing keeps happening. Has anyone else come …

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i have recently purchased a HP all in one printer which is supposed to work with macs with OSX but I have tried installing the software and at the very end of the process I get an error message that says a "system folder" is required but cannot be found. …

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This website was working fine until sometime on Sunday when suddenly I got this message: The connection has timed out The server at [url]www.activeboard.com[/url] is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are …

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I just converted to an iMac and my new external floppy disk drive says it won't work because I don't have iMac OS 9. Does anyone know where I can download this for free? Thanks. tf

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You guys are my last hope of solving this, when i got my mac i wasnt told that you had to buy the apple care policy within 90 days or your out in the cold! A few weeks back I had a problem with "word" freezing the entire imac, switching …

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Hello Mac Gurus, Wierd problem on my friend's iMac (sunflower) running Jaguar. Says he pressed some buttons (but cant remember which), and now the built in LCD display is....... monocrome. Tried all combonations of settings in System Prefrerences > Display, and Color - and the best I can do is …

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Hi everybody, I'm not sure yet but I may be interested into switching to Mac. I was wondering what was the system file in OSX. The thing is I have a huge HD full of data in NTFS format and I would like to still have access to it if …

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Upon pushing the start button my G4 rings like a phone before the boot up sound and then proceeds to stay on the white screen with the apple displayed and the circle spinning below the apple. Nothing else happens. I have tried to reinstall with startup CDs, but the machine …

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For some reason all of a sudden my machine wont read copy CDs. Can any one please help me?

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My ibook died and will not restart no matter what I try. The screen is black. The battery is full as green light on at electricial connection. The hurrah sound does not come on when I press start button; nor start plus apple button; nor start plus apple plus control …

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Below are the thoughts from a computer professional who has spent the last 10 years supporting Mac, Windows, and Linux computers in a variety of network applications. By no means will this general tips section be exhaustive -- that is what a good book is all about. I am also …

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