[access-uk] Re: Help for my friend
- From: "Adrien" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:32:30 +0100
Hi John
Ok I think we have now solved the problem. My friend wasn't
sure how to navigate the folder structure which I had set
up. When I showed him what to do it was ok. When he clicked
on one of the avi files it opened up real player which in
turn wanted to go on line to check for video up dates. I
then showed him how to use the open with function and select
windows media player. This also wanted to go on line and
check for up dates. Both Peter and I only have dialup and it
would have taken him 4 or 5 hours to download windows media
player 11 so I copied the files to his hard drive,
hopefully this will help. But I assume this will also want
to up date but at least it is more up to date than wm 9.
Regards
Adrien
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john coley
Sent: 27 November 2009 21:33
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help for my friend
Hi Adrien, AVI is a common video compression format. I'd be
surprised if any player wouldn't play them. Windows Media
Player certainly will. Here's the link to the download page
for Windows Media Player 11.
John.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1D2
24714-E238-4E45-8668-5166114010CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrien" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'access uk'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 9:24 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Help for my friend
> Hi
>
> I gave my friend a new drive with loads of avi files on.
Now they are
> not computer literate but I thought this would be easy for
them, just
> click on the avi files and away they go.
> I don't know what the problem is yet as I have not spoken
to Peter,
> his wife just gave me a message about some software
needed. At first I
> thought it may have been drivers needed and said that the
software is
> all on the hard drive but on closer inspection on my own
drive of the
> same model, that is not the case. I'm now thinking that
they haven't
> got any program installed which will play avi files. As I
said they
> are not computer literate, what would be the easiest way
for me to
> give them windows media player, it's too large to e-mail
and Peter
> can't get too stressed out as he has just come out of
hospital from
> having heart surgery. If they already have windows media
player, are
> there any settings in the program which have to be checked
or
> unchecked to work with avi files.
>
> Lastly, the drive is a Seagate 500 gb expansion desk top
hard drive, I
> think their computer is a del machine, would they need
special drivers
> to run this drive? As I said I'm looking into all
possibilities before
> I try and explain things to Peter, it'll probably be
easier for me to
> write it down in an e-mail rather than explain it over the
phone.
> These are the only two things I can think of in the lines
of software
> needed, one of these days I will have to have a good look
at their pc,
> they don't live too far away but it's getting speech to
work on the
> pc. I'm assuming nvda will suffice here.
>
> Regards
>
> Adrien
>
>
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