Jo:

I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. My dvd doesn't show up in the my computer thing either. The only time a dvd shows up is when I insert Avatar. Then if I go to my computer....there it is ....on Drive E.

If I insert any other dvd, nothing comes up in my computer. Doesn't matter anyway because I CAN'T PLAY ANYTHING.

Oh, I went to the computer guy earlier. He listened, said "bring it in, I'll fix it for you". I said "I gave you plenty of money already, and he said "yeah, don't worry, I'll fix it for you".

I told him "if you think I'm unplugging everything and lugging that stupid computer here, and then he laughed and said: "oh, I REMEMBER YOU NOW, YOU CAME IN WITH YOUR COMPUTER IN THAT WHEELY THING".

I said "that's me" and he said "bring it in".

I said 'when I get the chance, but don't hold your breath."

I laughed, he laughed, my computer is laughing.

And Jo: you said:

my 320gig is in 3 sections - 1 for Linux ubuntu {the dual boot part of my system}, 2 is a copy/clone of my XP on the other hard drive for backups and if a major crash, 3 is blank but I can use it for storage or add another Linux prgm if I want to.

Usually the partitioning adds drive letters
by default -
c is main drive unless someone changes that
d & e are the cd/dvd drives
f,g,h etc are the other partitions
if you plug in a usb drive that adds more drive letters also

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT YOU WROTE.

lol lol lol lol

Partitioning, linux prgm, copy/clone, etc. etc.

I STILL USE VCR's.

lol
Melody

That other part was about Partitions of the hard drive.

basically you can make smaller sections {partitions} on a large hard drive and it makes the system think they are separate drives.

And what does one do with these separate drives? Because I went into my computer, right clicked on FGHIJ, and each time, THERE WAS NOTHING.

So why do I have all these drives?

Melody

Wow! This is a pretty bad problem LOL!!

Mel you can hook up your DVD player to your tv. Use the yellow, red, and white RCA plugs. Just make sure your using the video and audio out on the DVD, and video, audio in on the tv.

Sounds to me that your computer guy partitioned your hard drive which will give you another drive making 2 or more on one hard drive. A lot of times I do this for people also, and what I put on the partitioned drive is an image of the C drive. This way if anything happens to the C drive you can go to the partition and bring your C drive back to what it was on day one.

You should ask the computer guy if this is what he did, and have him show you how to use it. Some computer guys dont like to let that info out because you have to bring it in every time something goes wrong, and then he just uses the information stored on the partition to bring back the C drive to the image he installed. Which is what you had when you turned it on the first day after bringing it home. Then they charge for fixing it again.

One thing you can do is uninstall media player 11, then install media player 10, then use the link he gave you for the codec which works for media player 10. Just remember you did this so when your windows has updates, make sure you dont just let windows update automatically. First see what the updates are and uncheck the media player 11 update. Usually you will only have to do this one time, but each time you look at what windows wants to update you will see it, but it should remain unchecked.

I never let windows update automatically because there is a lot of things you do not really need. The most important things you do want is the defender updates, and any that would update your explorer if you use that.

You might try this media player
http://majorgeeks.com/Best_Media_Player_d6220.html

You can also browse the multimedia selections at that website, but I would definitely go see your computer guy and ask
1. Did he put a image of your C drive, or recovery information on one of those partitions. If he didnt then..
2. Ask him if he would image the c drive on one of the partitions, and show you how to use it to recover your C drive.
3.Ask him how many partitions you now have, and what are on those partitions if anything.

I forgot to add that having partitions is a good thing. If he made the partition big enough you can save all your photo's, music, or any information you want to keep that could be potentially lost if you lose drive c from virus etc.

The reason is that the c drive is the only drive affected when windows crashes, or a virus, or corrupted file etc. The only thing that would cause you to lose the information on the other partitions is if the hard drive does go out. So even though you have these things saved there it is still a good idea to back up anything you want to save, but it will be safe there as long s the hard drive works.

Hi.

Okay, let me begin with THANK YOU!!!
Lots of info. Didn't understand most of it.
BUT....lots of info. lol

Now, I clicked on the link you gave me (for the media player).

I can't find where I'm supposed to download the media player.

There is so much info on that website, exactly WHAT am I supposed to download.

So if you could just be a bit more specific, let's say, "melody, go to that site, you'll this this link....blah blah blah, just click on it, and follow download instructions'. that much I CAN follow".

And you want to hear something funny?

The people around the corner and next door to me, think I'm a computer genius. When their stuff acts up, I get a phone call, I rush over there, (this happened last night). No computer, no electric, no nothing. I simply walked over to the extension cord with the 5 outlets, I reset the button, I turned on the computer AND MOSES PARTED THE RED SEA.

You should have seen them whooping and hollering as if I did something INTELLIGENT. I looked at them, laughed and said "don't give me any credit for this, I just re-set your surge thing". They didn't care.

Then they said "we got mom the Jitterbug, how do we use this'.

I saw the new Red Jitterbug phone, and said 'oh wow, I always wanted to know how this gizmo works", only we don't even know your phone number".

So I turn it on, I look at the accompanying paperwork, I look at the box it came in, no phone number.

I call the customer care number and the guy says 'Hi this is Mitchell, how may I help you with your Jitterbug today"? and I said 'how do we find what the phone number is?" and Mitchell goes

"Open the phone, and I said 'yeah, it's opened". He said "look at the screen", and I said 'yeah, I'm looking at the screen". He said

"IT'S THE FIRST NUMBER RIGHT ON TOP, IT WILL ALWAYS BE THERE WHEN SHE OPENS THE PHONE".

I burst out laughing and pointed to her phone number (she's 78) and she needed her first cell phone to be easy and A LOUD VOLUME RINGER.

So I thank MItchell, hang up, and now we test the ringer.

She could NOT hear it. I phone back the guy, and I follow simple instructions and we set the volume on MAX, and BAM, she can hear it.

So if anyone is interested in getting a JITTERBUG,

THIS I CAN HELP YOU WITH.

lol


Now, Allentgamer, if you could be so kind and to help me out with what I am downloading from that site,

I SHALL BESTOW THOUSANDS OF BLESSINGS UPON YOU.

I JUST WANT TO PLAY MY AVATAR DVD.

lol

Melody
P.S. Thanks ever so much

Melody, (the new Jitterbug expert)

It is hard to see but right in the center part of the page Allen linked to - it's in a bar/button with bright yellow lettering and an arrow that's animated.

Says download locations just click on any of those.

I always have to look twice to notice it.