Windows Explorer errors !!

My next blog will be on the common errors faced in our daily life while using windows explorer...

Unable to delete AVI files in Windows XP ??

One of the video bugs in Windows XP is that you may not be able to delete or move a video avi file. Attempting to do so may result in an error message stating that the file is in use by another program and cannot be deleted. This usually happens with flawed or large avi files. The problem is that Windows XP reads the entire contents of the file into memory before even allowing you access to it (i.e. - when you click to highlight the file or right click to view the Properties). The bug responsible for this behavior is the file shmedia.dll which is in your System folder and called into play by the registry. Thus to fix this problem, all we need to do is delete the problem key so that shmedia.dll will no longer be used when you click a video file.

Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT and click Ok. Then make your way to this InProcServer32 key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >SOFTWARE >Classes > CLSID > {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}> InProcServer32

Right click the InProcServer32 key and choose Delete. And that's all there is to it. This will prevent Windows from loading shmedia.dll when you work with video files and thus you should no longer have problems deleting or moving any video files. Also if you have a video file you can't delete now, deleting this key will allow you to do so. If not, log out and log in again to delete the file.

If deleting the registry key makes you uncomfortable, you can export and save the reg key first. Alternately, you can rename the key by preceding the name with something like zzzz or 123.

Another method for deleting problem files (not just avi files) is by closing explorer and using the command line to delete the file. Here I'll give you a method that doesn't require you to enter any paths.

* Find cmd.exe (it's in your Windows\System32 folder) and COPY it to the folder that contains your problem file.
* Double click the copied cmd.exe and leave the dos window open.
* Then click Ctrl-Alt-Del and choose Task Manager>Processes tab. Select Explorer and click End Process.
* Once ended, enter your delete command in the open dos box:
del mymovie.avi (where "mymovie" is the name of your avi file)
* Press Enter.
* Then press Ctrl Alt Del again to get to the Task Manager>Processes tab.
* Click File>New Task.
* Enter EXPLORER.EXE and click Ok to get Windows back to normal.

The file should now be gone.

Connecting PC with TV

Hello,
Required information for connecting TV with Computer like ports details, connector types are sufficiently described in the link:: Info

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Deepak

Which DVD to purchase :: PAL or NTSC

Hi,
Recently I wanted to make a dvd for dvd player at my home, I came across d issue of PAL and NTSC format, here is the research work and relevant information about the two formats-

There has been endless debate on the relative merits of the quality of PAL images versus the quality of NTSC images. In this article, I want to present you with the arguments for and against both PAL and NTSC on DVD so that you can make an informed decision when purchasing your DVDs in regards to the best version to buy. As you will see in this article, it is not necessarily the case that PAL is always better or that NTSC is always better. However, I aim to point out the reasons why you should prefer one format over the other, and in which circumstances you should prefer one format over the other.
As an aside, if you are not familiar with the concept of 16x9 enhancement, I strongly recommend that you read my article on this topic, as your understanding of the remainder of this article will be significantly enhanced if you understand 16x9 enhancement.
As a further aside, if you have a Region 1 DVD player you in all likelihood cannot play PAL DVDs both for reasons of Region locking and because the great majority of Region 1 DVD players have had their PAL playback ability disabled, not to mention the fact that most NTSC display devices cannot display PAL images.
They're Not Really PAL or NTSC
The first thing I need to clarify about DVD is that PAL and NTSC are words and formats that are applied to DVD for convenience, and because of historical convention. There is nothing fundamental about a DVD which makes it either PAL or NTSC, but for simplicity and brevity, I will continue to use these terms throughout this article.
At their heart, DVDs are merely carriers of data files with compressed audio-visual information contained therein. This information can be placed on DVD in one of two resolutions; 720 x 576 pixels (PAL DVDs), or 720 x 480 pixels (NTSC DVDs), and with various frame rates (24, 25, and 30 frames per second are common). The DVD player itself takes this data file and formats it appropriately for display in either PAL or NTSC.
The Issue Of Resolution
In principle, PAL DVDs have a compelling advantage over NTSC DVDs. PAL DVDs have 576 pixels of vertical resolution versus 480 pixels of vertical resolution. That's a 20% increase in resolution for a PAL DVD as compared to an NTSC DVD. Increased resolution translates into a better looking image. However, this is an overly simplistic way of looking at the whole PAL vs NTSC issue as there are other factors that need to be taken into account.

Widescreen Movies
For widescreen movies, 16x9 enhanced PAL DVDs provide the highest resolution image, and are theoretically the version of choice. If the PAL version of a widescreen movie is not 16x9 enhanced, then the version of choice is a 16x9 enhanced NTSC DVD.
Frame and Field Rates
The consideration of which version is best is complicated by the issue of source material. In the case of movies, the choice is simple - pick the disc which has the highest possible image resolution, all else being equal. In the case of video-sourced material, the choice is less simple.
Movies
Movies the world over are shown at a frame rate of 24 frames per second. That is, 24 images are projected onto the cinema screen every second. Movie film is a very high resolution format, far higher in resolution than the DVD format. Accordingly, the movie itself is not the limiting factor in deciding between PAL and NTSC format DVDs, as the same source material is usually used to create both the PAL and the NTSC versions of a particular DVD. Therefore, the limiting factor in resolution is the DVD itself, with PAL inherently higher in resolution than NTSC.
Video
With video-based source material, there are two predominant worldwide formats; PAL and NTSC, which differ in both resolution and in frame rate. PAL is higher in resolution (576 horizontal lines) than NTSC (480 horizontal lines), but NTSC updates the on-screen image more frequently than PAL (30 times per second versus 25 times per second). What does this mean in practice? NTSC video is lower in resolution than PAL video, but because the screen updates more frequently, motion is rendered better in NTSC video than it is in PAL video. There is less jerkiness visible. When video source material is transferred to DVD, it is usually transferred in the format it was created in - PAL or NTSC, and the subsequent image has either higher temporal resolution (more frames per second - NTSC) or higher spatial resolution (more lines per image - PAL).
Conversions between the two video formats are possible, and are indeed frequently carried out, as it seems to be far more acceptable to sell PAL transfers in PAL countries and NTSC transfers in NTSC countries, even if the source material did not originate in the respective format. Conversions between these formats is problematic, however, as compromises need to be made in order to accommodate the source material, and visible artefacts can be introduced by the conversion process.
Converting NTSC to PAL
When converting from NTSC to PAL, two things need to be accomplished. 480 lines of resolution have to be upconverted to 576 lines of resolution, and 30 images per second have to be downconverted to 25 images per second.
The resolution upconversion does not actually add any real picture information to the image, as you cannot create real picture information where none existed before. It does, however, make the picture viewable on a PAL display, and often results in a superficially better-looking image.
The frame rate conversion actually results in a loss of temporal resolution, as PAL has a lower frame rate than NTSC.
Converting PAL to NTSC
The converse situation applies to PAL to NTSC conversions. 576 lines of resolution are downconverted to 480 lines of resolution, and frames need to be inserted to go from the 25 frames per second of PAL to the 30 frames per second of NTSC. Once again, the resultant image is of less actual resolution than the original image, as information is discarded spatially and made up temporally.
Implications for Video Programming On DVD
The best format to record and play back video programming on DVD in is the format in which the programming was originally created. If it was videotaped in the NTSC format, then the NTSC DVD will be the version of choice. If it was videotaped in the PAL format, then the PAL DVD will be the version of choice.
Higher Definition Source Material
Complicating this issue is the fact that more and more programming is being created in higher definition video formats these days, and these high definition formats can usually be converted down to PAL or NTSC equally well, with both formats having their respective disadvantages.
So, Which Version Do I Choose?
As a general rule, video programming sourced from PAL-based countries is likely to look better in PAL, and video programming sourced from NTSC-based countries is likely to look better in NTSC, since these are the likely native formats that they have been created in.
Other Factors To Consider
If all of the above issues aren't enough to consider when deciding whether to purchase a PAL or an NTSC version of a particular title, there are several other factors which are also worth taking into consideration.
Compression Ratio
Previously, it has been established that a PAL DVD has 20% more resolution than an NTSC DVD. This does not necessarily translate into a superior image. The DVD format relies on a lossy video compression format (MPEG-2) to allow a reasonable length of programming to fit onto a single DVD. The longer the programming, the higher the compression ratio needs to be, and the more likely it is that visible compression artefacts will be present. If an additional 20% of resolution needs to be compressed, then this can potentially result in a lesser quality image if the programming is overcompressed. Fortunately, many PAL DVDs are being produced as dual layer discs, whereas their NTSC counterparts are being produced as single layer discs, thus providing the necessary room for both versions to look their best.
Censorship
There are times when programming can be censored for display in PAL countries and uncensored in NTSC countries. GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies are specific examples of DVDs where the PAL versions of the DVDs have been censored in comparison to the uncensored NTSC versions. The converse also sometimes applies, as is the case with Eyes Wide Shut, the DVD of which was digitally censored in the USA but uncensored in Australia.
It is exceedingly difficult to find out whether a specific DVD has been censored in one part of the world or another. Two specific Internet resources that are helpful in this area are;

* The Internet Movie Database, at http://www.imdb.com. This lists cuts and alternate edits to specific movies under the Alternate Versions subheading, and
* Melon Farmers, at http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/dhhits.htm. This is predominately a listing of UK cuts to DVDs, which is generally not applicable to the Australian version of the DVD. However, on occasion we receive the same disc as the UK, and subsequently suffer the same censorship.
* The Cut List, at http://www.dvdfile.com/software/cut_list/index.html. This is a listing of US cuts and alternate DVD edits.

PAL's 4% Speed Up
Movies on PAL DVDs play back 4% faster than their NTSC counterparts. The great majority of people will never notice this, but for a small minority, this is an intolerable artefact. For more details on why this speed-up occurs, please refer to my article on this topic.
NTSC's 3:2 Pulldown
Movies on NTSC DVDs play back at the correct speed, but they achieve this by utilizing a process called "3:2 pull-down". A detailed discussion of this process is beyond the scope of this article, but the net effect of this is that any image pan is not smooth, but takes place in a series of uneven steps, an artefact known as judder. As with PAL's 4% speed-up, the great majority of people will never notice this artefact, but for a small minority, this is intolerable. Personally, I find this artefact all but intolerable and find it very hard to watch a movie on an NTSC DVD because of it.
Extras
Often times, the extras on one version of a DVD are not found on another version. It is most disconcerting when you have purchased a DVD to find out that another version is available which has far more extras than the one that you have just paid good money for.
Remastering
Sometimes, a DVD will be produced from restored or remastered source elements in one region and from non-restored sources in another region.
Conclusions

* PAL is a higher resolution format for DVD than NTSC. All else being equal, a PAL DVD of a movie should look significantly better than the equivalent NTSC DVD.
* If a PAL version of a movie DVD is not 16x9 enhanced and the NTSC version is 16x9 enhanced, then the NTSC version will be the preferred version, all else being equal.
* For video-based material, it is generally better for the DVD to remain in the same format as the source material.
* Do your homework before purchasing a DVD! Check as many resources as you can in order to determine which version of a particular DVD is the most appropriate one to purchase.


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Rap song lyrics

hi,
I just like the way this song sounds :)
song : akon "ride out" feat true life

Tru Life
Akon
Green Lantern
We still playin' by hood rules
We 'bout to ride out, ski masks down
Let's go
yeah

Akon:
Doin' up the banana clips in the jeep, sittin' in the back seat
Four deep on the creep, 'bout to ride on these nigs, ride on these nigs
'Cause this how we live everyday as a gangsta
Doin' up the banana clips in the jeep, sittin' in the back seat
Four deep on the creep, 'bout to ride on these nigs, ride on these nigs
'Cause that's how we live everyday as a gangsta

Tru Life:
I'm in the back of the Pontiac
Puttin' shells in a clip, click clackin' a tommy back
Swerving driving you know he was leaked up
Bones was in the back seat, handin' me ??
Joe was straight stiff, man wired (wired)
We made the papers, man down shots fired
Nigga's killed my nigga, my heart bigged his
Baptised my son, I baptised his
I gotta ride, take the life from tall kids
We've been down since the Johnny pump
I can't let it slide, gotta let the shotty dump
Did it all together, even our communion
Play ball together, we was like the union
We fall one time, the first time he moved in
We use to tell the hoes, we was cousin's
Now I can't believe you gone, I'm sittin' here buggin'

Akon:
Doin' up the banana clips in the jeep, sittin' in the back seat
Four deep on the creep, 'bout to ride on these nigs, ride on these nigs
'Cause this how we live everyday as a gangsta
Doin' up the banana clips in the jeep, sittin' in the back seat
Four deep on the creep, 'bout to ride on these nigs, ride on these nigs
'Cause that's how we live everyday as a gangsta

Tru Life:
It's been 36 hours, still ain't slept
Lookin' at pictures of us, when we were fresh to death (man)
We brought meanin' to the word pimpin'
Too pretty gangsters who just wouldn't listen
Just got the call where they layin' at
I'm thinking crazy right now, I know where his kid stayin' at
Lord forgive me, the rage got me
He was the only one who banged out, when nigga's shot me
Slow the car up, roll the window down
Feel it in the air, nigga it's going down
I hopped out, caught him playing dice
Spit a lunky in his face, then shot him twice
Shot him again, then I shot him again
I ain't miss nigga, yeah, I got him again
Then I pulled the picture out, like remember him
(you remember him mother fucker)

Akon:
Doin' up the banana clips in the jeep, sittin' in the back seat
Four deep on the creep, 'bout to ride on these nigs, ride on these nigs
'Cause this how we live everyday as a gangsta
Doin' up the banana clips in the jeep, sittin' in the back seat
Four deep on the creep, 'bout to ride on these nigs, ride on these nigs
'Cause that's how we live everyday as a gangsta

Discombobulation in Luv Avenue

hii, i encountered this article while browsing through the internet. I really wanna advocate for guys here, because v r the one, who end up dealing with such a strange creation of god and wanna ask gals - why the hell u people can't exhibit a normal human like characteristics.
so here it goes :

if you are well dressed,
she thinks you are play boy .
if you are not,
she thinks you are a beggar.

if you kiss her ,
she thinks you r not a gentleman.
if you don't ,
she thinks you are not a man.

if you praise her,
she thinks you are a liar.
if u don't she thinks,
you are good for nothing.

if you visit her often ,
she thinks u are boring.
if you don't she accuses,
u for double crossing.

if u visit another girl ,
she accuses you for being cheat.
if she is visited by another guy,
she says "oh..! its natural! we are girls..!"

if u propose love within a brief time ,
u are a fresh guy.
if u propose love later ,
she wonders why?
Dolled Up

if you r jealous,
she says its bad.
if u r not she doubts ,
your love and is not glad.

if you attempt romance,.
she thinks you don't respect her.
if you don't ,
she thinks you don't like her.

if you listen ,
she wants to talk .
if you wanna talk ,
she also wants to talk.

oh women..! you are soo simple, Duh
yet soo complex....

you r soo weak, Duh
yet soo powerful.....

ur soo confusing , Duh
yet soo desirable.....

bye bye
moonluver :D

Hi :)

my first blog is dedicated to dhol, pretty, shreyas, lalli, vd bhai and sarvesh :) thanks for shaping my life , luv u all :) -->
Its the theme song for FRIENDS (tv series), my all time favorite :)
Name of song is :: "I will'b there for you" by Rembrandts
n yeah, i donn know how to change tht heading "luv letter ....." igonore tht for time being ;)


So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even
your year, but

I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
'Cause you're there for me too


You're still in bed at ten and work began at eight
You've burned your breakfast so far, things are going great
Your mama warned you there'd be days like these
But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees, and

(my favorite lines::)
No one could ever know me
No one could ever see me
Since you're the only one who knows what it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with
Make it through all the best with
Someone who always laughs at
Even when I'm at my worst, I'm best with you

Yeah!


I'll be there for you
I'll be there for you
I'll be there for you
'Cause you're there for me too


yooo, cheers :)