DVD Shrink/DVD Decrypter users help...

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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited April 2005
    I did find a DVD-R disc last night, that says "4X/1X" on it. My father-in-law uses these to burn TV shows from his DVR. The discs are JVC brand. I think I'm going to search out other discs that seemingly will support a 1X burn.
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  • rscamer
    rscamer Posts: 70
    edited April 2005
    I also had the same type of problems and it turned out to be programs runing in the back ground. stuff like nortons and drag to disc etc even some dvd playback software. I solved this by getting a hard drive with only a operating system and my burning programs on it I have never had a problem with any of my or my friends players since denon ,pioneer, toshiba.
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by rscamer
    I also had the same type of problems and it turned out to be programs runing in the back ground. stuff like nortons and drag to disc etc even some dvd playback software. I solved this by getting a hard drive with only a operating system and my burning programs on it I have never had a problem with any of my or my friends players since denon ,pioneer, toshiba.

    You know what, that's a great idea.

    Is it possible to temporarily "turn off" all the programs that run in the background? My computer is not connected to the Internet at all times. I still use a dialup connection, so when I want to get on the web, I physically plug in the phone line, and log on. So, if I could turn off stuff like Norton, it wouldn't hurt anything, would it?
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by gmorris
    You know what, that's a great idea.

    Is it possible to temporarily "turn off" all the programs that run in the background? My computer is not connected to the Internet at all times. I still use a dialup connection, so when I want to get on the web, I physically plug in the phone line, and log on. So, if I could turn off stuff like Norton, it wouldn't hurt anything, would it?
    No, it won't hurt. Also I would recommend turning off all the unnecessary Windows services. Not for burning but for overall performance.
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by Sami
    No, it won't hurt. Also I would recommend turning off all the unnecessary Windows services. Not for burning but for overall performance.

    How would I do that?:confused:
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by gmorris
    How would I do that?:confused:
    Command prompt -> type in 'services.msc'

    There used to be a good description of what does what by Black Viper but the site seems to be down. Indexing service, Security Center are the first things I turn off on a fresh install. Here is another website:

    http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp

    And don't forget to turn off services by 3rd party vendors:

    Command Prompt -> 'msconfig' -> Startup

    Turn off the services that are installed by RealPLayer and the likes that open at startup, unless you of course need them to start. Microsoft Office is another useless startup that slows down your computer, just use it from the start menu.

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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited April 2005
    Greg,
    I see that Sami beat me to this, but since I already have it typed out, I'll post it anyway.

    If you're using Windows XP, go to Control Panel-- Administrative Tools--Services, and you'll find a rather large list of services. Clicking the "standard" tab, at the bottom will usually make it easier to read. It will also show whether they're running or not and whether they start automatically, start manually, or are disabled. If you right-click on one and choose "properties" you can change the startup settings.

    That's HOW to change them. The trick is knowing which ones you need and which ones can be disabled. The page I was going to link you to (blackviper) doesn't seem to be there anymore. I found THIS ONE using Google.

    My Mom just bought a new Dell computer and I helped her set it up. It was a budget system with only 256Mb of RAM, and I promise you, when we first turned it on it had so much cr@P running on it that it would just barely do anything. After I went through and cleaned off all the trial versions of everything, the tours, etc.. Now it works pretty well.

    You also need to get a feel for how many programs are loading at startup. First check Start-Programs-Startup, and see what shortcuts are there. If it's stuff you don't need to run all the time, you can delete the shortcut.

    You can go to Start-Run- type "msconfig"--Enter and choose the startup tab. If there is stuff checked on the "Startup" tab that you recognize and don't need to have running all the time, you can uncheck them. That keeps those things from loading at startup. This is pretty safe, as you can go back and re-check them later if needed. I think that on most WinXP machines there's not anything there that is essential for Windows to run, unlike the older Windows versions.


    Jason
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited April 2005
    Thanks Jason & Sami for that info.

    I'm not very good with stuff like that. I guess I'll re-read those descriptions, and look at it when I get home tonight. I'm just afraid I'll goof something up.
    Bob Mayo, on the keyboards. Bob Mayo.
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