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    How to view videos

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by tears_for_fears, Aug 11, 2006.

  1. tears_for_fears

    tears_for_fears Notebook Consultant

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    I just downloaded a movie from bittorrent (100% legal free movie)

    How do I view it now? Theres a folder titled sample which has a small movie clip in it, then 30 or so files all ending with .r04, .r05, .r06 etc. etc.

    They have no common file name ending, But the name of the folder includes "xvid". How do I view an xvid file? Whenever I click one of the files, it says file extension not found
     
    tears_for_fears, Aug 11, 2006
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  2. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Download WinRAR from www.rarlab.com and use that to extract the movie form the compressed archives. You only need to extract it from one archive (for example .r06), as WinRAR will automatically extract all the other archives (.r01 ... .r05).
     
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  3. teamkillahilla

    teamkillahilla Notebook Evangelist

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    also once you got it extracted.. you may need the xvid codec to watch it..
    you can find it on the web (google), in bittorent search engines (just search xvid codec) or on emule and other p2p's
     
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  4. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I recommend a program called extractnow
     
    usapatriot, Aug 11, 2006
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