Finding Midi Files

I recently grabbed my jam pack remix folder from one computer. stuck it on a dvd and dropped it into the loops browser on another computer. The regular sound files work fine, and the midi-files sound fine in the preview window, but when I drag and drop them into the actual program itself, they sound like midi and not the instruments they're supposed to be.
Has anyone encountered this and is there a fix?
Thanks

Thanks for your reply. The reason I copied them is because I cannot find the original DVD. Are there install files imbedded somewhere on my laptop where I grabbed the remix sound files from?

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In Logic 7 the event window's width could stretch. Since then only the length stretches. There are always notes from the author that are cut off now.
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Very strange. I've actually had a similar experience before, but rather than cut the volume, the volume would be raised to +3 like there was some type of automation...yet I could never find any automation assigned.
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