Missing files:This is long, but please read it,

I had a very old PC that I had all my i-tunes music and files located on. One day I was worried that my system would crash so I tried to back up all my music files on my external hard drive. I did a search on my pc to find all mp-3 and mp-4 files and I copied, not cut and pasted all files over to my external. After I had done that, i-tunes were telling me that all my purchased music files were missing and that the source location was not identified. It asked me if I would like to try to find its source and I said yes. As I was looking in my files to locate the songs, it was there but i-tunes was not importing it back into I tunes.
So, I have recently purchased a new PC and I installed a i-tunes on my new PC with the same user name and ID. I-tunes recognized me and still have all my account information. Unfortunately, NONE of my purchased files have been installed.
What do I do? I have tried to call Apple, but their phone customer service is horrendous. A perfect scenario for me would be for Apple to access my account and recognize all the songs I have purchased and somehow remotely re-install all my files back into my account. Is this possible, or is there a solution?
Thanks for reading
ja

jaysen_ wrote:
I have tried to call Apple, but their phone customer service is horrendous.
Welcome to Apple discussions!
As I was looking in my files to locate the songs, it was there but i-tunes was not importing it back into I tunes.
iTunes does not import anything unless you tell it to. Once you know where the files are, you can add them into your library by the command File > Add File (or Folder) to Library.
So, I have recently purchased a new PC and I installed a i-tunes on my new PC with the same user name and ID. I-tunes recognized me and still have all my account information. Unfortunately, NONE of my purchased files have been installed.
iTunes song files are just files, like photos, homework papers, and tax returns. Like those things, they do not appear on a new computer until you copy them there.
It sounds like you have your old songs on an external drive, so you can add them to iTunes on your new computer.
Let us know how it works out. Happy New Year.

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The new MacBookPro C2D, long but please READ!!

Hi all,
I recently purchased the MBP C2D ( 2.33 GHZ which has 2GB RAM stock) and used the Target Disk Mode in my PB G4 to transfer everything over to the C2D. While the idea seems convenient and everything did transfer over, I do not recommend this method.
1) Firstly, a few unnecessary apps and files got transferred over, things such as "PB Battery updater" and Virex anti-virus software, both of which are not compatible. Also, I looked in my APP folder, and saw THREE files from iwork: 1) Iwork 06 from old powerbook 2) Iwork 06 3) iwork (30 day trial) folder. It seems that in making the transfer, the computer was not smart enough to delete the Trial version of the iwork and not make a redundant iwork folder.
2)My Microsoft Office transferred over fully, not requiring the serial numbers to be inputed again, as did all passwords, network settings, keychain items, even my customized dashboard widgets.
However, I am just not sure if this is the way to go. Do programs that run natively on intel, all of a sudden, are going to run using Rosetta because the apps were installed on a PowerPC machine? You will also need to update most software to get "universal binary" versions on the C2D. But, how about the many Apple security software updates that I did on my PB G4 that were made for "PowerPC"? Is that going to transfer over to the intel machine and just waste space??
The C2D was running a bit sluggishly from the first moment I started using it, the fan working extra fast and loud. Even my keynote transitions were "stuttering" and not smooth at all. These issues were not blatantly obvious, but rather very subtle. As it turned out, within 1 day I got a Kernel Panic forcing a manual shutdown. (I was working on Imovie and decided to open my Keynote app and it wouldn't open). . Maybe I had a defective machine or maybe it was due to a number of compatibiliy issues with the transfer from G4 to C2D. Anyhow, I decided to exchange it with a new machine and give it another try.
This time, I decided to bypass the transfer data and just turned on the machine and started with a clean machine. I manually moved over my iphoto, itunes, safari, addresbook, and mail accounts and preferences. After every one of these transfers, I did a repair disk permission, and believe me it is necessary as permissions and privileges were altered EVERYTIME. I did a clean install of the iwork from the CD and now I do not have the redundant iwork folders.
This machine is AWESOME!!!
The speed on the C2D is faster than my Power Mac G5 dual 2.5 with 1.5 GB RAM. I even did some intense imovieHD editting with the battery setting to maximum and did not hear the lould fan that I did with the old C2D. The battery consumption on this machine is simply AWESOME
The moral of the story is take the long road, if you want to transfer from a PB to a MBP. As tempting as it is to just connect the two machine to make the trasnfer, you will undoubtedly hit a glitch somewhere, sometime. Do a clean install and move things over manually. It takes a bit longer, but will save you alot of aggravation.
I did read alot of negative experiences from others and their macintels, and was a bit hesitant in making the switch....but now that I did, I am extremely glad I did. Just make sure you follow the points I stated above.
Good luck

1) Firstly, a few unnecessary apps and files got
transferred over, things such as "PB Battery updater"
and Virex anti-virus software, both of which are not
compatible. Also, I looked in my APP folder, and saw
THREE files from iwork:
Yes,it's better to get rid of unnecessary stuff before the transfer, but you can also delete that junk after.
2)My Microsoft Office transferred over fully...
And so does the Adobe stuff, including the important things in /Library. The Migration Assistant is quite good.
Do programs that run natively on intel, all of a
sudden, are going to run using Rosetta because the
apps were installed on a PowerPC machine?
The Migration Assistant only transfers apps not already on the new machine. Thus, old versions of, say, iTunes, are not transferred. You retain the version that's preinstalled on the new machine (the Intel version.)
You will also need to update most software to get "universal
binary" versions on the C2D
Yup. I've been doing that for a couple of months, so my transition next week will be very smooth.
many Apple security software updates that I did on
my PB G4 that were made for "PowerPC"? Is that going
to transfer over to the intel machine
Nope. Those updates affected the kernel, various apps (e.g. Safari), and software Frameworks. None of that stuff transfers.
The C2D was running a bit sluggishly from the first
moment I started using it, the fan working extra fast
Could've been some odd software problem, something sucking up lots of CPU time. If it persisted past a shutdown/restart, then it might be a hardware problem. More likely it was some Login Item having problems.
Anyhow, I decided to exchange it with a new machine...
Though this may not have been necessary, it is one way to skin the cat.
I decided to bypass the transfer...and started with a clean machine
That took more work on your part, but it works.
Did you copy (home)/Library in its entirety, or did you just bring bits and pieces of it?

HELP!! Oracle Files workflow definition needed! Please read!

Dear friends,
Please read the following and help me if you can. It is really a very important and urgent issue.
We're in the middle of the OCS installation (precisely in the end of the storage layer). We have now to configure workflow, since this has to be done BEFORE the application (middle-tier) installation.
One of the steps is loading the workflow definitions (.wft files) which will be used by Oracle Files. But the instructions we received say thses files are MISSING in LINUX installations (just like ours!).
So if you have these .wft files in your installation please PLEASE mail them to me ([email protected]) as soon as possible. Documentation says these files are located in <oracle home>/ifs/files/admin/config. Probably you can also access them through Oracle Workflow Builder.
I will be forever grateful to all of you that help me with this stuff! ;)
Best regards,
Vinicius

Bradley,
Both of these issues sound like they should be directed to Adobe.
In the first case, it sounds like the file opens fine in Adobe, but once you combine this with other files and resave you get this error when you try and open the files again. It's Adobe that's saving the files at this point (Reports is pretty much out of the picture). You may want to try with Reports 9i, where a higher level of PDF is output, but that doesn't mean that Adobe shouldn't deal with the earlier versons.
In the second case, Reports outputs PostScript via the standard windows printer drivers and APIs - there's no special settings for this (in fact it looks like this is a standard initialization parameter for the printer). Again, you should probably contact Adobe for more assistance.
Hope this helps,
Danny

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Prevent file deletion on server but allow read/write permissions

So, I have several iMacs that are basically public computers. They will all access a shared server. The machines need to possess all of the user permissions of a "read/write" user with the EXCEPTION of being allowed to delete. As it is now, a random user could delete our entire server in two clicks. So, I need to somehow secure our data while still allowing the "reading" and "editing" of files.
Here's what I need to do:
• Somehow disable the delete file function altogether (while still maintaining read/edit permissions) or
• Find some 3rd party app or workaround that prompts the user with a password dialogue box in order to execute the "delete" function or
• Somehow apply permissions to a specific folder on the server that enables read/edit, but disables file deleting by users
I set the permissions of my trash folder to "read only" however, this only prevents deleting local files and doesn't prohibit deleting files from the shared drive.
Thoughts?

I'd rethink the requirements.
The literal answer is that yes, you can mark the files as being undeletable.
The access control list setting via the command line chmod command is something akin to the following:
chmod +a "groupname deny delete"
In practice, these same requirements do allow the shared files to be effectively deleted; via overwrite. (This is why the Unix-layer file protections don't bother to differentiate write from delete access.) These requirements also allow partial file corruptions, a situation which tends to be far more pernicious.

Error 1607--I know there's alot of these threads, but PLEASE read.

First of all, I have searched this error in the discussion boards & read alot of posts & gone to the links listed.
My computer came with Itunes on it, however, it said that I needed to update the version either by software CD or from the website. I tried the CD, than downloading from the internet. During the setup, it completes the Ipod download. Then when it starts the Itunes download, it shows the Error 1607. I've tried uninstalling all quicktime, itunes, & ipod software. I've disabled my antivirus & antispyware stuff. I am the only user, so I have administrative rights.
I've also looked at the 3 scenario links on the Ipod website. I seem to have problems while working through the steps on those. To hopefully get a better solution, I'll try to explain step-by-step what I've come to.
1. iTunes for Windows installation quits with 1607 error, while publishing product information, or is interrupted (Scenario 1)
----When I go to this link, it tells me I need to re-install windows. I can't find that CD (i know i have it somewhere). And, I would kinda like that to be my last resort because I don't want to have to save all my files, etc. I've downloaded & put things on my computer alot before with no problems, and the Ipod part of the download worked, just not the Itunes part. So doesn't that mean it's not the installer?
2. You may receive a "1607:Unable to install InstallShield Scripting runtime" error message when you try to install software in Windows XP (Scenario 2)
----"To reinstall the InstallScript engine from InstallShield Developer."
* When I get into Windows Explorer, I can't find a file called InstallShield.
----"Running Setup from a virtual drive"
* I did what this said, but nothing ever came up.
----"Register Idriver and Msiexec"
* At this step, when I try to run the two things it tells me to, it says it cannot be found.
----"Change Permissions"
*I've changed settings to show all files.
*When I search for C:\Windows\Installer, I don't get an installer folder. Instead, I have a bunch of folders with titles like this "{0EB5D9B7-8E6C-4A9E-B74F-16B7EE89A67B}".
----"Stop other instances of Windows Installer"
*When I look at the processes I have none of these things.
3. Error -1607: Unable to Install InstallShield Scripting Run Time (Scenario 3)
----"Update the ISScript engine on your computer by downloading the latest one."
* I went to that next link and downloaded that, & I have a IsScript7 icon on my desktop so I assume that did what it was supposed to?
----"Make sure that the Installer folder in the Windows directory has full access privileges."
*Already done in Scenario 2.
----"Set the Installer folder attributes."
*Like I said above, I get folders with really long number/letter names. I don't have an "installer" folder to click on.
----"Make sure that the InstallShield registry key in the Windows registry has full access privileges."
*I changed all to full control.
Okay, so I hope I have been specific enough so that I don't get "go to this website & do these steps." I understand that people probably ask this question all the time & I REALLY have tried to fix this. I just don't know what to do.
Help PLEASE! I really wanna use my Ipod Nano that I've had for 2 weeks now!
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Good Day,
I am haveing similar problems,
Error 1325.T and 1603
I have tried to uninstall and reinstall from the CD. I then get; iTunes Library cannot be read because it was created by a newer version if iTunes, this comes up when I try to open iTunes from the desk top shortcut.
Thanks in advance,
Drew

Consolidating Library Error: File Name Too Long, But What File?

I am trying to consolidate my library to put all my music (very unorganized) in one spot so I can back it all up. When I try to consolidate, it takes a second to prepare, then immediately brings up an error window saying "Copying Music Failed. The file name was invalid or too long."
How do I fix this? I really would like to back up my music!

Hi, ZeroGravity107.
This can be a tricky problem to figure out since iTunes doesn't specify what file name is "invalid or too long" and there's no documentation on what determines if a file name is "invalid or too long".
We had one user report that he was able to use his/her keen eyesight to note the last file that appeared before the error message appeared and it turned out that file was the cause of his/her trouble.
If your eyesight isn't that keen, I'd suggest concentrating on the file name being too long possibility.
The entire directory path leading to the file is considered part of the file name so, as an example, iTunes' default settings might place a particular file at C:\Documents and Settings\ user name \My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\artist folder\album folder\whatever.m4a.
Is the directory path leading to your consolidated location much longer than that?
polydorus has suggested a way to look over your file names: Assuming your music is currently in the default location, make your way there with Windows Explorer and select List in the View menu menu and see if anything stands out as being unusual.

Error loading transcode preset (yes I know, again, but please read)

I am new to most of the Adobe products and recently purchased Adobe creative suite cs4 master. I make slide shows, haven't tried any video yet. I am making a several-disc large set of slideshows of a European vacation for a friend of mine. There were roughly 2000 pictures, most of which I edited in Photoshop.
I built the slideshows in Encore and burned the first three DVD's no problem. They play well on a dvd player attached to a TV. The current DVD I'm trying to burn gives me the message "Error Loading transncode preset. I have spent many hours researching this online, and I do some some references and fixes for it here on this forum. However they are not working for me. I went back and looked at my DVD's that burned properly and tried to make everything the same, but I still get the same message.
The first couple of tries, the burn process always stopped when loading the same song, so I removed it and put a different one in. This project has 4 slideshows in it, about 10 songs and nothing else.
I have a Dell Precision T3400 and am using XP Pro service pack 3. It has Intel(R) Core (TM) Quad CPU, Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz with 2.39 GHz 3.00 GB RAM. I have Creative SB XFI sound and MVidia Quadro FX 1700 video. I dont know what else you need in the way of documentation.
I have rebuilt this whole project once already and now I still cant burn it from the second build.
I know this question has been asked already, but I tried one of the suggestions about removing the stuff in the Source Folder which didn't work for me. I don't understand some of your complex terminology but I am willing to learn anything.
Is there someone who would adopt a newbie and help me wade through some of the terminology I haven't picked up yet? I'm a quick learner and am building my own terminology dictionary as I go.
Thank you for listening. I hope you can help.

Here is more information about my Encore slideshows. The DVD I'm trying to make has 5 slideshows in it, no timelines and no playists. Each of the slide shows have between 55 and 75 jpeg images in them and between 1 and 3 wma or mp3 music files in each one. There are more .wma than .mp3 music files, and many of them I first edited in Soundbooth to make it exactly the same length since it is going into a slideshow and not a timeline. The lwma files I try to remember to save as mp3 files thinking they would be easier to transcode. Honestly I know so very little about transcoding that it's virtually impossible to help myself with that. I have yet to find a good tutorial on that.
Regarding the images in all the slideshows, they are all jpg files and are mostly 600x800 in size. Most of them are 95kb or less in size. They were taken with the same camera except for a very few, less than 1% that I added for effect. One image that I just looked at is 180 ppi. I didnt create it that way, because I dont know how. The size in inches of the images are around the area of 7.8 inches x 6.7 inches. The mode is RGB.
Regarding linking, I set the menu, which is an encore template and have used the same menu for all DVD's, as first play object and then link the menu to the first slide show, each slideshow to the next, and have end action of the last slideshow returning to the menu. I have kept this as simple as possible because I'm new to Encore and most of the CS4 master suite. My plan is to learn Premiere Pro and do the slideshows there but wanted to get this big one done as quickly as possibly. I edited most of the 2000 images all in Photoshop so it has been a timely process.
I am unable to open this project anymore without getting an error message saying "[..\..\Src\Clip\VideoClip.cpp-275]" This happened after I tried the suggestion to delete everything out of the transcode folder for this project. I did that, but when I reopened my project, it didnt ask me to locate any files and only gave me the above error. When I click on on the error, Encore crashes. So I cant do the screen shots of my project.
I'll be glad to add any information I inadvertently left out. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Ginny

Ford f-150 (I know but please read post) CD changer with MP3

I have a Ford F-150, I made a MP3 disc using itunes. Well needless to say wading through 170 songs is a bit combersome. When reading the owners manual for the truck (I know, odd) they were describing how to use the buttons and features. There is a way to change folders but I can't seem to figure out how to burn a disc with folders that I can scroll through. On to the question, Now that I have created playlists how do I put them onto a disc such that the radio will see them properly and be able to use the folder feature?
Thanks in advance,
Thunderslide

thunderslide wrote:
I have a Ford F-150, I made a MP3 disc using itunes. Well needless to say wading through 170 songs is a bit combersome. When reading the owners manual for the truck (I know, odd) they were describing how to use the buttons and features. There is a way to change folders but I can't seem to figure out how to burn a disc with folders that I can scroll through. On to the question, Now that I have created playlists how do I put them onto a disc such that the radio will see them properly and be able to use the folder feature?
Thanks in advance,
Thunderslide
If you sort the playlist by Album or Artist, the MP3 CD will be burned with folders.
You can get more details in the article How to set the play order of songs on an MP3 CD.
There have been a few bugs reported in MP3 CD burning in iTunes 8.x, but hopefully this will work correctly.

Trying to extrude my logo in AE from a vector file made in AI but AE reads it as transparent.

Cant figure out what I am doing wrong. Trying to extrude my logo in AE from a vector outline in AI. I watched tutorials on how to do both. My logo imports fine into AE and then I right click on it and choose "create shapes from vector layer". It then shows all the correct outlines forming my logo but all but a very few outlines are transparent therefore AE will only extrude the few that are filled in with a color. I select the individual groups and it show that they are filled and are at 100% opacity but they are not. There is nothing there to extrude. I've tried changing options in AI and saving it different ways with no difference in the way AE reads it. Is my LOGO just too complicated?

We can't know. We don't know what it looks like. From open paths to things like too many anchor points to unfavorable nesting of compound shapes there could be any number of reasons why it doesn't work. And you have not provided any system or version information to boot.
Mylenium

I know this Is popular, but PLEASE HELP!

I'm just getting ready to start my very first semester in college, and its time for me to buy a laptop. Here are some of my concerns, hopefully somebody on here can help me decide on which one to get, i'm looking to go buy one tomorrow!
Pros and Cons about getting a MBP vs. MBA?
If i don't use the cd drive, and end up getting a MBA, can it handle just as much memory as the MBP?
What else can somebody tell me? Best battery life, best screen resolution, my spending limit is right about 1600...
Thanks!!

Jacobcurtis25 wrote:
Heres another thing, with spending the same amount of money, i can double my harddrive and memory...
True. But do you need that much? Find out. Because given clouds, given what people keep on phones, on-line, on external drives, you may not need as much as you think. My point being, don't panic about space unless you know you really need plenty of it--and need everything on tha laptop at all times. And keep in mind that 8gb RAM (for MBA--definately go for that) with SSD is going to be very fast indeed compared to a regular HD. Also, you can put more on SSD than on an HD.
In the end, both MBA and MBP can give you enough power, memory, etc. to do the job. Obviously, if you have limited funds, that will inform. And if you have requirements from the school, that also will inform. But you haven't given us either price requirement nor memory (HD) requirement. So we can't knock one off because it costs too much or won't give you that much HD (remember, you can get up to 512gb HD on the MBA--if you can afford it).
Two things I recommend:
(1) Find out how much HD you need. Really need minimum for what you're studying and going to be doing. If you really need lots of HD, then it's decided. Go Pro. If you don't need as much as you thought, then MBA is still in the running.
(2) Play on both. What's most important is that you love your computer. If you love your computer, you'll enjoy working on it. If you don't like your computer, you won't enjoy working on it. The two have different feels--pick the up, weigh them, type on them. The computers may make the decision for you.

Time Machine and Excel Missing File

Hello, this is my first posting here and I would appreciate some help.
An important Excel file of mine just disappeared both on my hard drive as well as on my Time Capsule backup, which is really puzzling me. Here are the facts:
1. I am using an iMac, running Mac OS X 10.5.8, with Excel:mac 2008 version 12.2.7. I religiously update both my OS and applications, so they are both up to date
2. Within Excel, if I go to File/Open Recent, there is a dropdown of recently opened files. The missing file is shown there but the "xlsx" tag is missing on that name, oddly. The other files (which are all still there) still have the "xls" or "xlsx" tag. When I click on that file, I get that error message that the file cannot be found
3. I then opened up my Time Machine on my Time Capsule and went scrolling back in time, and really weirdly, this file is missing in every version of backup. My Time Machine has the default backup of hourly for the past 24 hours, daily for the past month, and weekly before. I went into the folder where I kept the file all the way back to July (when I got the Time Capsule) and this file is missing from EACH backup. All other files are there.
I work on this file every day and I tend to keep it open on iMac. Usually when Excel crashes or something, it reloads with a recovered version but Excel hasn't crashed recently. I worked on this file as recently as yesterday and saved it in the same place where I've been saving it for the past several months.
OK, what's changed from yesterday to today? Last night when I updated my software there was an update from Microsoft for a security patch. Could it have detected a virus in this file and deleted this file from my hard drive and then from each and every backup in Time Machine?
The second change was that I selected "Back Up Now" for the first time on Time Machine last night after that patch. I usually had Time Machine run automatically, but while I was updating, I decided to do a forced backup. Could this forced backup have deleted all prior instances of this file if it was missing on my hard drive then?
This file is important to me, does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can retrieve it? I thought having Time Capsule would save this kind of headaches. I did a search within the backups, in case the file mysteriously "moved", but the file is just plain missing on all backups and on my hard drive. To make things worse, I Emptied my Trash last night, so I can't see if it is in there. Though, I didn't delete the file.
Thanks for any help!

NewMacxUser2010 wrote:
Hello, this is my first posting here and I would appreciate some help.
Hi, and welcome to the forums.
Could it have detected a virus in this file and deleted this file from my hard drive and then from each and every backup in Time Machine?
Seems very doubtful, especially since there are no viruses that run on OSX.
There is a small amount of malware, but you have to actively participate in getting it onto your Mac.
But . . . are you running any anti-virus software? Some of it does cause all sorts of problems on Macs.
The second change was that I selected "Back Up Now" for the first time on Time Machine last night after that patch. I usually had Time Machine run automatically, but while I was updating, I decided to do a forced backup. Could this forced backup have deleted all prior instances of this file if it was missing on my hard drive then?
No. A backup is a backup is a backup; they're all the same, no matter how they're started. And Time Machine only deletes things when it "thins" backups. Basically, it keeps all backups for 24 hours, except the first of each day, which it keeps for a month, and the first of each week, which it keeps as long as there's room.
So it's a bit unpredictable, but if a file is on your Mac for at least 24 hours, its backup will be kept for at least a month.
This file is important to me, does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can retrieve it? I thought having Time Capsule would save this kind of headaches. I did a search within the backups, in case the file mysteriously "moved", but the file is just plain missing on all backups and on my hard drive. To make things worse, I Emptied my Trash last night, so I can't see if it is in there. Though, I didn't delete the file.
I don't use Excel, so can't help much with specifics. Is it possible this is some sort of temporary file that's either never actually saved to disk, or is saved with a different name each time?
Are all your other, similar files in your backups?

Adobe Support: Please Read, New Flash Not Working

Adobe, please read this. My Flash player is not working and I would be happy to help you troubleshoot. I have a completely fresh install of Windows XP on a Dell Laptop and the new Flash Player is not working. I am in the tech field so I will understand most of your requests...Here is my situation.
The problem began just after Christmas when I returned home from holidays and tried to watch videos, which I do all the time for both work and pleasure. Videos would not play in a watchable manner...I could hear audio but video was completely choppy and unwatchable. I researched and researched and implemented many suggestions but to no avail. Thus, I COMPLETELY rebuilt my system from scratch. (I needed to do this anyway since it had been 2 years.)
After the rebuild, on a completely fresh install of XP on a Dell D410 laptop (that was playing all videos just fine a week ago), I installed Firefox, went to youtube which prompted me to install Flash, and then had the exact same problem that I had before the complete reinstall of everything. There are scarecely any variables here other than the Dell Laptop, a standard Windows XP SP2 build, Firefox and Flash.
I think I have narrowed this problem down to two things. One, the new version of Flash.
It's choppy on youtube AND it's choppy on megavideo, the other place where I watch a lot videos.
I then tried on IE, which also prompted for the new version of flash, and also had the same problem. Chrome--same result.
However, this problem cannot be a universal problem with Flash otherwise nobody would be able to watch any videos onlline.
This leads me to the second problem, which a complete hypothesis but it seems to be the only thing left: my Dell laptop.
I have noticed that some of the other folks with reported problems, who mention their system type, are also using Dell laptops. Mine is an older d410, but as I said, it was running every video just fine up until a week or so ago when all of the sites forced me to install the new version of Flash. Most Dell laptops use a common video driver set and this is what is leading me to this conclusion.
So, could this be a problem with the new Flash and Dell laptops (or systems that use a common video driver)? As a reference point, my "display adapter" says "Mobile Intel (R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family".
Viewing videos is part of my job (and entertainment) and I cannot do anything right now.
Someone out there...please hlep. Adobe, where are you? We are here providing you with all of the information that you need....

Thank you for this response. Apparently, Adobe does not provide support since this is a free product.
However, Adobe, I need your help.
In summary, I have a fresh build of Windows XP, SP2 on a Dell D410 and the Flash player does not work. This affects at least 50% of the sites I visit. Right now, I simply have the Flash Player uninstalled and can surf the net rapidly. Once I install it, I am back to a crawl and still cannot affectively watch any videos (they all have extreme video choppiness but the audio is fine).
I need your help, Adobe. Everything was working fine until 2 weeks ago. It is unfair of you to distribute a product like this, force everyone to use it, and have it not work for some of us.
So far, this free product has cost me hundreds of dollars as a good part of my job is reviewing videos.
Many have suggested that I buy a new computer to fix the problem.
Is this really necessary?
Adobe, I am a man in need...please help me...
(PS: I am not the only one. I have also entered my problem here http://www.google.pl/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=6039f438d085295f&hl=en&fid=6039f43 8d085295f00047c7e3182b625 to no avail.
And I have done more research than you can imagine. Here are a number of sites where people are reporting problems with Flash:
Streaming videos are choppy all the sudden.... - CPUs - CPU-Components How do I resolve choppy/jerky video in Firefox? - YouTube Help Videos are choppy, Audio distorted. - YouTube Help DIYnot.com > Youtube stopped working "JavaScript turned off" youtube is not working - YouTube Help Flash sound stopped working. | Ask MetaFilter Anyone have problems with Youtube freezing? - Software - Non-Gaming - Discussion Forum | Eurogamer YouTube videos freeze after a second - Google Chrome Help My Comments on Video Problem Flash Player 10 memory leak!! Graphics - Customized computer manufacturer graphics driver is detected AfterDawn.com: Guides: How to play FLV files Adobe Forums: Adobe Support: Please Read, New Flash... Adobe Forums: Flash Stopped working
Obviously, I have still not found an answer to my problem. Please help me.
Thx,
Richard)

After Effects CS5 freeze on project load with missing files

Mac with 10.6.4
Open a CS4 project file with missing assets. It opens and converts to a new untitled document. Save the document and close. Open it again and it the application freezes up when loading the last bit of project files. Spinning beach ball forever. No error. It looks to be hitting a few missing files in the project but instead of putting up a "X number of files are missing since you last saved this project" message it locks up.
I tried to open the older file again and find or delete all the missing file references but midway through that process I got the beach ball again. Now it freezes up just loading the older CS4 file.
Any ideas? Much thanks.

Files are on two different external drives, as is the project file itself. What I have done is copy the project file to my internal hard drive, disconnect all external drives, open the file and... it opens. At that point everything is missing, right. But I cleaned up the file, tossed out anything that wasn't totally necessary (this file is two years in the making). I saved it. Leaving it open I plugged the drives back in and started to reconnect the files to their references. I made sure there were no missing files. Closed, quit, and restarted and it worked. I lost a few things but nothing I couldn't rebuild pretty quickly. I suspect one of the reference files was corrupt? Maybe not, because the project file worked in CS4. Maybe a 32bit to 64bit conversion issue? Not sure but I'm back up and running.
Thank you for responding. Hopefully this info will benefit someone else. Twas frustrating. These boards are a great resource.

Question Mark.... missing files....

The location for my 'Saved Files' is /Users/Me/Pictures/Adobe and when I click on that folder and 'Get Info' it tells me it the size of the folder is over 31Gig.
The folder is full of .xmp files....
When I open PSE 12, I see all of my thumbnails, but they all have a question mark in the top left hand corner. Whenever I click on a picture, it says, "Searching for missing file".... but never finds it.
I'm pretty sure I know how I created this problem, but I don't know how to fix it.
I'd imported all my media from iPhoto 11... then I deleted the iPhoto Library, to eliminate duplicate data bases. Takes up double memory.... but then, I also saw, in the Adobe 'Saved Files' path, a folder called, iPhoto Library Media. I thought this was also a duplicate folder of what I already had in /Users/Me/Pictures/Adobe. So I backed it up to an external disc before deleting it.
Then I did a 'Backup Catalogue', also to a external disc....... Now all my files are AWOL. It seems I can do a 'Restore' from the backed up catalogue, but there have been a few photo's changed since then, and I'm prompted to 'Backup' again before Restoring.... bit of a mess.....
Any pointers appreciated....

I can give you a pointer for the future once you find the files. So let's fast forward to the future, when you've assembled all of your photos in Elements. First, you've got to remember never to move any photos to a new folder by dropping and dragging. Instead, open Elements and choose FILE/MOVE instead.
Here's another tip to avoid missing or reconnect photos warnings in the future. I added a folder named Temp (for temporary). It is located in the same hierarchy as my other folders contained in the Adobe folder within the photos folder. I now move all new photos into this Temp folder BEFORE opening Photoshop Elements 11. After I open the organizer I choose FILE/GET MEDIA and locate the temp folder. I then tag all the photos in that folder, assign them to albums and edit them. After that's all done, I use Elements to move the new images to a different folder that is already being monitored by Elements (by choosing FILE/MOVE as mentioned above). This clears the temp folder. The extra few seconds means that I never get the "missing photos" or "reconnect photos" warnings any longer. Plus, I can check the temp folder to make sure all of the images I worked on have moved out and into the folder that I actually wanted to use in the first place. It's pretty fool proof and you don't forget where the photos are located if you close the program by mistake or if your computer freezes. They will be in that Temp folder until you move them using the FILE/MOVE technique.
Good luck with Vaishali's solution.
Alan

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