* I bought a new computer. Can I transfer music downloads from Walmart.com to this new computer?
WMA files protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) encryption cannot be transferred from computer to computer. If you want to play music you downloaded from Walmart.com on another computer (or on any other device that plays audio CDs), you must burn your music onto an audio CD to play it (please note that you may burn a song to a CD up to 10 times).
Hmmm, does anyone know how this works?
I know the licence will be dl'ed the first time listened to. Is that stored in the.wma file then? Or, on the PC somewhere.
I ask this because I replace (well highly modify--- usually a new mobo) my pc with a new one about ever year or so. After 3 years, does this mean I can no longer listen to my music that I paid for?
Are iTunes or Napster the same way?
It's pretty well documented in news groups and fourms:
Google Search
Essentially, it destabilizes explorer when doing large file copies/moves/deleted. I can reproduce it with JUST Win98 and IE6 installed clean.
You don't even have to run IE6 (I don't) it just need be installed.
IE 6 Breaks Win98 (badly)-- and it is a RECOMMENDED patch according to Windows Update. Funny thing is now, you can't get IE 5.5 anymore. So for those running Win 98 you are stuck with 5.0 that came with it, 6.0 that breaks it, or Xp/2000 that costs$$.
My first ever post WOO HOO! =)
Ok, I have been using rebates for many many years. I have about a 99% success rate. The only one I lost was a $50 rebate for a tape drive. When I called about it, it sounded like two guys running a business out of their garage. They claim it was lost of course.
Ok, So I use to just throw everything in an envelope and send it on its way. That was back when I had only 1 or 2 pending rebates.
Then, after the tape drive ordeal, I started keeping copies. Actually had to call a few companies when I didn't get a rebate. It's funny, every time I ever had to call they ALWAYS said the check was ALREADY mailed and I did recieved the check within two to three days of calling (and the postmark date was the day or day after I called).
Then the rebates got too many to deal with manually. So I set up an asset account with Quicken to track exactly how much $$ I was owed in rebates. It also allowed to to quickly see which rebates were overdue.
So now I have a pretty good system. I scan everything I send. Everything is taped to one sheet of paper with annotations indicating all the requirements.
It's been pretty good.
Now the rules have changed. I got some pretty substantial rebates from CompUSA and some pretty small ones. I glanced at a random rebate for that I received and everything looked normal.
Then a few days later I went to fill them all out. The BIG rebates ($70, $100) had a requirement that the prbate be postmaked the NEXT DAY (that is about 4 days from when I purchased the items!!!). The smaller rebates were the normal 'postmarked within 30 days of purchase'. The big ones were withing the SAME WEEK!!
Not many people rush home to fill out their rebates. They want to play with their new router or hard drive (which may take 4 days for some people).
So, yet another way for the companies to deny your rebate.
What's next 'Must be postmarked on a Monday before noon or Thusday after the post office is closed'.
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Every time Jimmy (Neutron) uses his nano-bots mayhem always follows! =)
I should have RTFF
* I bought a new computer. Can I transfer music downloads from Walmart.com to this new computer?
WMA files protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) encryption cannot be transferred from computer to computer. If you want to play music you downloaded from Walmart.com on another computer (or on any other device that plays audio CDs), you must burn your music onto an audio CD to play it (please note that you may burn a song to a CD up to 10 times).
Hmmm, does anyone know how this works? I know the licence will be dl'ed the first time listened to. Is that stored in the .wma file then? Or, on the PC somewhere.
I ask this because I replace (well highly modify--- usually a new mobo) my pc with a new one about ever year or so. After 3 years, does this mean I can no longer listen to my music that I paid for? Are iTunes or Napster the same way?
It's pretty well documented in news groups and fourms: Google Search
Essentially, it destabilizes explorer when doing large file copies/moves/deleted. I can reproduce it with JUST Win98 and IE6 installed clean. You don't even have to run IE6 (I don't) it just need be installed.
IE 6 Breaks Win98 (badly)-- and it is a RECOMMENDED patch according to Windows Update. Funny thing is now, you can't get IE 5.5 anymore. So for those running Win 98 you are stuck with 5.0 that came with it, 6.0 that breaks it, or Xp/2000 that costs$$.
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That is, I didn't know I needed the 'BR' tag. And I meant to ask is there a way to edit, not 'exit'.
Guess I'm all giddy about my first post. Sorry.
Ok, sorry, my first post. I didn't know I needed
. Is there a way to exit?
My first ever post WOO HOO! =) Ok, I have been using rebates for many many years. I have about a 99% success rate. The only one I lost was a $50 rebate for a tape drive. When I called about it, it sounded like two guys running a business out of their garage. They claim it was lost of course. Ok, So I use to just throw everything in an envelope and send it on its way. That was back when I had only 1 or 2 pending rebates. Then, after the tape drive ordeal, I started keeping copies. Actually had to call a few companies when I didn't get a rebate. It's funny, every time I ever had to call they ALWAYS said the check was ALREADY mailed and I did recieved the check within two to three days of calling (and the postmark date was the day or day after I called). Then the rebates got too many to deal with manually. So I set up an asset account with Quicken to track exactly how much $$ I was owed in rebates. It also allowed to to quickly see which rebates were overdue. So now I have a pretty good system. I scan everything I send. Everything is taped to one sheet of paper with annotations indicating all the requirements. It's been pretty good. Now the rules have changed. I got some pretty substantial rebates from CompUSA and some pretty small ones. I glanced at a random rebate for that I received and everything looked normal. Then a few days later I went to fill them all out. The BIG rebates ($70, $100) had a requirement that the prbate be postmaked the NEXT DAY (that is about 4 days from when I purchased the items!!!). The smaller rebates were the normal 'postmarked within 30 days of purchase'. The big ones were withing the SAME WEEK!! Not many people rush home to fill out their rebates. They want to play with their new router or hard drive (which may take 4 days for some people). So, yet another way for the companies to deny your rebate. What's next 'Must be postmarked on a Monday before noon or Thusday after the post office is closed'.