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From the older post, I have explained some issues of Media Player Classic that was included within K-Lite Mega Codec Pack any version. A problem that I couldn’t solved at that moment was “computer restart suddenly when I move the playback slider with a .wmv file”. The player seems weird too.

Unfortunately, K-Lite didn’t change the default configuration for ffdshow video decoder, so you must change it manually. I feel disappointed. Now then, I am going to tell you how to fix this problem. Just for info, I am using K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 4.4.5. I got this problem from version 4.1.3 and it’s very disappointing that K-Lite/ Media Player Classic do not realize that plain problem.

media player classic crashed

1. The first step, open ffdshow video decoder.
   

   ffdshow video decoder

2. Change the decoder for WMV1,WMV2,WMV3 to libavcodec. I do not recommend wmv9 because it is incomplete I think. There are some .wmv files that do not play correctly with wmv9, just a green screen and voices.
   

   libavcodec wmv

3. Click OK and you can freely slide the slider without any worries that your computer can restart suddenly.

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Well, when we do right-click over a file, we can use Send To option to make it easier to transfer or copy a file. We can copy it to external drive, My Documents, desktop as a shortcut, or compressed folder, but we want another location that we use it frequently, like a favorite folder or another folders beside My Documents. I will show you how to do that.

1. First step is make sure you unhide all files.
   

   Unhide all files

2. Go to C:Documents and SettingsXP. Remember, “C” is where is my Documents and Settings location and “XP” is my username, if you have another location and username, then open Documents and Settings folder in your computer and click your username folder. After that, you will see Send To folder, open it.
   

   Send to

3. Now, in this place, you can make a shortcut of your favorite folder or another folders that you feel necessary. For example, I make a shortcut of My mp3s folder, then after you make your shortcut, you can cut it and paste it in Send To folder.
   

   Place your shortcut here

4. It’s done. You can hide your porn videos and forbidden files now :D. Like the picture below, now you can copy a file directly to your favorite folder, such a mp3 file or whatever you like.
   

   Send to your shortcut

It’s simple, isn’t it? Make it easier to transfer files and less time to do instead of the normal one =).

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Lately, I was told by my friend how to do that, so when our external drive like flashdisk or external HD is plugged into USB or E-sata ports with infected computer, that virus can’t duplicate itself into external drives.

1. Make a new folder into your external drive
2. Name it with autorun.inf

Now, let’s see if the virus can infect your external drive or not. So, my friend do an experiment about that. He now make new text document, and make sure first that you “uncheck hide extensions for know file types” in folder option -> view.

Then, rename it with autorun.inf and try to click enter. This is going to happen if you try to click enter/ make it. So, I can make conclusion like this, if a virus try to infect your external drive/ USB flashdisk, it will not happen, because there is another file that already used that name, a file folder with autorun.inf name.

Want to try? Except the virus can generate another file name than autorun.inf, but I think no virus maker never think like that, or am I wrong?

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