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Author Topic: CD Burner Question Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 02-07-2003 09:28 AM                        You could connect your soundcard line-out of your laptop to your soundcard line-in of your e-machine and do it the old fashioned way. A little more useful, for the easiest setup -- install only the 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' protocol (in addition to 'Client for Microsoft Networks' and 'File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks'), set the IP addresses on the machines (configured in properties of the network adapter) to 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 (one for each machine) and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 on both. Then share at least one folder (even an empty one) on each to help out WINS, so that both computers can see each other. Restart generously throughout.  |  IP: Logged Nate Lehrke Master Film Handler Posts: 396 From: Denver, CO Registered: Oct 2002 posted 02-07-2003 09:15 PM                     Say I were to use the line out/in you suggested. quote: You could connect your soundcard line-out of your laptop to your soundcard line-in of your e-machine and do it the old fashioned way What on all does that entail? Assume that I have no understanding on how a PC works.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-07-2003 10:32 PM                        You'd need to get a mini (1/8th inch) to mini (yet another 1/8th inch jack, exactly like headphones) stereo cable and hook one end to your Line Out which would normally go to your speakers to the Line In on the recording computer. After that you would defrag the RAM and format your video card to work with the internet. Once you change the BIOS settings for Adobe Photoshop you should be set. That would be a pain in the ass though. It would probably be easier to download the entire internet and sift though the data to find the songs you like and burn a CD.  |  IP: Logged Nate Lehrke Master Film Handler Posts: 396 From: Denver, CO Registered: Oct 2002 posted 02-07-2003 10:52 PM                     Hey Joe! Not sure if you read: quote: Assume that I have no understanding on how a PC works. How about you tell me that again in terms I can understand! I am curious to how Adobe Photoshop will help me solve this problem?  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 02-07-2003 11:02 PM                        Wouldn`t it be much easier to borrow a zip drive or an external cd writer as originally suggested? You could even use a digital camera if the memory card is big enough. I have a 256MB smart media card for my Pentax camera which connects to the USB port and I have used it a couple of times to transport non-photo files between machines. Maybe an mp3 player could also be abused for this project. I am not familiar with notebook hardware. Would it be possible to take the hard disk out of the notebook and install it in the other computer? I wouldn`t go for the line-out line-in option as it will certainly lead to a loss of quality.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-07-2003 11:05 PM                     Adam, with 2000 Pro, that might not work. I found that out the hard way. If it is a drastic enviromental change, the machine will just cycle through the boot sequence. I'll bet "Uncle Bill" screwed up XP so it'll probably do the same thing. I found Win 95, 98, and ME does not give a rat's behind. It'll just find the new hardware and install it (if you are lucky) and it'll run just as before. Like . Remember this: DOS = Nobody home, the lights are out. Windows 3.* = Somebody might be home, but the lights are still out. Windows 95 = Nobody home but the lights are on. Windows 98. Somebody might be home, and the lights are on. Windows ME = Somebody is home, but they are drunk. The lights are still on. Windows NT = "Nothing there", or "Nice try" Windows 2000 Pro = The person at home has brains, and is capable of thinking. The lights are still on. Windows XP - Too damned smart for its own good. All the lights are off, except the bathroom to save electrical power. If you try to install the OS disk in two different computers, it'll flush the toilet whether you are done or not and immediately call Uncle Bill.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-07-2003 11:07 PM                        Nate, If your video card is not set up for the internet you cannot burn CDs. Everyone knows this. Adobe Photoshop is an application that lets you transfer audio files from one computer to another to burn them on a CD, hence the name. --Joe  |  IP: Logged Nate Lehrke Master Film Handler Posts: 396 From: Denver, CO Registered: Oct 2002 posted 02-07-2003 11:13 PM                     Yeah getting a Zip Drive would be ideal, the problem is that I have no friends what’s so ever. Actually you people are my only friends. I would actually have to speak with people for me to make friends in an attempt to use them for a Zip Drive. Actually, I think that I have an old Zip but I just need to find a power adapter for it plus download the software & some how get the software on to the Desktop that doesn't have any internet capabilities.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-07-2003 11:16 PM                        I have an old external SCSI Zip drive I believe. I think they all use the same power supply. Want it? I'll charge you $0. That is my final offer. Take it or leave it. PS - Why would a Zip drive need software? It should just be seen as an external disk.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-07-2003 11:26 PM                     Joe, I don't know if WIN 95, 98, or ME will, but I know 2000 Pro will, providing it is a late model drive. To hell with XP. I would rather convert to Windoes 3.22 before I would use XP. POS!!!  |  IP: Logged Nate Lehrke Master Film Handler Posts: 396 From: Denver, CO Registered: Oct 2002 posted 02-07-2003 11:27 PM                     Hey Joe, I have been doing some research & I concede to you. Photoshop’s uses do include quote: “application that lets you transfer audio files from one computer to another to burn them on a CD” I apologize for questioning your authority. As too the old external SCSI Zip drive. I would take it grudgingly; don’t you have anything newer than that? I am not sure if I want to accept your garbage.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 02-08-2003 05:22 AM                        I think there are books which tell you how you can find friends. For a start, you could meet Joe as he seems to be living in the same city and I am sure he has no friends either.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 02-08-2003 02:56 PM                        Since you work with Joe, I can see why you want to avoid the risk of meeting anyone. The AC/DC adapter for the SCSI Zip Drive is the same as the one for the parallel drive. I was joking when I said you should use the line in and out's of your soundcards. If you wanted to though you would need a male to male 1/8" cord available at the Rat Shack and a piece of software capable of recording audio on your desktop. The easiest thing to do though would be to go out and buy a network adapter card for your desktop. Seriously, if you pay more than $20 USD for one you are getting ripped off. I pay less for D-Link 580TX cards. Network cards are easy to install and if you have a problem I'm confident that we'll be able to get you through it. Paul, DOS, Windows 3.1 and NT are my favorite platforms for the PC. It's funny how you like NT5 but not NT.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-08-2003 03:09 PM                     Daryl, that was NT4. The first time I tried it, I didn't know anything, (and probably still don't) but Win 2000 Pro rocks!  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-08-2003 04:02 PM                        Win2K Pro is the only Microsoft OS that gets a from me!  |  IP: Logged

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