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In order to be able to view video from an SD Card on your Wii, the video has to be formatted properly. If your Wii will not read your video, you can use Wii Video to convert the video file into a format that the Wii can read. Here’s how.
1. Download and install Wii Video.
2. Run the software. There are quite a bit of advertisements, but just ignore those. Click Convert then Select File. Pick the file you wish to convert and then click Next.
There is something about that blue light on the Wii. It’s so cool and relaxing looking. If you want to enable it to be on all the time, there is a trick for it.
You can set it up to send you a dummy email. All you have to do is add your email address to your address book. Send an email from the Wii to your email address, then reply back to that email from that email account. Wait for the message to return to the Wii, this can take a long time (one our or so). Never read the email. As long as you don’t view the email, the blue light will then stay on.
There is also a way to alter the insides of the Wii to make the blue like stay on if you are comfortable with taking your Wii apart and making some modifications. This video will help.
If you are experiencing problems with your Internet Browser on your PS3, clearing the Cookies and the Cache is the first step in trying to fix the problem. Users have reported problems downloading system updates. The following steps usually help the problem.
1. From the XMB menu, select Network.
2. Select Internet Browser.
3. After the Internet Browser appears press the Triangle button.
4. Select Tools on the Options menu.
5. Select Delete Cookies or Delete Cache then select Yes to confirm.
If you are having issues with your Playstation 3 where it’s locking up or freezing, you might need to reset the unit.
You can perform a reset by holding down the Power button for about 10 seconds. The power light should turn red, then you can let go of the button.
Your PS3 has been reset, try to power on the unit normally to see if your problems persist.
I have recently been having problems getting games to work in Windows. Finding the version of Direct X installed on my PC was key in troubleshooting the issues. Here’s how.
1. Click Start > Run or hold down the Windows Key and press R.
2. Type dxdiag and click OK.
3. The version of DirectX you are currently running will be displayed on your screen.
It’s was a bit of a secret for me to figure out how to adjust the Wii remote volume. Here’s how to do it.
1. From the Main Menu, hold down the Home button on the remote.
2. Select the controller image.
3. Now you can adjust the remote volume as well as the rumble options.
If you want to be able to use your Wii remote temporarily on a friends Wii, One Time Mode will allow this capability. Here’s how to enable this feature.
1. Press the Home button on the Wii Remote thats already synchronized with your friends Wii.
2. Select the Wii Remote Settings option
3. Select Reconnect option.
4. Simultaneously press the 1 and 2 buttons on the remote that you want to sync with the console.
5. When the lights stop blinking and the remote vibrates, the remote has synchronized temporarily and should work with the Wii console.
Where to find the MAC address for your Sony PSP.
1. Select Settings.
2. Select System Settings.
3. Select System Information and your MAC address will be displayed on the screen.
Sometimes you need the MAC address to your XBox 360 so you can setup security on your network router. Here’s how to locate it.
1. Navigate to the System area of the Xbox Dashboard.
2. Select Network Settings.
3. Select Edit Settings.
4. Select Additional Settings.
5. Select Advanced Settings.
The MAC address will be displayed toward the bottom of this page where it says Wired MAC Address.
Where to locate the MAC Address for your Wii network card.
1. On the main menu, select the Wii button on the lower left side.
2. Select Wii Settings.
3. Select the arrow on the right side of the screen.
4. Select Internet.
5. Select Console Information.
The MAC address will then appear on the screen.
Where you can locate the MAC address to the network card on your Playstation 3.
1. On the main menu, select Settings.
2. Select System Settings.
3. Select System Information.
Your MAC address will then be displayed on the screen.
Last night me and my girlfriend were going to face off in Guitar Hero. However, my PS2 just froze while trying to read the disc. After about 4 minutes it said Disc Read Error. It had been getting this way for a while. It would take forever to read the game disc and it would sometimes sit forever at the Browser/System Configuration screen. The unit is 8 years old so I would imagine some filth has built up on the disc reading laser lens inside of it. I decided to clean it out. Here’s how it’s done:
Skip over the intro at the beginning of Unreal Tournament 3. You can do this by adding -nomoviestartup to the shortcut.
Right-click the Unreal Tourtnament 3 icon and select Properties,
In the Target box, one space after the last character, add -nomoviestartup. It should look similar to this:
“C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3 Demo\Binaries\UT3Demo.exe” -nomoviestartup
Click OK and you’re done. Now when you use that icon to launch the game, the movie intro will not play.
Source: Unreal Tournament 3 Tweak Guide
Microsoft extends it’s Xbox 360 warranty after many users are reporting the Red Ring of Light appearing indicating a severe hardware failure in the unit.
Microsoft is now offering owners of the Xbox 360 an “enhanced warranty” for those users experiencing the ring of light failure. The warranty is now 3 years for any customer that gets the Red Ring of Light failure for both new and used consoles. Joystiq.com reported that the problem has been experienced by about 33% of Xbox 360 users.
If you are experiencing this problem, you will need to get your Xbox 360 repaired by Microsoft Support.
You get one of the following errors when installing Age of Empires 3:
Error 1935: An error during installation of an assembly MSXML2 Public key token.
or
Error 1904.Module C:\WINDOWS\System32\msxml4.dll failed to register. HRESULT - 2147024891. Contact your support personnel.
1. Access the Control Panel and open Add/Remove Programs.
2. Under Currently installed programs and updates, see whether the following programs are listed:
3. If one or more of these programs are listed, click to select the program, and then click Change/Remove. If you are prompted to confirm the removal, click Yes.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to remove the program.
5. After you remove the programs, try to install Age of Empires 3 again.
If this doesn’t work you may want to try a spyware removal application to remove these products.
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