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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Kimahri on June 09, 2001, 03:26:22 PM
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K when i download something like an mp3 or jpg it works fine but when my computer is restarted and i come back to play that song or look at the piture it has changed to a different type of file and does not work anymore...... please help!
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anybody know? this s making me mad, i wont even download anything now cause... whats the use. it wont even work the next day.
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Well, you could always rename it back to a .mp3 or .jpg (I think you mean .mpg, don\'t you?)
I don\'t know what the problem is. It sounds like it\'s time for a good reformatting. :D
Are you saving the files to a specific file, or are you just downloading it into the internet cache? If it\'s the latter, that could be your problem. Download it to a specific file instead.
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Make sure the file extensions are correct. If it still does it then you\'ll just have to rename the files everytime you want to access it.
But if the problem persists you should probably format your HDD and start over. I know its alot to ask but as long as you save all your important stuff onto discs you\'ll be fine.
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Hrmmm, can you say VIRUS? Run anti-virus. Format. Live with constant renaming. Lotsa solutions.
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well it still says its .mp3 but its changed some how the picture has changed from the winamp lighting bolt to some sort of blue film or something
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see the black ones are the ****ed ones the lighting bolt one is the winamp one is fine they arent soposed to be black but my icons are ****ed too,,,,, but who cares i just need the mp3 files to stay as winamp files and not change to this
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falbums.photopoint.com%2Fj%2FView%3Fu%3D1711710%26a%3D13152363%26p%3D50111831%26Sequence%3D0%26res%3Dhigh&hash=d9076065990bae7a2a820e00a8147e8167380e94)
heres the properties of them
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falbums.photopoint.com%2Fj%2FView%3Fu%3D1711710%26a%3D13152363%26p%3D50111828%26Sequence%3D0%26res%3Dhigh&hash=123ae86ed1083ab22fb44fbf4560178c41571824)
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It sounds like some other program took over the associations for the file. For your MP3 files, this is how to change it back.
Open Winamp. Right click on the top bar in Winamp. A menu should open. Go down to options, then go to preferences. While in preferences, click on the "setup" tab and go to "File Types." Now just click on the files types you want Winamp to open. This should override the other program and make Winamp open the files again.
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hmmm thx for your help but it still didnt work i think what they have changed to is a .vbs file, anyone know anything about those?
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According to your pictures, the files are being renamed like this:
name.mp3.vbs
This is bad news! The file is trying to have two different extentions on it, which makes it completely useless. It looks like the MP3 files on your computer are trashed. (Yes, you will need to redownload them :() The one shown in the picture is only 10kb, which means that whatever program took over changed the size of the file. It is unrecoverable now. It could be a virus like FatalXception said, or it could be another program just messing stuff up.
What happens when you click on the MP3? Does it take you into Winamp? A different program? (if so, which program) Or does it do something else? I don\'t know if I can help too much without more information.
One more thing. Do you have Visual Basic on your computer? I think that might be the program that is causing this problem.
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k , when i click on them nothing at all happens. and i do not know what visual basic is . could u describe it or something?
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If something is appending an VB script to all your MP3s, it may very well be a virus. I recommend that you get an antivirus program, download the most current virus definition file, and scan all your fixed drives. Hopefully it hasn\'t done any other damage.
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Well, I am starting to think it\'s a virus too. Get a antivirus program and see if that fixes it.
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Erm, it looks like a virus to me too. :(
BTW VB is short for Visual Basic, a programming language.
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o k thx, where can i find the best anti virus program?
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hmmmmm i ll i can find are updates to virus programs, ill probably have to buy one eh? damn im broke......
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Looks like a virus to me. There is plenty of VBS viruses that do the exact same thing. Have you received any e-mails with VBS attachments?
VBS is short for Visual Basic Scripting.
There is plenty of trial versions of anti-viruses to download. Go to Download.com and look there.
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k, ya its a virus, i downloaded an antivirus program...... but i dont know how to get rid of the virus. does it do it automatically or do i have to do something?
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Burn your Hard drive and that will get rid of it. No seriously if you find a virus w/McAffe or Norton it will prompt you on what to do. But me I\'d wipe the whole drive and start over.
It might also be useful to check out your file associations. Like this,
Windows Explorer -> View -> Folder Options -> File Types tab
or in Windows 2000,
Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types