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Can you please help me? This is really, really important.

I'm installing Virtual PC 2007, and I have Windows 7, and I'm at the "Virual Hard Disk Location" part of the wizard. I don't get it, and I can't find a virtual disk location. How do I get past that box?

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If you can just type it out in the reply post, I'm going to need to copy and paste it anyway.

That's what I'd say, too. It's a "lazy schoolteacher" ambersand. =P

I wouldn't. Leaving them out at room temperature for 8+ hours will do more than defrost them.

Is there any way at all that I can convert MIDI files to wave sounds (preferably in MP3 format) that sound EXACTLY the way the MIDI's do when I play them on my computer?

I've tried free online converters, but those all have custom instrument sets. I've tried converters that don't use recording, but those use unique instrument sets. I've tried the free trial of a $30 program and THAT changed the instruments slightly. I tried recording directly from my computer's output to input audio ports, but the sound is distorted. I'm at a loss here. =|

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Is there any way at all that I can convert MIDI files to wave sounds (preferably in MP3 format) that sound EXACTLY the way the MIDI's do when I play them on my computer?

I've tried free online converters, but those all have custom instrument sets. I've tried converters that don't use recording, but those use unique instrument sets. I've tried the free trial of a $30 program and THAT changed the instruments slightly. I tried recording directly from my computer's output to input audio ports, but the sound is distorted. I'm at a loss here. =|

Ok, I know I've found a way to do this in the past. The problem is that I can't remember at all. However, I did, out of pure curiosity, try to convert any MIDI file that I had laying around with Quicktime Pro. I'm on my Mac so I can't try out any other converter on Windows at the moment. So far, it sounds exactly the same when I convert the MIDI to an AIFF file in 16-bit/48kHz format. However, it seems to drop some of the instruments.

I'll try my Windows machine and see if dbpoweramp can do a better job.

Edit: Alright, so I tried it on my Windows machine with dbpoweramp and it sound just fine. However, when I played the original MIDI file on Windows Media Player, it didn't play the extra instruments that I heard on my Mac. Thing is, it did sound exactly the same. Apparently, it all depends on your sound card and also on the instruments that come installed on the computer. Maybe you can redirect some of those MIDI converters to use your PC's stock instruments? I honestly don't know how to do that, I'm as stumped as you are.

I am having some strange errors regarding the speed of my internet connection.

First off, I own a Mac (OS: Snow Leopard 10.7.2), as well, I own an apple router.

As of the last few days, my internet connection has become really slow. I have absolutely no idea why. I have tried contacting my internet service provider and nothing is wrong on their end. I have reseted my router and unplugged it, as well as reset the router to it's factory settings, yet my internet connection still maintains slow. Every time I do reset my router though, my internet speed is pretty good, however, this only tends to last for a period of 10 minutes or so before it gets much slower.

I should also mention that this isn't the first time that this has happened. Every month, I tend to go through a week when my internet gets really slow for not apparent reason, but after awhile without do anything, the internet speed randomly gets back to normal until it decides to slow down again weeks later.

Does anyone have any ideas to what the problem could be and any possible solutions? Thanks in advance!

What sort of brightness do you have it on? Turn off wifi if you don't need it.
Exit your apps on the multitask menu? You might have built up some there. Also I'm not sure of it helps but turn off spotlight search in settings > general

But charging it 2-3 times a day is way too much. I charge mine once a day on a school day and it usually lasts through the weekend. How long do you play games for? If it's like a few hours on the stretch then that can drain it a lot.

An app that might help in monitoring better is "Battery" - it tells you what potential usage is left. But that's about it.