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please help the computer-retarded n00b (avi content)

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Hello all,

Recently i got a couple of cd's with avi files from a friend, and found i could not view them on my macbook (not running leopard). it asks me what i want to use to open the cd, and thats where i'm stuck. i have no idea where to even start, i've tried scouring google and the forums but even after loading the suggested programs, i can't seem to get the info of the cd, forget even trying to view the avi files. If anyone has any suggestions, or wants me to snag any print screens (can you even do that on a mac? i don't see a button O:) ), just let me know.
 
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tried it, cd still wasn't recognized, when i opened the wmv player, i didn't find an option to select anything off the cd.
 
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Does the cd even show up on the desktop? If it does, when you open the cd in finder do any files show up inside it? You shouldn't have to use an application just to look inside the cd.

And you press Command+Shift+3 to take a screenshot of the entire desktop.
Command+Shift+4 allows you to select an area on the screen to snapshot.
 
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it doesn't show up on the desktop, i'm going to try out a new copy and see if that works at all, thanks for the help.

anyone know any good garage band forums?
 

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