Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:06:04 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: making MP3s to fill my new HDD [LIB]
At 07:50 AM 16/03/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 22:40:56 +0700 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: making MP3s to fill my new HDD [LIB] > >> Now, if that new CDFS driver actually rips the files on the fly (so your >> .cda files are in fact glorified .wav files) then you might have a >> fighting chance if you install the driver on the computer that has the >> CD-ROM drive AND on your libretto ... > >You think *maybe* I'd need it on the Libretto, or are you saying I'd need it >for sure? OK I've not seen that driver however I can hypothesis 2 ways in which it might work. 1: It doesn't change anything except the definition of the .cda files. In that case your idea definitely won't work, all its doing is telling Windows that if it finds .cda files lying around then it knows what to do with them (ie. locate the CD it came from and tell the CD-ROM drive to play the track). This is the most likely scenario because the second one seems pretty pointless. 2: It makes Windows 'rip' the track instead of copying it (effectively turning the copy command into a ripper). If it rips to standard .wav files then you *might* be in luck except for the possibility that it does this ABOVE the file system level (ie. it won't intercept calls to the CD from a mapped network drive). If it rips to its on proprietary format AND it intercepts the calls from the mapped drive then you'll need the driver on whatever computer you wish to use the resulting files from. >> but like was said, software can't be installed on that computer anyway. >> If you were going to do that you might as well put a PROPER ripping >> program there and have things done properly. > >I may well be able to sneak in there one night and "update" a driver on one >of their machines... would that enable me to "see" (and copy) the "real" >files over the network? I really don't like your chances. You'd be better off sneaking a copy of VNC onto that computer and remote controlling it from your libby (I assume your main problem is getting physical access to the computer). Then when its not being used you can quietly install a CD ripping program, rip the CDs to the hard drive, transfer the files to your libby, wipe the files from the desktop then uninstall the ripping program. VNC details at www.uk.research.att.com/vnc - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
