Tuesday, December 27, 2011

How can I stop Roxio Media Creator from interrupting paste in Windows XP?

I got a bad virus a little while back, the Windows XP Security Center thing, and now that it's gone it seems it left a few things out of whack. One of them is that whenever I try to paste files that I've either copied OR cut, Roxio Media Creator 7 pops up some sort of update/install box and interrupts the process. I can usually hit cancel on that, and after a brief freeze-up the files go where they're supposed to. But I'd say 1 out of 10 times, hitting cancel just freezes paste indefinitely until I turn off the computer and try again.

Is there some sort of way to stop Roxio from interrupting paste? I don't want to get rid of the program entirely, since it has an audio editor I use (though the rest of it is expired). But can I edit some registry, stop some process, do anything other than uninstalling Roxio to fix the problem?

I have tried letting Roxio go through with the install by the way. It asks for the original program disc to complete installation, but I don't have that.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Final 3 Compete On 'X Factor'; Simon Cowell Thinks He Knows Who Should Win (omg!)

The Final 3 on 'The X Factor' -- FOX

"The X Factor" and its $5 million recording contract is in America's hands to decide.

Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene and the lone lady left standing, Melanie Amaro, took the stage for one last set of competition performances, and based on the judges' comments, one contender may be in the lead. But who is it? Read on to find out...

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Here's how Round 1 went:

Josh, a burrito maker from Ohio, hit the stage with "Uninvited," joined by Alanis Morissette. A little thrown off by the superstar power on stage, Josh was strong in his singing, but had a moment or two of insecurity standing next to the Grammy winner - and Simon Cowell noticed.

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"Alanis -- amazing, looks cute, by the way. Josh -- I thought you were a little bit intimidated in the beginning," Simon told the singer following his performance. "Then, as the song got into gear, I heard the old Josh back... It was an 8 out of 10."

Chris dueted with Avril Lavigne on her song, "Complicated," which featured one of the Santa Cruz performer's own rap verses, something Josh's mentor, Nicole Scherzinger, complimented.

"It was a little shaky in the takeoff... but your energy and the light around you is so flippin' contagious," she said. "You shined up there."

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Looking like the cat who got the cream, Simon introduced his contestant, Melanie, who sang "I Believe I Can Fly" alongside R. Kelly. Performing the tune in R. Kelly's key signature made it less of a show piece for the powerhouse vocalist, according to Chris' mentor, L.A. Reid.

"I felt you got a little bit over shadowed," L.A. said.

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Simon, however, praised his contender.

"You didn't look like someone in a talent competition... It was a fantastic version of the song," the Brit chimed in.

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With no clear frontrunner in Round 1, Round 2 was anyone's game as the contenders performed without superstar help and in Josh's case, without any help at all. Just a lone man on stage, the Ohioan took out his guitar and gave a soulful rendition of "At Last."

"This is what we call the $5 million song," Simon said. "This is the song that's gonna determine your fate... and what I liked about it was it was all about you, what we liked about it in the first place. This is gonna be a very, very close call tonight, I can feel that."

Chris tugged at heart strings when he performed the song he did at his audition - his own composition - "Young Homie."

Giving his all on stage alongside dancers and spruced up musical accompaniment, the young man was in his element and he was moved to tears by the end.

"You are magic!" Paula Abdul screamed. "You are the consummate singer/songwriter, performer... You make everyone fall in love with you."

Melanie, then took to the stage for her final number - Beyonce's "Listen," complete with a choir and vocal runs that showed her true musical prowess.

"That is the Melanie I love," L.A. said. "That wasn't a $5 million performance, that was a $50 million performance."

Simon, however, went one step further, telling Melanie she was the reason he imported his foreign reality competition stateside, and, perhaps, putting her in the lead.

"I brought this show to America because some of the greatest singers in this world are from this country, and you just proved that," he said. "You, based on that performance tonight, you should be the winner of 'The X Factor,' because you're gonna represent this country all over the world."

"The X Factor" crowns a winner on Thursday night at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX.

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Video: GOP's Payroll Tax Fiasco?

Rep. Tom Price, (R-GA) defends the GOP position on the tax cuts bill, and discussing whether a compromise can be reached, with Jared Bernstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Steve Moore, "Return to Prosperity" author.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

MTV 'Teen Mom' star jailed for probation violation (AP)

ANDERSON, Ind. ? A star of the MTV reality show "Teen Mom" has been ordered to jail in central Indiana for violating her probation on felony domestic battery charges.

Court records show that probation revocation was sought for Amber Portwood of Anderson after she was accused of battery and public intoxication in connection with a fight in November. She is also accused of not obtaining her GED or completing anger management classes as required.

Madison Circuit Court Judge David Happe tells The Herald Bulletin ( http://bit.ly/uHDF1a) that Portwood was arrested Monday. The judge ordered her jailed until a Jan. 13 hearing.

Police investigated the then-20-year-old Portwood after a 2010 episode showed her hitting the then-24-year-old father of her daughter with the child present.

A message seeking comment was left for her attorney, Robert Schembs.

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Information from: The Herald Bulletin, http://www.theheraldbulletin.com

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