"Erock1" gave this answer in another post. Quote[....... for more free menu templates to use in VS you can download the trial versions of all the video editing and authoring programs (Moviefactory, Workshop, VS9, etc.). Each of these free trial programs contain menu templates.]
Do not install the programs. Just open the template folders and look for the menu templates. They all will have the .UFO extension.
Hi all, my question is how do I get into a downloaded programme without installing it, because if I right click on a download there's no 'Explore' option. Please.
Calling 'Erock 1' or anyone else!!
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PeterMilliken
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I have no idea what the original poster meant either - all the trial versions are executable files - there is no way that I am aware of that will allow you to "explore" an executable file and extract only what you want i.e. the .ufo files.
My suggestion would be to take a snapshot of your c: drive to DVD using a disk archiving program such as Norton Ghost or Image for Windows (shareware). Install each of the trial programs, copy the .ufo files out of where they get installed onto a second hard drive/partition i.e. d: and then after you have extracted everything you want you restore your original c: drive image from the backup DVD(s). Then copy the extracted .ufo files into wherever you want them on your c: drive.
This way you get what you want and there is no "trial" software left making a mess of your system
Peter
P.S. If you try Image for Windows be aware that I have never been able to take a snapshot of my c: drive using it (such programs normally require you to reboot into a DOS application and then take the snapshot from that) Image for Windows supposedly allows snapshotting a drive while Windows is running by obtaining some form of "lock" - but I have never succeeded in getting this working for my c: drive (it works fine for other drives) - but if you purchase the full version, you get a DOS application as part of the purchase which does work for snapshotting the c: drive. I use Image for Windows all the time to backup my c: drive and archive my video projects after I have complete d the project, so I can highly recommend it.
My suggestion would be to take a snapshot of your c: drive to DVD using a disk archiving program such as Norton Ghost or Image for Windows (shareware). Install each of the trial programs, copy the .ufo files out of where they get installed onto a second hard drive/partition i.e. d: and then after you have extracted everything you want you restore your original c: drive image from the backup DVD(s). Then copy the extracted .ufo files into wherever you want them on your c: drive.
This way you get what you want and there is no "trial" software left making a mess of your system
Peter
P.S. If you try Image for Windows be aware that I have never been able to take a snapshot of my c: drive using it (such programs normally require you to reboot into a DOS application and then take the snapshot from that) Image for Windows supposedly allows snapshotting a drive while Windows is running by obtaining some form of "lock" - but I have never succeeded in getting this working for my c: drive (it works fine for other drives) - but if you purchase the full version, you get a DOS application as part of the purchase which does work for snapshotting the c: drive. I use Image for Windows all the time to backup my c: drive and archive my video projects after I have complete d the project, so I can highly recommend it.
Roy, sorry for being MIA and the confusion. My original post wasn't worded correctly as you and Peter realized. Sometimes the thoughts you have in your head don't come out the same on a monitor. At least for me anyway
Anyway, what I meant was don't install the trials on the same hard drive that you have your regular programs on. I have an external HDD that I use for testing, storing, etc. When I'm done it's a simple matter of wiping the drive.
IMHO, I think this is a simpler way than creating a partition and the taking a snapshot or using Norton's ghost. It also saves you valuable space on your main internal HDD.
BTW: I've used this method and have obtained about 1 dozen more menu templates for FREE
Anyway, what I meant was don't install the trials on the same hard drive that you have your regular programs on. I have an external HDD that I use for testing, storing, etc. When I'm done it's a simple matter of wiping the drive.
IMHO, I think this is a simpler way than creating a partition and the taking a snapshot or using Norton's ghost. It also saves you valuable space on your main internal HDD.
BTW: I've used this method and have obtained about 1 dozen more menu templates for FREE
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PeterMilliken
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There are many advantages to using Ghost or Image for Windows to take a backup of your system disk - many of which aren't always immediately obvious If you search this board for some of my posts you will find that I frequently offer a restoration from backup (assuming you have taken one!) as the solution for all sorts of scurrilous problems that people experience
Peter
If you search this board for some of my posts you will find that I frequently offer a restoration from backup (assuming you have taken one!) as the solution for all sorts of scurrilous problems that people experience Peter
Hi guys thanks for your replies I can see the advantages of your approach Peter but I have one concern.
Since your using a backed up disc to reload your system what if there has been a glitch in the burn or a scratch on the disc you've then lost everything and surely once you've over written 'C' there's no system restore is there.
Just how error proof is the disc verification process.
Since your using a backed up disc to reload your system what if there has been a glitch in the burn or a scratch on the disc you've then lost everything and surely once you've over written 'C' there's no system restore is there.
Just how error proof is the disc verification process.