Latherin
07-04-2003, 07:33 PM
Hello all. i just registered here because for some time ive been interested in file sharing but am fairly PC foolish.
if i ask any questions that are illegal or stupid please forgive me.. like i said i dont even know what im alowed to do and what is a no no.
my interests ( and i think i have the right site) are the ability to download movies to DVD, games ( Xbox mainly) and of course music.
ive heard from a few people ( a couple at a Best Buy store) that they actualy download these and have quite a selection. unfortunately i asked this question at "PC Pitstop" and was promptly told "NO illegal information" and the topic was locked.
well .... maybe im just too simple but did they mean everything i asked was illegal or just some parts.
i realy dont understand how all this works but as of today im determined to learn and, if i can do it, purchase what i need.
this file sharing sounds like a fun downtime hobby.
so heres my questions.
1. obviously id like to know what is actualy alowed and what of all the things ive asked is a no no.
2. how can i.. if i can. down load DVD movies.. ive heard i can even download some of them before they come out at places like Block Busters.. (a rental place i abhore)
3. the same as #2 but for music instead of movies
4. same as #2 and 3 (laughs) but for games, mainly Xbox.
5. i have a 2 Ghrz, 80 gig Hd, with a 128 mb Ge force 4 ti 4400. cd writer only... no dvd as of yet, and of course floppy.
what other equipment would i need if i am able to do this.. i was told ( by the same Best Buy felas) that the average joe cant do it ( no offense to any of you named Joe) and that i had to have my own server , ect.. blah blah blah.. i dont remember what all he said ;)
6. how is security handled with file sharing? ive heard horror stories of PC's actualy being destroyed.. and although mine isnt the top of the line.. its something i saved quite a long time for , so im a bit terified of that.
7. can a person take advantage of this with out leaving his/her pc open for use. not that i dont want to share..but as of yet im afraid i dont have anything worth taking.. heck i dont even have windows xp.. the program came on my pc.. sad i know.
8. what am i missing (laughs) sorry but i realy am new to this.
ps. i know a lot of this is scattered through out this very information packed site.. and i looked and found answeres to some of it.. but much of the information that ive found on the internet is obscure, incomplete or is simply different from each other. i was hoping for a few responses that i can print out and hold onto. i guess i need a bible type of response that i can keep in a folder.
( i know its asking a lot, but maybe there is someone out there that has some extra time on thier hands :) )
Thanks
Latherin
PSS. i might have sent this message twice.. the first time my pc froze and im not sure if it went through or not.. sorry if it did.
if i ask any questions that are illegal or stupid please forgive me.. like i said i dont even know what im alowed to do and what is a no no.
my interests ( and i think i have the right site) are the ability to download movies to DVD, games ( Xbox mainly) and of course music.
ive heard from a few people ( a couple at a Best Buy store) that they actualy download these and have quite a selection. unfortunately i asked this question at "PC Pitstop" and was promptly told "NO illegal information" and the topic was locked.
well .... maybe im just too simple but did they mean everything i asked was illegal or just some parts.
i realy dont understand how all this works but as of today im determined to learn and, if i can do it, purchase what i need.
this file sharing sounds like a fun downtime hobby.
so heres my questions.
1. obviously id like to know what is actualy alowed and what of all the things ive asked is a no no.
2. how can i.. if i can. down load DVD movies.. ive heard i can even download some of them before they come out at places like Block Busters.. (a rental place i abhore)
3. the same as #2 but for music instead of movies
4. same as #2 and 3 (laughs) but for games, mainly Xbox.
5. i have a 2 Ghrz, 80 gig Hd, with a 128 mb Ge force 4 ti 4400. cd writer only... no dvd as of yet, and of course floppy.
what other equipment would i need if i am able to do this.. i was told ( by the same Best Buy felas) that the average joe cant do it ( no offense to any of you named Joe) and that i had to have my own server , ect.. blah blah blah.. i dont remember what all he said ;)
6. how is security handled with file sharing? ive heard horror stories of PC's actualy being destroyed.. and although mine isnt the top of the line.. its something i saved quite a long time for , so im a bit terified of that.
7. can a person take advantage of this with out leaving his/her pc open for use. not that i dont want to share..but as of yet im afraid i dont have anything worth taking.. heck i dont even have windows xp.. the program came on my pc.. sad i know.
8. what am i missing (laughs) sorry but i realy am new to this.
ps. i know a lot of this is scattered through out this very information packed site.. and i looked and found answeres to some of it.. but much of the information that ive found on the internet is obscure, incomplete or is simply different from each other. i was hoping for a few responses that i can print out and hold onto. i guess i need a bible type of response that i can keep in a folder.
( i know its asking a lot, but maybe there is someone out there that has some extra time on thier hands :) )
Thanks
Latherin
PSS. i might have sent this message twice.. the first time my pc froze and im not sure if it went through or not.. sorry if it did.