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Saving .swf Files

Browser temp files (.tmp) in a Windows Vista environment are stored under \Users\loginname\appdata\local\temp. Windows temp files will be erased as soon as the browser leaves the page or closes preventing you from copying them.

Saving .flv Files

To pull .flv videos from ABC stations check the 'Embed Video:' field under the video. An example of one below.

<object id='VideoPlayback' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' height='280' width='320'> <param value='http://cfc.abc3340.com/mediaplayer.swf' name='movie' /> <param value='always' name='allowScriptAcess' /> <param value='transparent' name='wmode' /> <param value='best' name='quality' /> <param value='#000000' name='bgcolor' /> <param value='noScale' name='scale' /> <param value='TL' name='salign' /> <param value='file=http://cfc.abc3340.com/xmls/abc3340_22733.xml' name='FlashVars' /></object>

Identify the .xml file in the field. In this case it's the following line.

http://cfc.abc3340.com/xmls/abc3340_22733.xml'

Next paste the above line with the .xml link in your browser displaying the following page.

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

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<playlist version="1">
<title>ABC 33/40 News Video</title>

<info>http://www.abc3340.com</info>
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<trackList>
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<track>
<title>ABC 33/40 News</title>
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<location>

http://oascentral.abc3340.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_sx.ads/www.abc3340.com/video/hs-v/@x10
</location>
<info>http://www.abc3340.com</info>
<album>preroll</album>
</track>
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<track>
<title>ABC 33/40 News</title>

<creator>ABC 33/40 News</creator>
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<location>
http://www.acc-tv.com/sites/abc3340/news/stories/0908/video/0912-blitzgow.flv
</location>
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<image>
http://www.acc-tv.com/images/abc3340/news/vidcap_0912-blitzgow.jpg
</image>
</track>

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<track>
<title>ABC 33/40 News</title>
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<location>
http://oascentral.abc3340.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_sx.ads/www.abc3340.com/video/hs-v/@x11
</location>
<info>http://www.abc3340.com</info>

<album>postroll</album>
</track>
</trackList>
</playlist>
<!--node1-->

Identify the .flv video in the file above. In this example it would be the line below.


http://www.acc-tv.com/sites/abc3340/news/stories/0908/video/0912-blitzgow.flv

Using Windows -
Open Firefox go to Edit / Preferences. Select Applications and scroll down to Content 'Shockwave Flash file (application flv)' and change action to 'save file'. Paste the filename shown below in the address bar and you should now get a prompt to save the .flv file.

http://www.acc-tv.com/sites/abc3340/news/stories/0908/video/0912-blitzgow.flv

Connecting via Remote Desktop to Console

Connect via Remote Desktop or Terminal Services to a Terminal Services Console:

mstsc /console

System Information in XP & Vista

At the command prompt, type the following. This will also give you when the computer was last booted.

systeminfo

Taskkill - Kill Windows Processes

To kill windows processes, use taskkill.

taskkill /F /IM <processname.exe> /T

Example below will kill instances of Internet Explorer:


taskkill /F /IM iexplore.exe