Help with Windows Media Player

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Adjusting the download options in your Windows Media Player should stop the video from being jerky, but will cause a little delay in starting it:

	Click on the Start button at bottom left of your screen.
	On the menu which comes up, click on All Programs.
	On each menu which then comes up, click on the following in turn: Accessories, then Entertainment, then Windows Media Player.
	This takes you into the media player.
	On the menu which runs along the top of the screen, click on Tools.
	On each menu which then drops down, click on the following in turn: Options, then the Performance file tab.
	Halfway down on the Options screen, find the words "Buffer ...... seconds of content".
	Click on the small round button to the left of that wording, to turn the button from white to green.
	Delete the figures presently in the white space within that wording, and put "30" there instead.
	Click on the OK button at the bottom of this small window.
	Click on the red X button at the top right of the screen to exit Windows Media Player.

When you play the video, if it looks like the power has gone off in the Kalh Kardia, with the video playing, try the following (based on version 10):

	On top menu, click on View.
	On menu which then drops down, click on Enhancements.
	On further menu which appears on right, click on Video Settings.
	You get four slider controls at the bottom of the screen.
	Using the mouse, move both the Brightness and Contrast controls a little to the right.
	When you are happy with the effect, click on the tiny "X" on the top right of the slider control panel to get rid of the sliders.
	Enjoy!