[ Software ] Open Question : How to convert video files?

I have a video file from a cd im trying to play but when i open it in the media center it just plays a lot of screechy audio. Its in the RPY format know. how can i convert it into a playable format?

[ Laptops & Notebooks ] Open Question : Is there a program you can run to chat with other laptop (school ones)?

is there like a program that we dont have to install on our school laptops to chat with other students ??? like over wifi or bluetooth or something please help :) we cant install so something you dont install.

[ Other - US Local Businesses ] Open Question : 15 year old jobs in wilkes-barre, PA?

i would like a job for the summer

[ Polls & Surveys ] Open Question : What was life like in England in the 1600s?

Any historians in the house? And I mean, really like? I would like some fine details on how people lived. What were the houses like for poor and rich alike? Did people own pets? Did people ride around on horses? What did children do during the day? Where the people like gypsies who lived on the streets and danced for money? How big of an influence was the Church? What big events were happening, that would change the way people lived? Wars etc? They may seem like strange questions but I'd really like to know! Thanks.