The installer will begin copying the necessary files and present you with a final screen to inform you of the installation's success. Since we still have to update Mencoder, uncheck the box marked “Run iRiverter” and then click on the “Finish” button at the bottom.
Now you should double-click on the Mplayer file you've downloaded and it will open with the extraction utility you have installed on your PC. In this example, we'll be using the built-in ZIP file explorer that comes with Windows XP. However, WinZIP, WinRAR, WinACE, or any other number of utilities will work fine, but will not reflect the screens below.
Once you've double-clicked the Mplayer file, you should be presented with a window listing it's contents... in the case, another folder also called “Mplayer.”
Double Click on this folder as well to view it's contents. Within the folder you should see two files titled “mencoder.exe” and “mplayer.exe.”
Click your mouse pointer on an area of empty space just to the left of the mencoder file and hold the button down as you drag a square around both it, and the mplayer file. Both files, should now be highlighted. Then right click on the mencoder file and select “Copy” from the dialog box that appears.
Now, you should navigate to the location you installed iRiverter to. The simplest way of doing so is to open “Windows Explorer” from your Windows Start Button. Click on the Windows Start Button, then click on “Run.”
A new window will appear. Inside the new window, type the following then click the “OK” button. You can copy and paste the command into the box as well.
C:\Program Files\iriverter
After you've clicked on the “OK” button, a new window should open. This window will display the contents of the folder into which you installed iRiverter, assuming you used the defaults present during installation.
You should now, Right-click in an empty area within that window and select “Paste” from the box that appears. Windows will ask if you wish to overwrite the existing version of these files. Simply click on
the “Yes To All” button to clear the message.
Now you can close all the open windows. It's time to convert some videos.
First open the iRiverter program. There should be an icon for it on your desktop, but it can also be launched from the Windows Start Button.
Once the program is open, you'll be presented with the following screen.
Now we need to alter a setting in iRiverter to prepare it for converting the video for the U10. This setting should only need to be done once, as iRiverter will remember your last used settings and automatically use them the next time the program is run. At this point, click on the "Options" menu at the top and hover over "Device." Choose "U10" from the slide-out menu.
That's all there is to it. That are other more advanced options that can be set, but they are generally only needed for special circumstances, and will not be covered by this guide.
Iriverter supports three methods of conversion:
-Converting from DVD
-Converting a Single Video File
-Converting a Folder of Video Files