Before you begin to try to repair your broken video tape, youneed to wash your hands and dry them. Then you can lay your videotape down on the table. Make sure that the side with transparentwindows is face down. Next, you need to unscrew the screws thathold the case together. If you see that there is a rivet at thecenter of the tape, you should use a drill. Make sure that thedrill is set to slow speed. This is to make sure that the heat fromthe drill does not melt the film or the tape casing.Once you have removed the screws, hold the case shut with yourhands. Turn it over so that the transparent windows are now facingup. After you have done this, you need to pull the top half of thetape upwards. You can cut the sticker on the back of the tape inhalf. However, you cannot remove the flip up