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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      Should I delete the RealPlayer here? It wouldn't play most files for some time now, but it still holds the file-action defaults in the folder menu and I forget where to mend it.
      It was an awesome machine while it lasted. Not for long though.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User @Guest last edited by

        @joshl
        RealPlayer hasn't been updated for years, and was always a resource hog in my experience too, so I would certainly get rid of it.
        VLC will do everything that it does, and more.
        🙂

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        • A Former User
          A Former User @Guest last edited by

          @davehawley Mourning, Dave!
          🙂

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          • A Former User
            A Former User @Guest last edited by

            @davehawley said in File types & Downloads:

            RealPlayer hasn't been updated for years, and was always a resource hog in my experience too, so I would certainly get rid of it.

            Right.
            Just browsed through my Programs panel in the "Start" menu - didn't find the "Uninstall" option. Found RealPlayer in the "Installing and Deleting Programs" thing: should I proceed there?
            How deep must this player thing be rooted? Anything to expect?

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              So what do you think the problem is with those mp4 videos not synching properly? Lack of MPC updates? Windows drivers? Processor deficiency?
              Sometimes I use Firefox to "open with", it opens in my MPC and doesn't synch, then I have to stop and close it, go to the 'temp downloads' folder and rename the mp4 to mpg and start it again - now it goes with my WMP and o'k.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User @Guest last edited by

                @joshl said in File types & Downloads:

                @davehawley said in File types & Downloads:

                RealPlayer hasn't been updated for years, and was always a resource hog in my experience too, so I would certainly get rid of it.

                Right.
                Just browsed through my Programs panel in the "Start" menu - didn't find the "Uninstall" option. Found RealPlayer in the "Installing and Deleting Programs" thing: should I proceed there?
                How deep must this player thing be rooted? Anything to expect?

                Yes, just uninstall it using the Add/Remove Programs dialogue.
                It will probably leave loads of cr*p behind, but nothing of any consequence hopefully.
                😃

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User @Guest last edited by A Former User

                  @joshl said in File types & Downloads:

                  So what do you think the problem is with those mp4 videos not synching properly? Lack of MPC updates? Windows drivers? Processor deficiency?
                  Sometimes I use Firefox to "open with", it opens in my MPC and doesn't synch, then I have to stop and close it, go to the 'temp downloads' folder and rename the mp4 to mpg and start it again - now it goes with my WMP and o'k.

                  Did you try installing VLC?
                  🙂

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    Mourning, Dave!
                    No, not yet. Shoes.
                    Buy a new pair? When a few older pairs - might just need repair?:)

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

                      @joshl
                      I have absolutely no idea what you mean!
                      😃

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                      • blackbird71
                        blackbird71 @Guest last edited by

                        @davehawley said in File types & Downloads:

                        @joshl
                        I have absolutely no idea what you mean!
                        😃

                        I think it means he'd rather not install something new if there's any way to move forward with fixing/tweaking what he's already got on the system... not an uncommon preference where old hardware is concerned. (And/or where 'old' users are concerned, as well. 😉 😃 )

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User @blackbird71 last edited by

                          @blackbird71
                          LOL, yes I guess so, Josh has a style all his own!
                          😃
                          I for one would not keep something as old as RealPlayer now though, when VLC is far more up to date, and works fine on my XP system.
                          🙂

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User @blackbird71 last edited by

                            @blackbird71 said in File types & Downloads:

                            😉

                            Dinosaurs died but didn't give up.
                            And some of them became BIRDS:)

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              Ripened yesterday to eventually uninstall the Real. Rebooted afterwards...:)

                              So far so good. I had had YouTube videos having stopped working in Opera 36, decided it could be because of some junk plugins my 360 had found for a clean-up. So I cleaned it up and concluded I could part with the Real the same time... :rip: 🙂

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                              • sgunhouse
                                sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                Doesn't seem like they have a headstone/"Rest in peace" emoji ...

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                                  A Former User @sgunhouse last edited by

                                  @sgunhouse It's a conspiracy!

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