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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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