Paul, If this is all you want to do, then yes by all means install Real Alternative, but just be aware that at some time in the future you may come across a file that you can't open with Real Alternative, in my case I had been using it for only a day. As for your download problem, the loud click you heard is a pop-up blocker preventing your web browser from opening up in a second window, so you will need to disable the blocker in order to continue the download. Regards, Pete H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Roberts" <anorack@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: R: yet more on downloading realplayer > Hi, > > the reason for not downloading real alternative is that I had heard that > it > doesn't work with certain files. > > If however real alternative will allow me to do the following: > listen again to programmes via all BBC national stations, Listen live to > BBC > local stations and listen again to programmes broadcast on BBC local > radio, > then real alternative should work for me. > > If this doesn't allow me to do all of the above then I shall have to use > realplayer. > > Hope that ansers your questions but if you can tell me ifreal alternative > will let me do all of the above then please let me know. > > I gather that the process for downloading real alternative is a little > more > sraightforward than downloading realplayer. > > I hope so after thethe problems I have been having this weekend. > > Regards > > Paul. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RMPortal" <robertmartin.portal@xxxxxx> > To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 2:19 PM > Subject: [jaws-uk] R: yet more on downloading realplayer > > > : Paul, > : > : I may have missed something but I don't understand why you don't try > : real alternative. I have it installed and find it works fine with the > : BBC and is much less irritating than real player. Just do a google > : search "real alternative" (the quotes are important) and this should get > : you to the site where you can download it. > : > : Best wishes > : > : Robert > : > : -----Messaggio originale----- > : Da: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > : Per conto di Paul Roberts > : Inviato: domenica 6 maggio 2007 14.10 > : A: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > : Oggetto: [jaws-uk] yet more on downloading realplayer=20 > : > : > : hi all, > : > : Thanks again Pete for your helpful suggestions. > : > : I have spent a good hour or so on the BBC website trying to download > : realplayer. > : > : I firstly read through the step-by-step guide to downloading it but when > : I got to the download link and hit enter, all I heard was a louder than > : usual click and that's all,nothing actually happend at all. > : > : I tried to do this several times but without success. > : > : As I said in my last E-mail, going into control panel and add/remove, I > : couldn't find the Google bar so it's probably not there. > : > : I contacted the BBC but there are no IT people in today and they don't > : usually talk to people on the phone. > : > : I also contacted my service provider who gave me a link for > : downloads.com but when I went on there I couldn't find any reference to > : windows ME which is the operating system I currently use. > : > : Now I am really stuck and don't know which way to turn. > : > : I am sorry for these postings but I feel I am getting nowhere fast. > : > : All Pete's suggestions have been fine but each time I try anything, I > : reach a dead end. > : > : this as you can imagine is most frustraighting. > : > : If anyone has any other ideas then could they please let me know. > : > : thanks for reading. > : > : Regards > : > : Paul. > : > : > : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > : ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > : ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > : ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > : ** and in the Subject line type > : ** unsubscribe > : ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > : ** immediately-following link:- > : ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > : ** or send a message, to=20 > : ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > : > : > : __________ Informazione NOD32 2245 (20070506) __________ > : > : Questo messaggio =E8 stato controllato dal Sistema Antivirus NOD32 > : http://www.nod32.it > : > : > : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > : ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > : ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > : ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > : ** and in the Subject line type > : ** unsubscribe > : ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > : ** immediately-following link:- > : ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > : ** or send a message, to > : ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > : > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq