-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows Media Player vs. Media Player Classic
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:55:02 -0500
O.K. I have it set to always open with. Can I just remove Windows Media
Player? Or if I click on that will it give the option of reverting to an
earlier version? Will it do any harm to remove it entirely?
Sandi
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:02 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows Media Player vs. Media Player Classic
> Sandi,
> If you had updated it, there should be an entry in Add/Remove that will
> let you revert back to the older version. Since the older one isn't
> saddled
> with that DRM garbage, it shouldn't bother you with those types of
> messages.
>
> In addition or instead, you can also tell Windows to ALWAYS use the
> classic version when you double click on those types of files and that
> will
> avoid the DRM crippled one from launching. to do that, right click on a
> filetype you want to open within the Classic version and select Open With.
> When the window opens, select the Classic version and place a check next
> to
> "Always use this program to ..." near the bottom of the screen.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
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