-=PCTechTalk=- Re: XP ??? Change of Thread - Windows Media Player and Real Player

  • From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:55:57 -0500

I think realplayer gave me alot of trouble few years ago, and was hard to
get rid of..but not sure if it was due to an AOL issue or not, or maybe I am
thinking of the realone player.

cristy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 5:25 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: XP ??? Change of Thread - Windows Media Player
and Real Player


> While the original question has to do with Operating Systems, this has to
do
> with Windows Media Player and Real Player.
>
> This is my PERSONAL, but I would uninstall Real Player.  I has messed up a
> lot of folks' systems as it wants to take over and not let you use the
> Windows XP Player.  It may have improved in the last year, but I am happy
> with the Windows Media Player...especially the newest version and I also
> like what they say they have in store for the future.
>
> If you uninstall Real Player..(all of it... If you have Norton
Systemworks,
> run the Utilities - Find and Fix problems and it will show if there are
any
> problems left in the registry.  This is a good thing to do before and
after
> insalling and removing progams.  This way, you get rid of the trash some
> programs leave behine.  You may have to go and delete empty folders too.
>
> If you have done all your Windows Updates, you will have Version 9.
> Then, if Windows Media Player does not work,  Unstall it in the Windows -
> Control Panel - add/remove Programs - Add/Remove Windows Components -
> Windows Media player.  Again, Run Norton Utilities.  Then Reboot....
>
> Then add the Windows Media Player again.
>
> Hope this works....
>
> Rose
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: " milady" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 3:01 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: XP ???
>
>
> Welllll I can't get Windows media to work on my xp system...it's there and
> installed but it won't come up. When given a choice between it and Real
> Player, I have to use Real Player because Media player won't respond..
>
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