I think you need to go and read my post again David. //www.freelists.org/post/pcworks/PCWorks-Where-can-you-ACTUALLY-DOWNLOAD-RealPlayer,5 I mentioned MPC is not "installed", you don't install it, it has no "install program". And, the problem was not with MPC but with the basic XP version of WMP which once again hijacked all video file extensions; hence the reason for the Registry change. Read again and you'll see. -Clint God Bless, Clint Hamilton, Owner www.OrpheusComputing.com www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Vandervoort" "A man's reach must exceed his grasp, or what's a registry for?" With apologies to someone. David Grossman wrote: > Clint, give me a break! > > If I have to tweak the registry myself in order to do the > basic job of the > Install program, then something is wrong, wrong, wrong. > > David Grossman ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts. -zxdjhu-