Real Alternative

[default]

Perusing one of the other groups I came across this alternative for
Real Player, called, oddly enough, RealAlternative. Supposed to be
spyware and adware free and is freeware.

Check out http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...fid=1054136293
read the reviews. Does most of the stuff Real Player does including
play rm files.


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[John Smith]

This would be wonderful if it worked as, I still run into .rm files and such
that I just skip, since I refuse to let realplayer pollute my machine with
worthless and hazardous junk! However, my experience with realplayer and
its associated problems has so turned me off, I won't even let anything on
my machine that seems related--will sit back and let the braver people
explore this one first!

Warmest regards,
John Smith

"default" <R75/5@defaulter.net> wrote in message
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> Perusing one of the other groups I came across this alternative for
> Real Player, called, oddly enough, RealAlternative. Supposed to be
> spyware and adware free and is freeware.
>
> Check out http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...fid=1054136293
> read the reviews. Does most of the stuff Real Player does including
> play rm files.
>
>
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[default]

I can't answer for TTBoy, but I do believe version 9 is M$ spyware. I
have version 7 and it tries to report home on occasion. I think 9 may
have the EULA that tells you it is pro- "digital rights management."

Presumably this would allow them to snoop your files for copy write
works? Don't know . . . just sounds ominous.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:13:32 GMT, null@zilch.com wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 04:38:11 GMT, TTBoy <Hungry@Wendys.org> wrote:
>
>> I've installed it. My Windows Media Player (ver 6.4) can now play the
>>RM videos.... so far so good
>
>Googling around reveals security vulnerabilities and M$ patches for
>this old version of Media Player. Is there some reason why you prefer
>this version to version 9 ?
>
>Art
>http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg



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[Little Johnny]

I just got a new puter with XP and Media Player installed. How do I get MP
un installed? I can't find any uninstall anywhere.
What other things should I be removeing or turning of in XP.
Thanks

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"default" <R75/5@defaulter.net> wrote in message
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> Ditto that. I haven't had RealPlayer on my machine since version 6 or
> so. If Irfanview won't play it, I don't download it. I'll try it
> when I come across an rm file.
>
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:20:02 -0700, "John Smith" <bostrom@lanset.com>
> wrote:
>
> >This would be wonderful if it worked as, I still run into .rm files and
such
> >that I just skip, since I refuse to let realplayer pollute my machine
with
> >worthless and hazardous junk! However, my experience with realplayer and
> >its associated problems has so turned me off, I won't even let anything
on
> >my machine that seems related--will sit back and let the braver people
> >explore this one first!
> >
> >Warmest regards,
> >John Smith
>
>
>
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[default]

Someone else will probably answer your question better, since I use
'doze 98. There's a tag for it in the control panel under add/remove
programs in 98 makes Windows media player go away if you want.

I have the version 7 on but have the firewall configured so it can't
phone home. It does keep a file list in the registry of everything I
open in media player.

I use Irfanview for all the graphics and video, and Winamp for sound
files. I'm not sure if Irfanview has all the codecs it needs or is
"borrowing" some from Windows Media Player - but it works, so I
stopped messing with it.

Neither WinAmp or Irfanview are spyware, and both are freeware.
Irfanview has to have an extra package of codecs downloaded for it to
play media files, and not all media files will play by double clicking
- the ones that don't will work by opening them from the Irfanview
media player window (so I probably have the file associations screwed
up).

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:48:35 -0500, "Little Johnny"
<missb93@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I just got a new puter with XP and Media Player installed. How do I get MP
>un installed? I can't find any uninstall anywhere.
>What other things should I be removeing or turning of in XP.
>Thanks



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[Brenadier Jehosephat]

"default" <R75/5@defaulter.net> wrote in message
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> Perusing one of the other groups I came across this alternative for
> Real Player, called, oddly enough, RealAlternative. Supposed to be
> spyware and adware free and is freeware.
>
> Check out http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...fid=1054136293
> read the reviews. Does most of the stuff Real Player does including
> play rm files.

I killfile anyone who has ever used Real Player.

[Little Johnny]

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"default" <R75/5@defaulter.net> wrote in message
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> Someone else will probably answer your question better, since I use
> 'doze 98. There's a tag for it in the control panel under add/remove
> programs in 98 makes Windows media player go away if you want.
>

That's where I started but there is nothing in control panel add/remove for
it.?????

[mto]

"Little Johnny" <missb93@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> That's where I started but there is nothing in control panel add/remove
for
> it.?????
>
Instant Messenger - in a VERY big way, since it phones home somewhere just
about every two minutes. I did see instructions recently for editing the
registry in such a way as to be able to uninstall those things, but I really
don't want to mess around with the XP and have to reinstall it at 3 am so I
settled for blocking net access to those programs (and don't forget the
components!) in Zone Alarm.

[default]

I don't know if I can handle the rejection.
>I killfile anyone who has ever used Real Player.
>



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[turtle]

Could I be so bold to ask what possible use this has? After all "who
cares what you do with your own computer?"

Seems to this user that if you believe Real Player is so bad, your
energy would be better spent educating others rather than denigrating
them.

Then too, who's seeking your approval? Please add me to your kill
file.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:58:14 -0600, "Brenadier Jehosephat"
<brenadier@jehosephat.invalid> wrote:

>
>"default" <R75/5@defaulter.net> wrote in message
>news:t3fthv8ve74motc2snomm3dg808n110231@4ax.com.. .
>> Perusing one of the other groups I came across this alternative for
>> Real Player, called, oddly enough, RealAlternative. Supposed to be
>> spyware and adware free and is freeware.
>>
>> Check out http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...fid=1054136293
>> read the reviews. Does most of the stuff Real Player does including
>> play rm files.
>
>I killfile anyone who has ever used Real Player.
>



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