Is realplayer a virus or what?

[Tom Huot]

I installed the latest version of realplayer and my system sounds quit
working. It also put this weather thing on my taskbar. Every time I would
start my computer it would come up, even though I told it to disable itself.
Fortunately system restore fixed the problem. I have now removed that piece
of crap program and I will never install it again. If something requires
realplayer to play it. Tough! I've had it with real anything. It also starts
that damned TKbell program which I have removed from my registry a hundred
times. What a bunch of a**holes to put out a product like that!

 

[Kelly]

Hi Tom,

You can remove the Weather Bug:

Run Ad-Aware SE, Spybot and HijackThis:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Note: Update the first two programs, once installed, before running.

As for tkbell.exe:
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/tkbell/

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Jim Macklin]

Dump Real Player and try JetAudio a nice free program that
works for Real and just about all other program types.
http://www.jetaudio.com/


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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.



|I installed the latest version of realplayer and my system
sounds quit
| working. It also put this weather thing on my taskbar.
Every time I would
| start my computer it would come up, even though I told it
to disable itself.
| Fortunately system restore fixed the problem. I have now
removed that piece
| of crap program and I will never install it again. If
something requires
| realplayer to play it. Tough! I've had it with real
anything. It also starts
| that damned TKbell program which I have removed from my
registry a hundred
| times. What a bunch of a**holes to put out a product like
that!
|
| --
| Tom Huot
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|

 

[Canopus]

I installed the latest version of realplayer and my system sounds quit
working. It also put this weather thing on my taskbar. Every time I would
start my computer it would come up, even though I told it to disable itself.
Fortunately system restore fixed the problem. I have now removed that piece
of crap program and I will never install it again. If something requires
realplayer to play it. Tough! I've had it with real anything. It also starts
that damned TKbell program which I have removed from my registry a hundred
times. What a bunch of a**holes to put out a product like that!

Try Real Alternative from
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm or
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Real_Alternative/1054136293/1

Rob

 

[Richard Urban]

My advice is to avoid Real products like the plague!

If I go to a web site and it tells me I have to load Real Player to view
their contents - I just go somewhere else.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Alias]

I have no problem with Real Player but, then again, I have configured it so
I don't have any problems with it.

Alias

 

[Jim Macklin]

Richard, JetAudio plays Real and doesn't do anything bad,
evil or try to hijack all your settings.

I also avoid having any REAL software on my machines, but it
is nice to be able to see some video when it is only in that
format.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


in message | My advice is to avoid Real products like the plague!
|
| If I go to a web site and it tells me I have to load Real
Player to view
| their contents - I just go somewhere else.
|
| --
| Regards,
|
| Richard Urban
|
| aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
|
| If you knew half as much as you think you know,
| You would realize that you don't know what you thought you
knew!
|
|
| | >I installed the latest version of realplayer and my
system sounds quit
| >working. It also put this weather thing on my taskbar.
Every time I would
| >start my computer it would come up, even though I told it
to disable
| >itself. Fortunately system restore fixed the problem. I
have now removed
| >that piece of crap program and I will never install it
again. If something
| >requires realplayer to play it. Tough! I've had it with
real anything. It
| >also starts that damned TKbell program which I have
removed from my
| >registry a hundred times. What a bunch of a**holes to put
out a product
| >like that!
| >
| > --
| > Tom Huot
| > (e-mail address removed)
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Stan Brown]

I have no problem with Real Player but, then again, I have configured it so
I don't have any problems with it.

Alias

That's nice.

Were you just going "NA na NA na NAAA na" or would you care to
share some advice?

 

[BBUNNY]

Tom Huot wrote:
| I installed the latest version of realplayer and my system sounds quit
| working. It also put this weather thing on my taskbar. Every time I
| would start my computer it would come up, even though I told it to
| disable itself. Fortunately system restore fixed the problem. I have
| now removed that piece of crap program and I will never install it
| again. If something requires realplayer to play it. Tough! I've had
| it with real anything. It also starts that damned TKbell program
| which I have removed from my registry a hundred times. What a bunch
| of a**holes to put out a product like that!

The real alaternative seems to work well without any intrusions.
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm