Real Player problem..

[maya]

hi,

I'm not sure this has to do v/Vista at all, b/c I've had this problem
before.. (but I couldn't find a vista-multimedia group, not one in
English.. I'm on Vista Ultimate..)

if I go to c-span and try to play one of their on-demand clips (for
example rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e092507_clinton.rm) neither IE or
FF will open it; FF says it can't open the file because "the protocol
(rtsp) isn't associated with any program", on IE I just get a 404.. but
I do have Real Player installed, I installed it recently, and have used
it w/no problems to play clips from other sources..

and .rm is a Real Player extension, right? so why do I have this
problem?? (and c-span does not offer choice betw. WM and RM.. for live
streams they do, but not for on-demand stuff..)

I have gone to FF and IE settings, can't find where you tell it to use
Real Player to open .rm extensions ( but why WOULD browsers not choose
obvious choice for opening a .rm file???

thank you very much..

 

[Thai Berry \(U.S.\)]

install the free real player alternative that works with IE and firefox...

get it here

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm

 

[maya]

install the free real player alternative that works with IE and firefox...

get it here

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm

I HAVE the free Real Player.....I have never installed any other than
the free version of RP...

thank you............

 

[Thai Berry \(U.S.\)]

no.. this is not the same as "REAL PLAYER"

this is called REAL PLAYER ALTERNATIVE

the real player you have now is an old version comparibly

there is a beta 11 that will come out at some time.. but even then

the one im telling you is better

 

[Paul Randall]

hi,

I'm not sure this has to do v/Vista at all, b/c I've had this problem
before.. (but I couldn't find a vista-multimedia group, not one in
English.. I'm on Vista Ultimate..)

if I go to c-span and try to play one of their on-demand clips (for
example rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e092507_clinton.rm) neither IE or
FF will open it; FF says it can't open the file because "the protocol
(rtsp) isn't associated with any program", on IE I just get a 404.. but I
do have Real Player installed, I installed it recently, and have used it
w/no problems to play clips from other sources..

and .rm is a Real Player extension, right? so why do I have this
problem?? (and c-span does not offer choice betw. WM and RM.. for live
streams they do, but not for on-demand stuff..)

I have gone to FF and IE settings, can't find where you tell it to use
Real Player to open .rm extensions ( but why WOULD browsers not choose
obvious choice for opening a .rm file???

thank you very much..

Hi, Maya
I guess multimedia is too big a word for M$ to understand.
Try microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video

-Paul Randall

 

[maya]

Hi, Maya
I guess multimedia is too big a word for M$ to understand.
Try microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video

-Paul Randall

thank you very much..... will certainly try Real Player Alternative
that other respondent suggested.. hadn't realized what he meant...

 

[maya]

oh.. I see... ok, will certainly try this... thank you very much...

you mean this one? http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm

 

[Thai Berry \(U.S.\)]

yes that is the link I have given you in my first reply to you

uninstall your current real player then install Real Player Alternative

tell me if this resolves your problems