Alternate media player for Vista media Center?

[John Rotton]

OK, sort trivial I guess. Anyway, I like using Vista Media Center to browse
my video collection, mostly divx rips of films and tv shows. Works great, but
I'd like to then launch the video in an external player, specifically GOM
player. Is there any way to configure Vista MC to use an external player
rather than it's embedded player?

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Hey! Have you received any reply anywhere to this question? I want the
same as you do ...

Windows Media Player, WinAmp, iTunes come to mind. You could also use
Google to search...

Bill

 

[Bill Sharpe]

I think you didn't understand the question ... how to replace Windows
Media Player inside Windows Vista Media Center. For the record I use GOM
Player when I'm not using Vista Media Center (this one I use only on my
media center pc). I know how to play media files ...

Vista Media Center uses Windows Media Player as the player for all
video and sound files (as well as pictures I believe) ... we want to
replace this software by another one like say: GOM Player that works
much better and is more responsive. In Media Portal you can do that ...
we were wondering if someone has done that in Vista Media Center.

(Very condescending post BTW)

Sorry, I was trying to help. I don't use Media Center. And certainly the
programs I mentioned are alternates for WMP.

And did you try a Google search?

Perhaps what you are asking about can't be accomplished.

Bill

 

[Bob]

Try the VLC media player.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

No, this won't work. You'd need to completely reimplement the interfaces
WMP is offering here, and then you're likely to break things as WMP/MCE are
updated over time.

So again: no, this isn't supported. If you wanted to go this route, you'd
want to use an alternate Media Center.