Can some one help me please

[HSV Guy]

I have got some movie files off a friend.

But i couldn't play them in usual windows media or ne other player.
I had to download real player one. which is fine. but now every time i
download a mp3 file realplayer takes over from windows.

How can i stop this from happening??

Cheers Thanks in advance

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Go into RealOne Player's options, undo the line that makes it the default
mp3 player. Go into WMP's options and enable it to take over as the default.
You might also check Program Access and Defaults in the Control Panel/Add &
Remove.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[CWatters]

I have got some movie files off a friend.

But i couldn't play them in usual windows media or ne other player.
I had to download real player one. which is fine. but now every time i
download a mp3 file realplayer takes over from windows.

How can i stop this from happening??

When real Player installed you were probably given the option over which
files it "took over" - so be more careful what you do next time you install
a player! Meanwhile to fix it...

Start Windows Media Player and select Tools -> Options -> File types tab.
Then put a tick next to MP3 in the file types box and click OK.

Colin (not an MVP)

 

[Jim Macklin]

For future reference, Real Player is almost a computer
hijacker when you do a default install, it takes over
everything. Best to do a custom install and only allow the
items and file associations you want.


| I have got some movie files off a friend.
|
| But i couldn't play them in usual windows media or ne
other player.
| I had to download real player one. which is fine. but now
every time i
| download a mp3 file realplayer takes over from windows.
|
| How can i stop this from happening??
|
| Cheers Thanks in advance
|
|

 

[TouchNova]

RealPlayer is the Devil, along with AOL and a host of other progz.