RealOne is RealPain - now what?

[~ Free Spirit ~]

Ok, guys. RealOne doesn't work either. It worked until the point it was
ready to burn - then I clicked NEXT and >>NOTHING<< ... there it sat and
did .... >>NOTHING<<

So much for burning CDs with RealOne. Also I didn't see anywhere where
it takes the size of the contents you want to burn and measures it first.
What kind of burner has no idea of how many KBs or MBs you're burning???

Now I see it took complete CONTROL of my music files and we can't find any
way to give them back to WinAmp - my favorite program/player. I did NOT
check anything to give this right to RealOne. Now what? How do I return
them to WinAmp player? Why the hell do SW writers do this? What makes
them ASSUME everyone wants *their* SW to be the default player or default
anything?

Where/how is this changed in the RealOne program???? I don't LIKE and
don't want this software as my default "anything."

FS...

 

[Gummo]

You can get Realplayer and Quick Time alternatives with all the rubbish
removed here:

http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/

Gummo

 

[Its only me]

So uninstall it and get rid of it. You downloaded it, what are you
complaining about?

 

[Jack]

ya shoulda did some homework first...get a decent burning software like
Nero, etc......

 

[Ron]

Try,
Tools/preferences/content/media types and uncheck what you don't want Real
Player to handle.

Ron

 

[mrtee]

You could have done the custom install and unchecked all of the media boxes at that point. Now do it in | tools | preferences.

By the way "RecordNow 4.5" works just fine on my computer.

--
Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Ok, guys. RealOne doesn't work either. It worked until the point it was
| ready to burn - then I clicked NEXT and >>NOTHING<< ... there it sat and
| did .... >>NOTHING<<
|
| So much for burning CDs with RealOne. Also I didn't see anywhere where
| it takes the size of the contents you want to burn and measures it first.
| What kind of burner has no idea of how many KBs or MBs you're burning???
|
| Now I see it took complete CONTROL of my music files and we can't find any
| way to give them back to WinAmp - my favorite program/player. I did NOT
| check anything to give this right to RealOne. Now what? How do I return
| them to WinAmp player? Why the hell do SW writers do this? What makes
| them ASSUME everyone wants *their* SW to be the default player or default
| anything?
|
| Where/how is this changed in the RealOne program???? I don't LIKE and
| don't want this software as my default "anything."
|
| FS...
|
|
|
|

 

[~ Free Spirit ~]

You can get Realplayer and Quick Time alternatives with all the rubbish
removed here:

http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/

=====================================

Thanks! When I got the PC back that's the one I'll install. I'm still
waiting for the shipping box. I can't finish backing up my data because
the CD-R burner keeps destroying disks. The "built in" burner doesn't SEE
the CD disks I insert, so is worthless.

FS...

 

[~ Free Spirit ~]

So uninstall it and get rid of it. You downloaded it, what are you
complaining about?

==================
Someone on THIS NG said it was a MS product. I needed something that
WORKED to back up my data. I'm going by what I READ here. I looked under
programs, found it and tried it - so what are YOU complaining about?

FS....

 

[~ Free Spirit ~]

ya shoulda did some homework first...get a decent burning software like
Nero, etc......

=================
You have a FREE copy you can send me?

FS.......

 

[~ Free Spirit ~]

Try,
Tools/preferences/content/media types and uncheck what you don't want Real
Player to handle.

===================
This did it. Thanks! Now when I get this PC back I'll know how to
keep RealPlayer under control.

FS........

 

[~ Free Spirit ~]

You could have done the custom install and unchecked all of the media
boxes at that point. Now do it in | tools | preferences.

By the way "RecordNow 4.5" works just fine on my computer.

--
Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
=========================
I'm sure it works "just fine" on a lot of computers - but it doesn't work
"just fine" on mine.

FS.........

 

[Ron]

You're welcome.

Glad it worked for you

Ron

===================
This did it. Thanks! Now when I get this PC back I'll know how to
keep RealPlayer under control.

FS........