Real Player Alternative*

[The FreightMan]

Cool ! thnx...

[derfy]

rawr, thanks

Edit: grr, i should really check dates before I post ;/

[~*McoreD*~]

How to make RealPlayer 10 behave nicely
by karl_lillevold on 20th January 2004 at 12:36
Sr. Codec Engineer | RealNetworks Codec Group
This information is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, grants no rights, and reflects my personal opinion.

• Choose Custom Install
• Uncheck all the boxes you don't like for stuff on the desktop and quicklaunch bar. There is nothing hidden by a scroll bar, at least not with my computer screen size.
• Disable (or leave enabled) the Google bar, when offered.
• Check only the media types you want it to play. This is the only time you will be asked this, it will never try to take back any media types. Now, is this really so bad compared to other software, in regards to media types? It's not as polite as MPC, but I have other media players which take over media types, and there is not even an option to customize this..
• Start RealPlayer, you may have to create an account. Everybody hates this, and wish it would go way. Agreed, but RealNetworks has to make money somehow, and the number of users is a needed measure to document. So use fake information if you like.
• Then go to Tools->Preferences->Automatic Services, Click Configure Message Center, then uncheck "Check for new messages". Click OK on the "warning" that comes up. Now you will never be bothered by the Message Center. In previous versions, you could not disable the Message Center completely, without deleting certain files. Minor improvement, it's still opt-out, but at least it's possible. Check or uncheck Auto-update in its sub-menu as well.
• Check Tools->Prefernces->Internet/Privacy if you would like to uncheck any options there.
• Go to Tools->Preferences->General and set On startup display to "Player only". That way, no browser, and it starts much quicker.
• Finally, due to a bug, the realsched.exe process just will not go away, even though it's not needed with all auto features off. So, open task manager, kill realsched.exe, go to c:\program files\common files\real\Update_OB, and move it away (or delete it). Now it's gone for good.

Code:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68399

Cheers,
McoreD

[DoG]

And the easiest way to "How to make RealPlayer 10 behave nicely" is to either:

A: Never Install It and use RealAlt
B: Uninstall It and install RealAlt

Thanks for the tip McoreD

EDIT: Here are some mirrors for the latest builds:

[~*McoreD*~]

Thanks DoG for the links .


It is really useful. It is the only app so far I could find which installs DirectShow compatible Read Audio/Video filters. So it is great for me.

All I need to make sure is what Real Audio/Video this is using....version 9 or 10? Thanks. McoreD.

[robinwilson16]

Thanks for the update to this

Might try the new RealAlt build