![]() RV10 seems to behave nicely, but there is still room left for improvement.Īll the things like a web browser, cd burning, library and whatnot may be nice features, but are not needed for people who just want to view or stream some rm files. in the not so near future?)?Īlso if you ask me it is a real shame that a piece of software, that was known to be the most bloated and invasive piece of crap ever created (sorry, but it's true), is crippling the RV codec in some way now. This just came to my mind: With update do you mean online update (in the near future) or next version (RV11. ![]() ![]() Note that distributing so called codec packs, which is nothing but re-distribution of codec DLLs copyrighted by RealNetworks, and a few registry keys, is a violation of RealNetworks' copyright and the RealPlayer EULA. I should update this thread for RealPlayer 11, but there are not many changes in the topics covered here. Uninstalling RealAlternative, via its uninstaller, before installing RP10, has also been reported to work. Without r1pclean, RP10 may not start, and show only flash screen, then die. Even though it reports "cannot load setu3260.dll" it does clean up the registry enough such that after this, RP10 runs fine after the installer completes. If you have ever installed a codec pack (RealAlternative) in the past, it appears to be necessary to first run r1pclean.exe. If you want to use another player, install RealPlayer, follow these instructions, then leave it alone.įor all the technical details about what's new with the Real 10 Platform, including RV 10, RA 10 (AAC), and a detailed FAQ, please see: Codec packs on the other hand may not install or uninstall properly, and could mess up your system, which is why I recommend installing RealPlayer itself. Yesterday and today Steve Bass posted a nice tutorial on how to get an ad-free RealPlayer, as well as how to install it cleanly, in his Tips and Tweaks column in PC World.ĭownload the free RealPlayer 10 Gold here, with no re-direction:Īnd you should also know, that no one is forcing you to ever run RealPlayer 10 to play back RealVideo and RealAudio, since there are alternatives. March 2008 - PC World: how to install ad-free clean RealPlayer So to summarize, a few clicks are needed to opt-out, you have to "sign in" the first time. You can open the browser/library with the click of a button. That way, no browser, and it starts much quicker. Optionally, go to Tools->Preferences->General and set On startup display to "Player only".In the same menu, check or uncheck Auto-update in its sub-menu as well. Now you will never see the Message Center. Then go to Tools->Preferences->Automatic Services, Click Configure Message Center, then uncheck "Check for new messages".Start RealPlayer, Create an account, or Cancel out.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. ![]() This is the only time you will be asked this, it will never try to take back any media types. Check only the media types you want it to play.Uncheck the boxes you do not want for items on the desktop and quicklaunch bar.Here is a list of items experienced media player users may want to modify during or after installation: More importantly in this discussion, it is also better in terms of its behaviour. However, this post is not really about performance, even though a lot more could be said about improvements in this area. *) Playback via installed DirectShow codecs (for instance. It even plays songs purchased in other music stores, as long WMA and Quicktime components are installed on the system. It plays almost *) all formats, including AAC and HE-AAC. It is faster, smaller, it has smoother video playback, less jitter, much improved media library, playlist handling, device support, incl Palm and iPod, ripping (to AAC), comes with a RV8+9+10 combo decoder DLL with better performance, that even improves RV playback in Media Player Classic when installed. This RealPlayer 10 is better than before, with improvements in all areas, even though it looks relatively similar at first glance. That's gone years ago, but it's hard to be forgiven for that mistake, and it is so sad to see the same allegation being brought up again and again. ![]() The information was never even saved, because no one knew about it. However, regarding the "spyware" allegations, I have been told one old version of realjukebox did send back some usage information by accident. Previous RealPlayers and RealOne players have been somewhat impolite in certain areas (Message Center with ads, file types, icons, running in the traybar). Or How to make RealPlayer 10 behave nicely RealPlayer 10.5, installation, performance, etc. ![]()
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