[kj] Play dead

[Stephen Lawrence]

you made me laugh about i-tunes ....yeah i hate it also but have to use it to put vinyl and tape into my computer ...i hate the way it duplicates everything meaning i have to delete loads 
 

> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 21:55:33 +1200

> From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Play dead

> 

> Multimedia programs do in a sense fight each other, insofar as the file

> associations contention. Windows keeps a list of which programs to use to

> open particular file types...so by default when you double-click that kind

> of file, Windows will know what to do with it (open .doc files with M$

> Word for example...).

> 

> Many multimedia apps ask you when you install them if you want to

> associate the application with ALL multimedia types (that it is compatible

> with)...such as mp3 / mp4, avi, wmv, flac, playing DVDs etc etc (there's

> loads of formats) and it's easy to overlook this setting when zipping

> through the install screens. I recently did a full install of the software

> that came with my DVD burner and it included a flaming media player

> (Nero), on top of all the other ones I have...as if I needed another one

> FFS...

> 

> Can become a bit messy after a while as well, once you have several

> applications on your PC that aim to do the same thing, some of which will

> attempt to load automatically when your PC starts, automatically update,

> and many of which share core Windows system files & settings(dlls etc).

> 

> Good rule of thumb is to pick a decent one that covers most bases and

> ignore the others. You probably don't need Quicktime on a Windows PC for

> example, avi files can be opened in VLC or Win Media Player. (And good

> luck if you're brave enough to use iTunes - we hates it precious ;p)

> 

> If you want to change the file associations let me know, or Google it if

> you want, there's multiple ways to do it, pretty standard on Windows from

> 2000 on. Or you can simply re-install the player you want to use and let

> it reclaim the associations.

> 

> The less programs you have on Windows the quicker it goes and less messy

> it gets, generally.

> 

> > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Stephen Lawrence <stephen.l at live.com>

> > wrote:

> >

> >> thanks bo

> >> Â  to be honest i don't know which version i have ..i'm a bit wary of

> >> downloads and installations ..i was once told that programs can''fight

> >> ''

> >> with each other whether that is true i don;t know

> >> Â  i have vlc and real player and win amp but prefer media player for

> >> the

> >> database

> >

> > Both and, programs cannot as such interfere with eachother, but codecs

> > and dll's can and will at every given chance. This is why i

> > recommended smplayer and/or vlc, since they both use their own sets of

> > codecs instead of using (and cluttering) the standard DirectShow set

> > that Windows Media Player and virtually every other media player use.

> >

> > To find the version of nearly any Windows program, click "Help" and

> > then "About".

> >

> > Also, if you already have vlc, you should be able to play WMA and WMV

> > with it. Just make sure you have the latest version from

> > www.videolan.org and you're all set.

> >

> >

> > b

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