From: google3luo359 on
Thanks I'll install it and see if it is an improvement over 7.1.

Ric

C0mdrData wrote:
> Media Player Classic seems to be an improvement of Media Player 6.4. (which
> by the way is still on just about every Windows computer...hidden away).
> Technically it is version 6.4.8.2
>
> It seems to be able to play everything once the right codec is
> installed...mpg, avi, QuickTime...even Real. All without the bloatware of
> Windows Media Player 9 or 10.
> --
>

From: Daave on
Dee wrote:

> I have Win98 FE. Apparently Media Player 9 won't run on it, but I'm
> finding more sites seem to be requiring MP 9 to view their videos.
> Do you know if MPC will play MP 9 files?

Post a link to an MP 9 file (actually, I'm assuming there's no such
thing per se; perhaps it's just a different codec) and I'll try it and
let you know.

--
Dave


From: Dee on
"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM(a)myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in
news:VvLGg.9433$Qf.1215(a)newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:

> Dee wrote:
>
>> I have Win98 FE. Apparently Media Player 9 won't run on it, but I'm
>> finding more sites seem to be requiring MP 9 to view their videos.
>> Do you know if MPC will play MP 9 files?
>
> Post a link to an MP 9 file (actually, I'm assuming there's no such
> thing per se; perhaps it's just a different codec) and I'll try it and
> let you know.

I don't know if it's a different file type or not, just that websites are
demanding that MP 9 (or 10 now) be used. So it definitely could be
something else.

Anyway, try rockstar.msn.com - sit through the silly intro, then when the
page loads click "Watch Webisode".

Previously I got a window saying I had to upgrade to MP 9. Now I seem to
just get a window saying "Loading..." but nothing ever loads. This happens
with both IE and Firefox.

Dee

From: cranky on
Dee wrote:
> "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM(a)myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in
> news:VvLGg.9433$Qf.1215(a)newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:
>
> > Dee wrote:
> >
> >> I have Win98 FE. Apparently Media Player 9 won't run on it, but I'm
> >> finding more sites seem to be requiring MP 9 to view their videos.
> >> Do you know if MPC will play MP 9 files?
> >
> > Post a link to an MP 9 file (actually, I'm assuming there's no such
> > thing per se; perhaps it's just a different codec) and I'll try it and
> > let you know.
>
> I don't know if it's a different file type or not, just that websites are
> demanding that MP 9 (or 10 now) be used. So it definitely could be
> something else.
>
> Anyway, try rockstar.msn.com - sit through the silly intro, then when the
> page loads click "Watch Webisode".
>
> Previously I got a window saying I had to upgrade to MP 9. Now I seem to
> just get a window saying "Loading..." but nothing ever loads. This happens
> with both IE and Firefox.
>
> Dee

I use Real Player which has a free down load and seem so run just about
eveything ,,got tired of messing with Media Player

From: gregfarr on
On 24 Aug 2006 07:14:27 -0700, "cranky" <skscranky(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>Dee wrote:
>> "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM(a)myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in
>> news:VvLGg.9433$Qf.1215(a)newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net:
>>
>> > Dee wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have Win98 FE. Apparently Media Player 9 won't run on it, but I'm
>> >> finding more sites seem to be requiring MP 9 to view their videos.
>> >> Do you know if MPC will play MP 9 files?
>> >
>> > Post a link to an MP 9 file (actually, I'm assuming there's no such
>> > thing per se; perhaps it's just a different codec) and I'll try it and
>> > let you know.
>>
>> I don't know if it's a different file type or not, just that websites are
>> demanding that MP 9 (or 10 now) be used. So it definitely could be
>> something else.
>>
>> Anyway, try rockstar.msn.com - sit through the silly intro, then when the
>> page loads click "Watch Webisode".
>>
>> Previously I got a window saying I had to upgrade to MP 9. Now I seem to
>> just get a window saying "Loading..." but nothing ever loads. This happens
>> with both IE and Firefox.
>>
>> Dee
>
>I use Real Player which has a free down load and seem so run just about
>eveything ,,got tired of messing with Media Player


I grew tired of all of them yrs ago, and found VLC, as it is compact
(tiny) and runs anything, including half d/l films. It's free.

Greg
http://gregsplace.50megs.com
http://www.picturetrail.com/fugitive1