If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Windows Media Player vs Real player
I have both Window Media player and Real Player, do I need
to have both or can I get rid of one? If so, which one? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 05:08:08 -0700, wrote:
I have both Window Media player and Real Player, do I need to have both or can I get rid of one? If so, which one? That's a personal decision you have to make. Both are privacy threats, unless properly configured. Both process ("play") files that the other won't, and both process files that the other will. Generally, both are innocuous unless run, though if you ever run RealPlayer, it will start a background task that will repeatedly try to add an additional RP task to startup automatically. Garbage that you don't need. WMP has its tricks too. For more information about the two (Tweeduldum and Tweeduldee), do some reading in alt.privacy.spyware. Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
FAQ: Win98 users: Upgrading to WinXP, IE6, etc. | JM | Setup & Installation | 6 | July 26th 04 01:44 PM |
Windows Media Player | Dan | Software & Applications | 0 | July 9th 04 12:59 AM |
windows media player | krazy75 | Multimedia | 1 | June 16th 04 02:38 AM |
Media Player 9 and Windows 98SE | Clare | Software & Applications | 2 | June 12th 04 12:07 AM |
Windows media Player | Killjoy | Improving Performance | 0 | June 6th 04 10:04 AM |