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| Thread ID: 56034 | 2005-03-25 09:56:00 | Is Media Player 10 worth installing? | Pat (6829) | Press F1 |
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| 337986 | 2005-03-25 22:10:00 | Thanks very much for your advice on this. Most helpful. Now I wonder whether I should choose another program to use instead of Media Player. Which program do you recommend? Pat. |
Pat (6829) | ||
| 337987 | 2005-03-25 22:58:00 | Which program do you recommend? If your only interested in the media playing capabilities then videolan is more than capable ( videolan.org/ ). Plays all major video formats except real formats which can be taken care of by real alternative (http:). I use Media Player Classic a lot though because its nice and quick. I downloaded this with XP Codec Pack ( http://www.xpcodecpack.com/ ), which comes with MPC. These programs have no type of library function though, or even burning/ripping capabilities like WMP10. I dont use libraries and am already sorted for ripping/burning. |
sal (67) | ||
| 337988 | 2005-03-26 00:56:00 | Stop spreading FUD FUDboy. Yes, WMP 10 has DRM. So does WMP9, XP SP2 & 2000 SP4 (Probably got the numbers wrong, but you get the idea). And how can a piece of software screw up hardware? If it was true, it would have been cut off at the beta, and would be fixed by now. Kindly think out your replies before hitting the post button. kthxbai It does it by installing virtual device drivers and/or drm monitoring service (granted i cant tell you exactly after all im not privy to the MS source code), and wouldn't have "been cut off at the beta" because its a feature, The idea is to stop you buring cd's of copyrighted material. This is the way of the future. Its also not a new idea, 3dmax is shipped with a parasite app that will kill off all burning capabilities of a drive if it so feels like it,stopping the person who owns the machine from using the gear they paid for. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 337989 | 2005-03-26 01:49:00 | There is so much paranoia associated with the computer community. Did you know the the computer software installed in the latest Commodore SS will let you to replicate the driving/racing skills of Greg Murphy. |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 337990 | 2005-03-26 02:07:00 | And how can a piece of software screw up hardware? If it was true, it would have been cut off at the beta, and would be fixed by now. Ever hear of something called a device driver?? |
Myth (110) | ||
| 337991 | 2005-03-26 08:04:00 | Ever hear of something called a device driver?? Agreed, and more. DRM, NX, Trusted Computing, parasite/malaware infected downloads (seeded in to p2p networks by the RIAA and MPAA) firmware (software held in ROM). One particularly insidious piece of software from one of the DRM companies inserts itself in a protected area of your hard drive, even a full format does not remove it. Many of these companies are no better than virus writers and crackers. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 337992 | 2005-03-26 12:15:00 | Agreed, and more. DRM, NX, Trusted Computing, parasite/malaware infected downloads (seeded in to p2p networks by the RIAA and MPAA) firmware (software held in ROM). One particularly insidious piece of software from one of the DRM companies inserts itself in a protected area of your hard drive, even a full format does not remove it. Many of these companies are no better than virus writers and crackers. Get real. You obviously don't know what you are talking about. Ther are no protected areas in the hard drive where programs can be stored that cannot be erased otherwise they would not be able to get in there in the first place. Or are you saying that the HD makers are putting these programs in for these other companies. If you download pirate stuff then you get what you deserve. If you do things the proper way you have nothing to fear. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 337993 | 2005-03-26 12:57:00 | Companies restricting the way you use your computer have nothing to do with pirate software or "fear". | Metla (12) | ||
| 337994 | 2005-03-26 14:06:00 | Get real . You obviously don't know what you are talking about . Ther are no protected areas in the hard drive where programs can be stored that cannot be erased otherwise they would not be able to get in there in the first place . Or are you saying that the HD makers are putting these programs in for these other companies . If you download pirate stuff then you get what you deserve . If you do things the proper way you have nothing to fear . Have you ever heard of a boot sector or a partition table? Does fdisk write to these, no . Ever heard of C-Dilla BJ . What installs C-Dilla BJ? I'll answer for you to save you the trouble of googling, so called legitimate software like Quicken and Turbo Tax, not pirated data . Although, AFAIK Intuit stopped the practice after a backlash from customers . Get Real? If I download pirate stuff I get what I deserve? Wash your mouth out, it's got filth in it . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 337995 | 2005-03-26 14:36:00 | Have you ever heard of a boot sector or a partition table? Does fdisk write to these, no. Ever heard of C-Dilla BJ. What installs C-Dilla BJ? I'll answer for you to save you the trouble of googling, so called legitimate software like Quicken and Turbo Tax, not pirated data. Although, AFAIK Intuit stopped the practice after a backlash from customers Yes I have heard of them and what can be written to in the first place can be overwritten and cleaned out. As you could see that if you did a google search for it you will find plenty of removal tools that remove it. |
Big John (551) | ||
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