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MaDSheeP

01-09-2003, 02:02 PM

just ran windows update, and voala... a Media Player 9 and Codec Pack....

let everyone know your pleasant or unpleasant experience, and possibly save some people a head ache

I would just like to know, can it be uninstalled without having to use windows restore?

beaker

01-09-2003, 02:58 PM

Some apps that make/read avi movies get hosed by MP9. One I know off the top of my head is icarus matchmoving software. So I'm waiting till things get cleaned up a little.

3danim8d

01-09-2003, 07:43 PM

I an't going near that one. No Way, don't need no damn DRM narcs in my box.

Nik Clark

01-09-2003, 10:37 PM

I'd rather just have something simple like the default media player in win2k. I really don't like the slow loading skinned interface.
$0.02

SimonG

01-10-2003, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by beaker
Some apps that make/read avi movies get hosed by MP9. One I know off the top of my head is icarus matchmoving software. So I'm waiting till things get cleaned up a little.

FYI, we've just released Icarus v2.08 today, which works correctly with Media Player 9. You can grab it from:

http://aig.cs.man.ac.uk/icarus

Simon
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Dirk_P_Ho

01-10-2003, 08:30 PM

Default WMP for me, clean/fast, no spyware :thumbsup:

Rincewind.

01-14-2003, 02:37 PM

I've installed it here, and nothing too nasty yet. It can't be any worse than Media Player 8 can it?

JamesDeschenes

01-15-2003, 05:54 PM

Well when I am doing my 3d work and checking avi files and things like that, it will always be Windows Media Player 5 (you know the standard win2k one, 'mplayer2') it's minimal and quick. I also for some reason I tend to believe it more then the later media players that my video is being played at 100% resolution.

But for music or anything recreational.. I will use WM9.. mainly becuase of it's cool jukebox like functionality... It has a bunch of neat automatic functions... like I can tell it to play the songs which I listen to on the weekends.. or my highest rated songs in my library.. neat stuff like that.

Well thats just my oppinion :)

*I also tend to use the original media player sometimes too :cool:

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