Hi Lynn, I have installed RealPlayer on many systems and never seen a negative consequence, at least not for many years. There was a time back in the late 90s where RealPlayer did install certain things that some customers objected to. Those days are long behind them. The install allows you to have good control over what file types it handles, and I think it's an excellent player.
-----Original Message----- From: Lynn Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 11 September 2006 12:00 p.m. To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Realplayer, to install or not to install Having a very strong interest in hurricanes and severe weather events, I would like to take advantage of the live coverage from http://www.hurricanecity.com. However, this requires that I install Real Player on my PC. Considering the fact that the installation of Real Player on my previous home PC messed my system up terribly, and the fact that I just watched the installation of Real Player wreck several PC's at work recently, I'm not feeling very good about trying it on this new and very well-functioning PC. Is there anything I can do to avoid the intrusiveness of this program, the spyware it installs on your PC and its tendency to just muck things up horribly? I am wondering specifically about Real Alternative, although the research I have done shows that this program does not do streaming audio, which is what I would need for Hurricane City. Actually, since Florence is going to hit Bermuda soon and I would hate like heck to miss a good hurricane, I would appreciate any help with this ASAP. If I did have to install RP, is there anything I can do to keep it from causing mayhem on my system? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
