We Need More of This

I don't mind FLASH so much, or even QuickTime, but they'll have to kill me
to install RealPlayer.

Boy, ain't THAT the truth.

At least weekly I get emails from people who can't view the aviation videos
on our website. In almost every case, it's a problem with RealPlayer.

I used to love that program, but their latest incarnations write themselves
into EVERY part of your operating system. Then, even when you select
another player to be your default player (either Quicktime or Windows Media
Player), RealPlayer won't "let go" of critical parts of your system.

This results in no "single-click" video playback without "cutting and
pasting" the URLs into either Quicktime or WMP -- which is something most
casual users don't even think to try. It's a real pain, and quite subtle,
as most people don't catch the relationship between what they have done by
selecting QT or WMP to be their default, after having once used RealPlayer
as their default player.

The insidious thing about the problem is that the settings all appear to be
correct -- Windows will SHOW Quicktime or WMP to be the default player, even
though something internal has clearly NOT switched over. The only "fix"
I've found is the total uninstallation of RealPlayer.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"