Windows 10: What You Need to Know

STEED · 06-11-16, 01:36 PM

My Windows media player is crap, it keeps locking up and crashing. Stopped using the dam thing a few years ago

Thank goodness for VLC never had a issue with that.

Jimbuna · 06-12-16, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

My Windows media player is crap, it keeps locking up and crashing. Stopped using the dam thing a few years ago

Thank goodness for VLC never had a issue with that.

Never had any substantial issues with Media Player tbh but have used VLC for a looong time now.

aanker · 06-12-16, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Never had any substantial issues with Media Player tbh but have used VLC for a looong time now.

Yep, I've used VLC too long to switch & learn new (old) tricks. It does everything I need and keeps improving.

Sailor Steve · 06-12-16, 11:41 AM

It may just be that I'm illiterate in these things, but I keep using WMP mainly because it presents my music the way I want it. If VLC can be made to look like this I'd love to know.

aanker · 06-12-16, 12:54 PM

If you're happy with and used to WMC/WMP keep using it.

VLC is more 'primitive' looking but can do so many things, I use it for video and let the folder thumbnails display folder contents.

Here's part of their Wiki support:
https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Open_Media/

Hope that helps.

Sailor Steve · 06-12-16, 01:59 PM

I'm not praising WMP. It has its share of faults. I just like that one interface and I really do wish I could find something else that would let me have a similar screen.

MS has released new 'Music' and 'Video' players, which are supposedly much better than WMP. I didn't like either one of them. I'm probably just a crusty curmudgeon. Or a musty crustacean.

STEED · 06-15-16, 08:39 AM

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Reader reports missing “Never check for updates” in Win7

http://www.askwoody.com/2016/reader-...win7/#comments

If this is the work of MS then I hardly see them stopping there.

06-11-16, 01:36 PM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	My Windows media player is crap, it keeps locking up and crashing. Stopped using the dam thing a few years ago Thank goodness for VLC never had a issue with that. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-12-16, 11:41 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It may just be that I'm illiterate in these things, but I keep using WMP mainly because it presents my music the way I want it. If VLC can be made to look like this I'd love to know. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-12-16, 01:59 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm not praising WMP. It has its share of faults. I just like that one interface and I really do wish I could find something else that would let me have a similar screen. MS has released new 'Music' and 'Video' players, which are supposedly much better than WMP. I didn't like either one of them. I'm probably just a crusty curmudgeon. Or a musty crustacean. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-12-16, 12:54 PM	#5
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	If you're happy with and used to WMC/WMP keep using it. VLC is more 'primitive' looking but can do so many things, I use it for video and let the folder thumbnails display folder contents. Here's part of their Wiki support: https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Open_Media/ Hope that helps.