keoughla
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Is Viewpoint media player the same as windows media player?
Also will wmp 11 work with vista 32 bit sp2
Also will wmp 11 work with vista 32 bit sp2
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No, Viewpoint Media Player is completely different, it has nothing to do with WMP. Or even Microsoft.
Yes, WMP 11 should work fine in 32 bit systems, as far as I'm aware. I would be really surprised if it didn't work, since there's no reason for it not to.
Yes, WMP 11 should work fine in 32 bit systems, as far as I'm aware. I would be really surprised if it didn't work, since there's no reason for it not to.
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keoughla
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so if I uninstall viewpoint media player will wmp still be there
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Yep! Uninstalling that shouldn't affect wmp at all.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 1545
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00 GHz
- Motherboard
- DELL - 27d90219 Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
- Sound Card
- IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor (DPMS), 15.3" (34cm x 19cm)
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Internal 320 GB
Portable 320 GB used for separate storage of media, plugged into USB port as needed.
- Cooling
- Single built in fan
- Keyboard
- Built in
- Mouse
- Touchpad, + Logitech wireless mouse (USB)
- Internet Speed
- ~150 kilobytes/sec DL
- Other Info
- Usually have low HD free space left (<10 GB), often left on overnight. I really push its capabilities.
keoughla
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awesome. The wmp I have doean't play some of the avi videos I downloaded do they need to be converted once I install wmp 11
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t-4-2
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To clarify .....
WMP11 comes with the Vista operating system. It cannot be uninstalled nor re-installed. It lives and dies with the system.
If you want to avoid the hassle of codecs, video/audio files conversion etc, install VLV media player.
VLC is free.
It is widely used and highly recommended.
It plays any types of video/audio file formats.
VLC download ......
VideoLAN - Official page for VLC media player, the Open Source video framework!
When I had my Vista computer, I had both WMP11 and VLC. I never had to worry about codecs.
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t-4-2
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For your information.....
There is more than one form of AVI, some of which are supported by Windows, some you need either installing codecs or converting to formats accepted by Windows such as WMV which is the most reliable format for Windows, bar none.
Most people will recommend K-lite Codec Pack. I don't have it, so I can't comment.
Codec Guide: K-Lite Codec Pack - Windows 7 codecs
I just simply use Prism video converter. It is free, not fancy but does the job for me.
Prism Video File Converter - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com
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Hi, does it mean that WMP and Viewpoint media player are seperate players?
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WMP, Windows Media Player is a built-in proagram that comes with Vista operating system.
View Point Media Player is a 3rd party plugin. It is not a Microsoft product.
Excerpt from : Why is Viewpoint on my computer?
What is Viewpoint Media Player?Viewpoint Media Player is a web browser plug-in that enables users to view 3D content and other rich media, such as Flash® content and video, on the Internet. Viewpoint Media Player is the graphics engine for AOL® Instant Greetings™, AIM Themes and other popular web applications. Viewpoint Media Player is distributed with AOL, AIM, versions of Netscape™, certain Adobe® products, and some retail computers sold today.
Many companies, ranging from online retailers to auto manufacturers, use Viewpoint Media Player as the graphics platform for interactive 3D tours of their products. Viewpoint Media Player powers product tours of the Toyota 4Runner and Sony laptop, desktop, and server computing products.
P.S> Please if you have further questions, start a new thread ( post ) for yourself.
Do not " hijack" someone else's post.