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Old 08-07-2007   #1 (permalink)


 
 

64bit video player?

Using MPC right now. Wondering if any 64bit video players are out on the market to use?

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Old 08-07-2007   #2 (permalink)


 
 

Re: 64bit video player?

Also, how do you enable 64bit WMP in vista64?
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Old 08-08-2007   #3 (permalink)


 
 

Re: 64bit video player?

If you are running Home Premium 64bit or better, Windows Media player 64 bit version can be found at :
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
Just edit your shortcut path to that directory.
The default is the 32 bit version:
C:\Program Files(x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe

Cheers
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Old 08-08-2007   #4 (permalink)
zachd [MSFT]


 
 

Re: 64bit video player?


Pretty much:

If you want to use the 64bit version of WMP as the default player on Vista
64-bit, run "unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:64" from an ELEVATED (admin) cmd.exe
prompt and then set registry value
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\wmplayer.exe, "Path" to be "%Programfiles%\Windows Media Player". To
undo that, reset the "Path" value and then run "unregmp2.exe /SwapTo:32"
from an elevated cmd.exe prompt.

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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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> Also, how do you enable 64bit WMP in vista64?
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> --
> gizbug



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Old 08-08-2007   #5 (permalink)
Donald McDaniel


 
 

Re: **Official Release** Windows Vista: Reliability and Performance Updates for Vista

"gizbug" <gizbug.2uyz18@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> 'NT Compatible - Daily Windows News and Information'
> (http://ntcompatible.com/category14.html)
>
>
> Enjoy.
>
> If you already have it on, and try to update, says the update doesn't
> apply to your system. Same file that was leaked a couple weeks ago.
>
>
> --
> gizbug



I installed both updates. I must admit, file transfer speeds seem to have
picked up considerably. For instance, with the last update of iTunes and
QuickTime, I was unable to use any of my iTunes video purchases (iTunes kept
timing out, resulting in unplayable video). I guess Microsoft caught up
with Apple, because they play reasonably-well now.

Hope this stays this way for a while.

Donald McDaniel

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Old 08-09-2007   #6 (permalink)
Ian Betts


 
 

Re: **Official Release** Windows Vista: Reliability and Performance Updates for Vista



"Donald McDaniel" <orthocross@comcast.invalid> wrote in message
news:#mpD#mg2HHA.5884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "gizbug" <gizbug.2uyz18@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:gizbug.2uyz18@no-mx.forums.net...
>>
>> 'NT Compatible - Daily Windows News and Information'
>> (http://ntcompatible.com/category14.html)
>>
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> If you already have it on, and try to update, says the update doesn't
>> apply to your system. Same file that was leaked a couple weeks ago.
>>
>>
>> --
>> gizbug

>
>
> I installed both updates. I must admit, file transfer speeds seem to have
> picked up considerably. For instance, with the last update of iTunes and
> QuickTime, I was unable to use any of my iTunes video purchases (iTunes
> kept timing out, resulting in unplayable video). I guess Microsoft caught
> up with Apple, because they play reasonably-well now.
>
> Hope this stays this way for a while.
>
> Donald McDaniel
>
>

No Apple caught up with Vista. The Apple people only just released their
Vista version.

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Old 08-09-2007   #7 (permalink)
Julian


 
 

Re: **Official Release** Windows Vista: Reliability and Performance Updates for Vista



"Donald McDaniel" <orthocross@comcast.invalid> wrote in message
news:#mpD#mg2HHA.5884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "gizbug" <gizbug.2uyz18@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:gizbug.2uyz18@no-mx.forums.net...
>>
>> 'NT Compatible - Daily Windows News and Information'
>> (http://ntcompatible.com/category14.html)
>>
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> If you already have it on, and try to update, says the update doesn't
>> apply to your system. Same file that was leaked a couple weeks ago.
>>
>>
>> --
>> gizbug

>
>
> I installed both updates. I must admit, file transfer speeds seem to have
> picked up considerably.


I have too and also notice a substantial performance improvement..


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