| VLC>WMP, Physically impossible? [message #324657] |
Tue, 01 April 2008 03:37  |
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Veyrdite
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Registered: August 2006
Location: Australia, Sydney
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Ok I absolutely hate Windows media player (prefer VLC), and changing what program opens AVI files won't work, and so I attempted to rename the WMP to WMPBACK, and rename the VLC folder to Windows Media player, and then rename the executable of course.
Access is denied. Program is still in use
I whipped out Process explorer, and disabled everything in sight. Still not working.
So then I tried copying all of the vlc files into the WMP folder. Worked. Then I tried renaming the executables. But before I can rename VLC.exe to WMplayer.exe WMplayer.exe re-appears in-front of my eyes!
So I created a batch file to do it, and it also made vlc write-protect after It was renamed.
Worked!
Opened it up...WMP appears!. In the folder the WMplayer.exe icon changes back to its original and renames the VLC replacement to WMplayer.exe.tmp !
What has MicroCrap done to make WMP indestructible? Are they pulling an April fools on me?
WOL: Veyrdite Previously: Dthdealer ( a long time ago )
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