Re: Real Player

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 05/16/04 

Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 12:31:34 -0500

Real Player in the default installation is spyware. Best
thing to do is to remove all off Real Player and if you must
do a custom install leaving all the spyware out and not
allow it to take over all media.
If you want to play Real Media you can get JetAudio which
doesn't take over the computer.

"Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:db9601c43b67$12c99e90$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| I have been told that problems I am having with my Roxio
| Cd creator 5 is possibly due to real player which I do
| not use.
| Hpwever when I uninstall it, every time I connect to the
| net (AOL) I keep getting asked to reinstall it. Talks
| with aol tech chat suggest that I install a real player
| plug in for the program concerned, but I don't think one
| exists.

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