Changing Default Media Player

[Zero]

A friend of mine wants to change his default player to Winamp 3 instead of Windows Media Player, how do you do that?

I thought I would post it here for the greatest response.

 

[1X83Z]

I applaud your friend. In fact, if I were you (and your friend was a girl), I would attempt to marry your friend.

See, a long, long time ago (December, when I bought the computer), I put everything I had on Media Player. Rare videos, live videos, live song acoustic versions, and etc - they made up most of my home life when I wasn't living with my girlfriend. In any case, last month (though it might have been this month), I went to play some songs, and it didn't load, which isn't an uncommon problem. I closed it, opened it again, and bam - everything was gone. All songs, all playlists, all lyrics (and I had the full correct lyrics to all 350 songs plus the videos). Everything was gone. Everything. Everything. Everything. And, for effect, everything. I've resorted to Music Match (MusicMatch!) even though it refuses to play videos. My life was destroyed. I hate Media Player. I now wish it would die. And I would just let it rot, too.

So what's the moral?

MEDIA PLAYER SUCKS, IF I EVER CATCH YOU USING IT.... ..... .... YOU DON'T WANT ME TO FINISH THAT SENTENCE.

 

[Zero]

Its a guy, he's in my Language Arts class, but excellent story.....now any help from say, Mista......or GG, or any other comp wiz?

 

[1X83Z]

MistaX is dead.

 

[Concept]

Originally posted by M5Power
MistaX is dead.

arty:

 

[whitez]

Originally posted by M5Power
MistaX is dead.

:rip:

 

[Zero]

Stop posting useless **** in this thread, this is important

 

[Talentless]

i thought you could do that through the open with feature via right-click or in the folder options.

 

[Solid Fro]

In XP or 2000, go to Control Panel > Folder Options > Click on the File Type Tab > Select the file type you want to change > Click on "Change..." > Click on Apply.

ME and below, go to Control Panel > Click on Tools > Drop down to Folder Options > Click on the File Type Tab > Select the file type you want to change > Click on "Change..." > Click on Apply.

M5Power: Your files can't just magically disappear like that. You either had a corrupted Windows system or you deleted them yourself by accident. Always backup your files. (A hard lesson to learn, even for me.)

 

[space]

Originally posted by M5Power
MEDIA PLAYER SUCKS, IF I EVER CATCH YOU USING IT.... ..... .... YOU DON'T WANT ME TO FINISH THAT SENTENCE.

duh! i thought that was common knowledge....

 

[-Fred-]

i prefer Windows Media to RealPlayer... haven't got a single problem with WM7.1 since i installed it...

 

[mayorbill11]

i use zoom player for videos and winamp 2.80 for music.

 

[RVDNuT374]

I use RealOne Player for music and videos.