RealPlayer 10 6.0.12.872 - 13May2004 - download difficulty

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Chris said:
Thanks. Got it. But - it has a different filename from the one on
Betanews.
That's strange.
The file I've downloaded, thanks to you, is:
RealPlayer10GOLD.exe 10,200,432 bytes.

The one mentioned on Betanews is called RealPlayer10GOLD_bb.exe.

What might the "_bb" refer to?
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Don't know what "bb" is but when I clicked on the link I sent you, it
offered to download "RealPlayer10GOLD_bb.exe".
 
Don't know what "bb" is but when I clicked on the link I sent you, it
offered to download "RealPlayer10GOLD_bb.exe".
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The first mirror I tried was Switzerland. That gave a file without the
bb.
I've just tried a different mirror, Australia, and started downloading a
file with the bb in its name. Seems to be a slightly different size.
Does anyone know the difference between them?
 
Chris said:
The first mirror I tried was Switzerland. That gave a file without the
bb.
I've just tried a different mirror, Australia, and started
downloading a file with the bb in its name. Seems to be a slightly
different size. Does anyone know the difference between them?
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realplayer10gold_bb.exe = version 6.0.12.872

realplayer10gold.exe = version 6.0.12.857 (from March, 2003)
 
Jordan said:
I meant March, 2004.
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The files I've got are both 872 with the same date.
RealPlayer10GOLD.exe 10,200,432 bytes
RealPlayer10GOLD_bb.exe 10,216,816 bytes
Any ideas?
 
Chris said:
John Corliss wrote:
(snip)

ISTR I once tried that - and it didn't work well with the BBC website.
But it may have improved since then.
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Last I heard they were using more recent RealPlayer codecs.
Is all this spyware FUD about RealPlayer really true?
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Chris, I wish I could answer that for you. Realplayer files are in a
proprietary format, and I don't know why Real Alternative is able to
get away with what they do. I've seen Real Alternative accused of
being spyware in this group too. However, since I reformated my hard
drive a while back and never reinstalled Realplayer, I can't say
what's going on. My surfing needs don't include Realplayer streaming
media. If I see such a site that needs the plugin, I refuse to install
it and move on.
What do you recommend?
Also - if I install one of them via Total Uninstall will it be
uninstalled cleanly enough to try the other?
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Can't help you there. My experience with Total Uninstall has been that
it locked up on me once when I tried to use it to uninstall a program
(dont remember which it was), so I tend to use it only as a reference
list like InCtrl5 was.

Hopefully, somebody else can give you better advice.
 
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