Tech: RealAudio help!

Subject: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 06:39 AM

After my hard drive crashed, the guru didn't reinstall certain things, like Real Audio. I must be totally missing the boat, but I can't figure out where to go to get it! Help, please!

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: BanjoRay
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 07:20 AM

Try this page
Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Bill D
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 07:54 AM

and....RealAlternative

"Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install the official RealPlayer. You do need a media player that is capable of playing RealMedia files. The included Media Player Classic supports it. Supported are RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealVideo (.rm .ram .rmvb), RealText (.rt), and ReadPix (.rp). Not fully supported are: Streaming smil files (.smi .smil) and Realmedia embedded in webpages."

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: songs2play
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 08:18 AM

or
http://download.com.com/3150-2139-0.html?tag=dir

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 08:56 AM

On my computer Real player stopped working after a crash - I installed RealOne but it refuses to accept almost any file I try to play with it. I've uninstalled it because of this, but just found the original older real player install file. Will try that later today.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Jeri
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 09:31 AM

I wish I had the older version somehwere on my computer because I can't stand the RealOne player. It has a browser I don't need or want. It has an automatic update feature you can't shut off, and the "Real" site tries to access my computer every time I listen to something - even off-line.

Maybe you can do a search:

In Windows Explorer (either look in Start/Programs or ask a kid)
Click on your C drive
Go to Menu: Tools - Find - Files or folders
In the Name & Location tab, type in "real*.exe"
Sit back and wait while it searches through you whole hard drive.

If it finds something that says "Real[something player].exe" it's probably the installation file for RealPlayer. If you double click it, you can install the program.

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 10:45 AM

I wish I had the older version somewhere on my computer

Here you are - courtesy of this useful site which has the link -"The Record Lady

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Jeri
Date: 29 Nov 03 - 10:53 AM

McGrath, THANK YOU!!!

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 08 Feb 04 - 04:52 PM

Just happened across THIS SITE - http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=real
It has old versions of LOADS of different useful programmes. Some will solve incompatibility problems caused by different versions of WINDOZE.
Worth bookmarking.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 08 Feb 04 - 05:43 PM

You couldn't pay me to run Realplayer...

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 08 Feb 04 - 06:49 PM

Okay Clinton - do you have an alternative for listening to streaming audio which is only in Real Audio format?
Quack!
Geoff.

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Feb 04 - 08:07 PM

Bill, where have you been saving all of these great links? The last couple of weeks you've given us some really marvelous stuff. Thank you thank you thank you!

SRS

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Feb 04 - 08:08 PM

OOps--McGrath, also!

Subject: RE: Tech: RealAudio help!
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 04 - 11:01 PM

*grin*...Clinton originally set me on to JetAudio, which plays RA and RAM files AND records AND plays movies..etc....I now have 2 versions of that!

But where I get 84.329% of my stuff is in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup...been lurking there for 4-5 years.

(I have actually had problems getting Real Alternative to run and haven't had time to mess with it.)