FireFox31
10-12-2002, 02:37 PM
Hey, just thought I'd share this thought. Hate those RealPlayer upgrades every two weeks? Here's a tip for all 2k/xp users.
Go oldversion.com and get RealPlayer 8. Remember to uncheck EVERYTHING while installing.
Then, once it's done, go to the install path (let say c:\program files\realplayer8) and go to the \msg directory within that. In that directory, erase all the files. Then, right click the \msg directory and select Security. Deny ALL access for everything to everyone but the admin.
This will prevent RealPlayer from downloading new updates since the System can no longer read that directory. Check me if you want. Go to the RealPlayer options and find the button which can force an upgrade. Clicking it tells you "the server is not available". Haha, SURE it's not. You have successfully blocked the fatherland of all spam and worthless waste of bandwidth.
Go oldversion.com and get RealPlayer 8. Remember to uncheck EVERYTHING while installing.
Then, once it's done, go to the install path (let say c:\program files\realplayer8) and go to the \msg directory within that. In that directory, erase all the files. Then, right click the \msg directory and select Security. Deny ALL access for everything to everyone but the admin.
This will prevent RealPlayer from downloading new updates since the System can no longer read that directory. Check me if you want. Go to the RealPlayer options and find the button which can force an upgrade. Clicking it tells you "the server is not available". Haha, SURE it's not. You have successfully blocked the fatherland of all spam and worthless waste of bandwidth.