I installed 2.2.8 (from http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc) over the 3.0.3 without uninstalling 3.0.3 first. That may not be advisable! But so far it still works and I have both versions (I put 2.2.8 in a new folder /VLCOLD so /VLC is not overwritten. In the Start menu I now go to 2.2.8, ...