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I am using VLC 1.0.1 with Vista and IE7. I am trying to update to 1.0.3. The first thing that happens is a request to select a folder - what for, I haven't a clue. But whatever folder I select, whether it is on the C drive or the D drive, or even specially created with the "Make new folder"...

VLC or other media players do NOT corrupt files by playing or attempting to play them.

I wasn't suggesting that they did. What I did say was that the crashes and freezes that VLC caused resulted in corrupted files, because the only thing to be done was to disconnect the power supply and reboot.

Thanks! I have version 0.8.6, and as far as I know DirectX 9c also (I have just downloaded MediaPlayer 9, and as it reports that there are no new updates I assume that I have up-to-date DirectX - can I confirm this directly?) VLC will often start ok, but midway through is liable to just blank out, f...

VLC has been a complete train wreck for me on Windows ME, with freezes, crashes and other horrors. I want to uninstall the whole thing, but there is no uninstall icon, and it does not appear in the Add/Remove Programs list in the control panel. Could someone kindly tell me whether, and if so how, I ...