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Startup problems when clicking a movie..

Postby Hellboy » 11 Jan 2009 18:51

I used to open files clicking on them. Next thing the Vlcplayer popped into vision and played the movie. For some reason videofiles don't open anymore now unless I select them using the player. I tried to reinstall but the problem remains the same?
When I click a movie now the sandrunner appears but disappears after a few seconds.

What to do?

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Re: Startup problems when clicking a movie..

Postby VLC_help » 12 Jan 2009 18:30

Which VLC version are you using? And does removing %appdata%\vlc folder help?

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Re: Startup problems when clicking a movie..

Postby Hellboy » 13 Jan 2009 00:18

I'm using the latest version; VLC Media Player 0.9.8a
But today the function is working again as if by magic???? Didn't do any expirimenting or nothing??

So what should I do next time this happens you say? Remove C/Documents&settings/ Application Data/vlc who where??

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Re: Startup problems when clicking a movie..

Postby VLC_help » 13 Jan 2009 19:06

Yep, remove the folder %appdata%\vlc. Or browse to that folder and remove all files from there.

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Re: Startup problems when clicking a movie..

Postby Hellboy » 13 Jan 2009 23:29

Won't I completely f#up the installation of the player then??

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Re: Startup problems when clicking a movie..

Postby VLC_help » 14 Jan 2009 18:25

No. Only VLC settings are stored there. Not binary files nor registry settings.

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Re: Startup problems when clicking a movie..

Postby Hellboy » 14 Jan 2009 22:16

Chrystalclear. Tanx. :D


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