New computer = problems

trashcanman · July 8th, 2009, 20:22

A couple of days ago I bought a new computer.
I tried to download RealPlayer, but got the message
that my 64-bit computer might not work with RealPlayer.

I guess I am not the only one with a computer like this.
Does anyone know what I can do?
And what does the 64 bit mean?

Thanks in advance,

trashcanman

dendrin · July 8th, 2009, 21:39

You probably have Windows Vista 64 on it, and yes Real Player has problems with it. Who knows Microsoft probably did it on purpose the do not like Real having a proprietary format. But try this and you should be able to watch them using media player classic

http://www.codecguide.com/about_real.htm

winniethebeer · July 9th, 2009, 01:43

Yes its because you have a 64bit OS. It has compatiblity problems with older software which were made for 32bit OSes (WinXp or older). The pc industry is doing a transition to 64bit (Windows 7 and Vista 64bit) because a limit for how much RAM memory can be used by a 32 bit OS (such as WinXp or Vista 32bit) has been reached.

trashcanman · July 9th, 2009, 19:11

Thank you, guys
It works. The computer actually gave me the
same advice that dendrin did. It suggested some
codecs to be downloaded and voil?!

July 8th, 2009, 20:22	#1
trashcanman Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 183 : 0 For This Post 141 Total	New computer = problems A couple of days ago I bought a new computer. I tried to download RealPlayer, but got the message that my 64-bit computer might not work with RealPlayer. I guess I am not the only one with a computer like this. Does anyone know what I can do? And what does the 64 bit mean? Thanks in advance, trashcanman

July 8th, 2009, 21:39	#2
dendrin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,002 : 0 For This Post 11,020 Total	You probably have Windows Vista 64 on it, and yes Real Player has problems with it. Who knows Microsoft probably did it on purpose the do not like Real having a proprietary format. But try this and you should be able to watch them using media player classic http://www.codecguide.com/about_real.htm

July 9th, 2009, 01:43	#3
winniethebeer VIP Honored Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,232 : 0 For This Post 8,790 Total	Yes its because you have a 64bit OS. It has compatiblity problems with older software which were made for 32bit OSes (WinXp or older). The pc industry is doing a transition to 64bit (Windows 7 and Vista 64bit) because a limit for how much RAM memory can be used by a 32 bit OS (such as WinXp or Vista 32bit) has been reached.

July 9th, 2009, 19:11	#4
trashcanman Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 183 : 0 For This Post 141 Total	Thank you, guys It works. The computer actually gave me the same advice that dendrin did. It suggested some codecs to be downloaded and voil?!