starting to regret switching to mac. i can't get ANYTHING to work. please help!

[squirrelist]

VLC didnt work either. i have now downloaded the WMP for the 3rd time...
it downloads as a .sitx

i have no idea how to install it. am i doing something wrong?

VLC won't play many Windows Media files on the Mac. This is because no one has made an open source WM9 decompressor yet. The only reason VLC plays them on a Windows machine is because VLC will use the WM9 codec that is included with Windows Media Player.

Glad to hear you got WMP:mac installed. When I got my Macbook that confused the hell out of me too.

Yeah, the basic version of Stuffit is free. I think it only lets you decompress files.

 

[Soulstorm]

Yeah, the basic version of Stuffit is free. I think it only lets you decompress files.

You won't need to do any compression with stuffit products, since OS X since Panther and above have the ability to compress and decompress files using .zip by default.

 

[dpaanlka]

Sorry to hear your Mac woes. Be prepared for lots of "Windows Media" branded things to not work in OS X - even when Flip4Mac comes out for Intel. Windows Media, as the name suggests, is not really intended for use with Mac OS X.

By the way, be absolutely sure to delete Windows Media Player once the Intel version of Flip4Mac comes out. Flip4Mac is recognized by Microsoft as the replacement for WMP. Windows Media Player for Mac is so old and outdated, and is pretty terrible to begin with.

Once you have the Intel version of Flip4Mac installed, you don't want files accidently opening the old 2003 version of Windows Media Player.

You won't need to do any compression with stuffit products, since OS X since Panther and above have the ability to compress and decompress files using .zip by default.

He clearly said he has a .sitx file to decompress.

 

[savar]

If they're .wmv file you'll have better luck with Windows Media Player.

Actually, I find that VLC plays WMV files better than WMP. Ironic? Yes. Surprising? No.

 

[kretzy]

Actually, I find that VLC plays WMV files better than WMP. Ironic? Yes. Surprising? No.

Only problem is, it won't play wmv3 files.

 

[MisterMe]

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d wade, what you are experiencing is one of the few real problems with the Intel switch. Currently there are no Intel versions of software designed to play wmv files. ...

Not true.

 

[dpaanlka]

Since Flip4Mac has Microsoft's blessing, I'd wait for the Intel version of that to come out.

 

[7on]

I have the beta on my jonshipman idisk if anyone wants to try it. Not too shabby so far.

 

[d wade]

I have the beta on my jonshipman idisk if anyone wants to try it. Not too shabby so far.

cool, thanks. so with this, i wont need the wmp:mac, right?

 

[coffey7]

did you look at my old thread?Did it help?

 

[iGary]

I have the beta on my jonshipman idisk if anyone wants to try it. Not too shabby so far.

Thank you.

 

[Peace]

WMV files suck..

Popwire does have a good WMV 9.0 UB plug-in.

I've been using the beta of Flip4Mac and it works ok on websites..

Please try and get used to the way OS X works..
It is different than Windows but in my opinion better and after you get stuff sorted out you will start enjoying a better experience.