thanatoid wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in
> news:ewnXoplmKHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>
>> Nah.    Keep WMP (older versions) and WinAmp.    (Last I
>> heard, VLC was a bit "invasive").
>
> This is the "uninstall.log" from the 1.02 XP version:
>
> vlc.exe
> vlc.exe.manifest
> libvlc.dll
> libvlccore.dll

 Are those DLLs in the windows system folder, or JUST in the VLC pgm folder?
More below...

<snipped the list of a few HUNDRED added items below - WOW>

>> plugins\liba52_plugin.dll
>> plugins\liba52tofloat32_plugin.dll
>> plugins\liba52tospdif_plugin.dll

ETC ETC ETC ETC (for a few hundred more items)

> WHERE do you see anything "invasive"

Ummm, well now, that's QUITE a list you had above (snipped out for space)!
PLUS, why is this player *20 MB* in size in the first place???

What about Media Player Classic and Zoom Player (and BOTH are quite small)

I still think 20 MB for simply a player (VLC) is outrageous, but who knows,
I may try it someday.