POSSIBLE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS

If you are having trouble viewing the videos, please note the following. We get constant hate mail about Real Player, but you have to have something with which to view the .rm files.

Information regarding the good, the bad, and the ugly about Real Player and how to disable all the junk they try and put on your computer is available from a very reputable source (PC World) at

     http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/006661.html

     http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/006662.html

 

Dr. Lowery,
I am having problems accessing the files online. I do have Real player and I have been opening the files in real player.  I have even downloaded couple of files on my computer and tried playing them there but it still didn't work. Is there any other way to access this information.  Thanks a lot for all your help.

Prabhjot

 



Dear Prabhjot:
 I checked our server logs and they have been up and running for the past 6 weeks, so something must be wrong with the Real Player on your computer. I only say that because whenever something goes wrong on our end, I get several hundred emails asking about it. That's when I know there are problems on this end.

 

Try uninstalling your Real player and getting the latest version at http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=d9 and reinstalling it. They have a new Vista version. Just hit NO every time they try and trick you into buying something, or load up your computer with Yahoo toolbars or other trash.

 

Also, if you were unable to download the video files for viewing on your computer, be sure to get them from the download link at http://engineeringregistration.tamu.edu/tapedreviews/index.htm. Click on DOWNLOADS.  Your computer will not download the full video file if you simply right-click on the video file to be viewed. That only downloads a small forwarding file that tells your computer where the Real file resides. You can tell if this has happened because the size of the downloaded file will only be about 1 Kb, rather than several hundred Mb.

 

Finally, you might try using Real Alternative to view the videos, which many people prefer. Go to http://codecguide.com/download_real.htm I have had to do this because I cannot get the Real Player to advance to a later time in the presentation. It just sits there and says "Loading ...", forever. The Real Alternative works a lot better for me.  You will have to be careful, because everyone tries to trick you into pushing a button to download something else, like a wonderful spyware program or something. That's just how they make money to support the site.

Good luck,

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To: Lowery, Lee
Subject: Re: FE Review

 

Thanks a lot for all your help.  I was able to fix the problem. 

I was receiving "Invalid socket error."  I downloaded the Alternate Real Player, but it didn't work.  This is how I was able to solve the problem in case anyone else have this problem in the future you can refer to this.

1. In RealPlayer, click the Tools menu and choose Preferences. The Preferences box opens.
2. In the Category pane under Connection, click Network Transports.
3. Select the Manually configure connection settings check box.
4. Click the RTSP Settings button.
5. Clear the top three boxes, then make sure the Attempt to use HTTP for all content check box is selected.
6. Click the PNA Settings button.
7. Clear the top three boxes, then make sure the Attempt to use HTTP for all content check box is selected.
8. Click OK twice to save your changes, then try to connect again.

Again, thanks for your help and thanks for uploading the videos online for everyone.

Prabhjot