VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6
What is VideoLAN VLC media player?
This is the software driver package for the installed VNC Printer. The driver package is required in order for the VNC Printer to function properly and is the software that allows your computer to communicate with this hardware device. VLC supports highly customizable skins through the skins2 interface, also supporting Winamp 2 and XMMS skins. Because VLC is a packet-based media player, it can play the video content of some damaged, incomplete, or unfinished videos (for example, files still downloading via peer-to-peer (P2P) networks).
About (from VideoLAN Team)
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
Overview
The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named vlc.exe. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 30.55 MB (32,031,378 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.videolan.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 30.55 MB
Files installed by VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6
Program executable: | vlc.exe |
| VLC media player |
Path: | C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe |
MD5: | 4f4afd4650e1ea4410b934142dd63ea9 |
| VLC media player (Activex Plugin) allows for playing VLC flash based media with Internet Explorer by utilizing and ActiveX extension. |
Additional files:
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npvlc.dll - VLC Multimedia Plugin (Version 0.8.6, copyright 1996-2006 The VideoLAN Team<br><a href="http://www.videolan.org/">http://www.videolan.org/</a>)
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axvlc.dll - VLC media player
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uninstall.exe
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libvlc.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- vlc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'VLC.DVDMovie' and the action verb 'play.
Google Chrome Plugin
- npvlc.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npvlc.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npvlc.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@videolan.org/vlc,version=0.8.6' with a plugin key of '@videolan.org/vlc,version=0.8.6' for all users of the PC.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- vlc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe'.
How do I remove VideoLAN VLC media player?
You can uninstall VideoLAN VLC media player from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove VideoLAN VLC media player.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 34%
Win 7 1%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
59.21% |
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Windows XP |
27.63% |
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Windows 10 |
9.21% |
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Windows Vista |
3.95% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
34.67% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
27.33% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.67% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.67% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.67% |
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Geography
16.46% of installs come from India
Which countries install it?
India |
16.46% |
United States |
10.13% |
Italy |
8.23% |
Saudi Arabia |
6.33% |
Iran |
5.70% |
Thailand |
5.06% |
France |
3.80% |
BD |
3.80% |
MA |
3.16% |
TN |
3.16% |
Kuwait |
2.53% |
Indonesia |
2.53% |
Germany |
2.53% |
Australia |
1.90% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
23.30% |
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Dell |
19.42% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
15.53% |
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ASUS |
10.68% |
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GIGABYTE |
7.77% |
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Toshiba |
5.83% |
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American Megatrends |
4.85% |
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Sahara |
3.88% |
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Lenovo |
2.91% |
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Intel |
2.91% |
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NEC |
1.94% |
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Alienware |
0.97% |
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Common models |
Acer Aspire 5755 |
1.96% |
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ASUSTeK K42F |
1.96% |
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Fujitsu Siemens GA-8SGXLF... |
1.96% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
1.96% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
1.96% |
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HP 630 Notebook PC |
1.96% |
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About VideoLAN Team
The VideoLAN project is a project, lead and composed by a team of volunteers, that believes in the power of open source when dealing with multimedia.
Publisher URL: www.videolan.org