Page 1 of 1
A good example of what NOT to post.
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:50 am
by nmh300
Portable Microsoft Windows Media Center version 1.0 ( 20 MB compress file) (created by Minh Huy-A new member)-(A program from Microsoft) will see for yourself how Media Center will change how you view pictures, watch TV, listen to music or watch your favorite DVD. (Requires Windows Media Player). You can download it from:
http://www.zshare.net/download/windows- ... 0-rar.html
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:23 am
by Erind
Do you agree to the license?
Click Accept to agree or Click cancel to exit this portable.
Windows Media Center Portable version 1.0 (A program from Microsoft) will See for yourself how Media Center will change how you view pictures, watch TV, listen to music or watch your favorite DVD. (Requires Windows Media Player). It is developed by Minh Huy.If you want develop it, you must write my name ( Minh Huy) and this program from Microsoft.
(Requires Windows Media Player)
This program requires Windows Media Player to be installed and comes in an installer that by default installs to the program files directory. While the second one does not seem to be important, the first throws a red flag to me.
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:25 am
by Erind
The installation also adds a program group to the start menu without opting the installer to not do so (as far as I could tell). I haven't done a regshot yet, but the rest of these factors aren't looking good.
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:36 am
by Darkbee
Is this even legal? Given that it's a program originally from Microsoft, I doubt it is open source or freeware.
The fact that it requires Windows Media Player is also a no-no for me.
[edit]I deleted the other post, which seemed to contain exactly the same original message as this one[/edit]
Mircrosoft Media Center 1.0
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:37 pm
by nmh300
Mircrosoft Media Center 1.0 ( From Microsoft) is very small ( 20 MB ). You can download it from:
http://www.zshare.net/download/windows- ... 0-rar.html
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:04 pm
by Erind
No, that's the link for YOUR version, not Microsoft's.
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:18 pm
by Fluffy
Excuse me, very small? MPUI is only a few MB's and can undoubtedly play far more file types than MS's bloated pile of dung. For that download size I'd rather download a new version of KMPlayer, which is also a complete package and far superior to MPUI in many ways.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:55 am
by Andrew Lee
Looks very fishy to me eg. making Microsoft Office portable doesn't make it freeware! I am not going to touch it with a ten foot pole....
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:23 am
by Fluffy
Andrew Lee wrote:Looks very fishy to me eg. making Microsoft Office portable doesn't make it freeware! I am not going to touch it with a ten foot pole....
My thoughts exactly. Plus, with superior alternatives, why bother with this?
useless
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:06 pm
by bugmenot
I tried it, and it came with an error saying that it only works on Windows Media Center Edition.
And guess what comes with Windows Media Center Edition? Windows Media Center!
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:13 am
by Fluffy
Now that's just funny. I'm stickying this as a general guideline for what NOT to post.