Fig 1.0 Click on the DOWNLOAD FREE REALPLAYER button to continue
| INSTALL REALPLAYER |
To install RealPlayer you must go to the Real website and find the download link for the Free RealPlayer version. After finding it use the following instructions to guide you through the installation process.
After clicking on the DOWNLOAD FREE REALPLAYER button a security requester will appear, asking you if
you want to RUN (execute/launch) or SAVE the realplayer set up file (Installation Wizard). The securiy
warning at the bottom of the requester is a standard file-download warning that is basically asking
you if you trust the source/origin/company (Real). If you do either click on the RUN button (to download
and then execute/launch the installation wizard) or click on the SAVE button (to save (download only)
the installation wizard). In this example click on the RUN button to continue.
The installation wizard in this example is a seperate download from the actual, realplayer, software.
This is because the software and the installation wizard have not been built side-by-side, as one file,
for downloading like years ago. Many companies these days have decided it is best to download the
installation wizard seperately so that it can carry out eligibility checks first - Is your computer
running Windows? Do you have enough Memory and so on. Therefore avoiding a big download (bandwidth
costs to them and you). Normally you RUN an installation wizard because you want to download the
software straight away. However. There may be times when you want the software downloaded later and
only want the installation wizard saved now (i.e. you might only want to carry out the eligibility
checks, perhaps on your computer and a friend's computer - Remember though. Eligibility checks may
need an internet connection and therefore may not be possible otherwise. Hence why it is best to RUN
the installation wizard at the time and not later. In other words, the SAVEd installation wizard file
might not work as mentioned if it needs a constant internet connection to the software's server
throughout the installation process for example).
At any time throughout the installation process you can click on the Cancel button, if a Cancel button
is available of course. However. Even if you click on a Cancel button the installation might have gone
too far for it to be stopped, cancelled and/or reversed. So think very carefully before deciding to
install any thing onto your Computer.
After clicking on the RUN button the installation wizard (set up file) begins to download, into the
Temporary Folder. This is because that is what the installation wizard is, a temporary file that has
one or more quick tasks to carry out (i.e. eligibility checks) before it downloads the actual, realplayer,
software.
When the installation wizard has finished downloading and is then checking for eligibility Windows Vista pops up a UAC (User Account Control) security requester. Simply click on the CONTINUE button to continue.
User Account Control (UAC) is a feature of Windows Vista that helps to prevent unauthorized changes to
the computer, such as deleting a system file or installing software. When attempting to install
RealPlayer the UAC security requester above automatically blocks you off, because it wants to know if
you are the one attempting to install RealPlayer and not a piece of malicious software for example.
In the above case simply click on the CONTINUE button to continue, or on the CANCEL button to cancel
the installation process.
After clicking on the uac CONTINUE button the installation wizard will then begin the preparation for
downloading the actual, realplayer, software.
The first major window to appear from the installation wizard, before downloading the actual software, is the License Agreement window. Read the License Agreement carefully (below) as it explains the Terms & Conditions of using RealPlayer. If you agree to its Terms & Conditions, click on the ACCEPT button to continue.
Although license agreements tend to contain useless information, they usually explain Copyright issues and/or Usage issues that clarify who can use the software and who cannot. So if, for example, you are told that a certain piece of software is Free and/or Free-To-Use you may want to clarify this by reading the agreement.
The above window has four tick options on it. The first one is asking you if you want to put a shortcut
icon onto the Desktop. A shortcut icon makes it easier to launch RealPlayer, as you only need to double
click on its desktop icon. By unticking this option you might need to launch RealPlayer in another,
more difficult, way. Although saying this, most programs these days add an icon to the Start Menu
and/or Quick Launch Taskbar anyway.
The second tick option is asking you if you want to put a Free Games & Music Link shortcut icon onto
the Desktop. When you double click on it it will link to the RealPlayer website, where you can download
Games and Music.
The third tick option is asking you if you want to add a Button to your web browser (i.e. Internet
Explorer) so that when you hover over a Flash Video for example (i.e. a youtube video) a DOWNLOAD
THIS VIDEO button will appear that enables you to download that video.
The fourth tick option is asking you if you want to make RealPlayer the default (normal) media player
for other video formats that are not currently associated with another media player.
You can change the destination folder for the RealPlayer installation if you want to by clicking on the
CHANGE LOCATION button and then selecting another folder (i.e. Documents), but that would be very
unwise. Just leave the destination alone - at C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\.
After making your selection, by ticking and/or unticking the options, click on the NEXT button to
continue.
The next window to appear (above) is asking if you want to install the Google Toolbar and Google Desktop. While it is completely your choice, I would untick both of these purely because of the amount of Hard Drive space they take up and the way they slow down your computer. Desktop/Searching in general, or indexing if you prefer, slow the computer down too much. Toolbars are okay for pop-up blocking but many toolbars these days want to give you a clock (look at your wrist watch), the weather (look outside!), a calendar (look at your computer or mobile phone) and other useless/time-wasting, resource hungry, components. Click on the NEXT button when you have decided!
After clicking on the NEXT button (Fig 1.7 above) the instalation wizard actually starts to download and then install the actual, RealPlayer, software (above). When this is done the realplayer logo (welcome/brand) window will breifly appear (below) before the Account Sign-Up part of the installation begins.
When the Account Sign-Up window appears (above) fill in your details - your E-Mail Address, a Password for this account only and not your own e-mail address password, etc. Untick any of the tick options you do not want and then click on the CREATE button to continue.
Your realplayer account has been created. You now have the choice of which RealPlayer version to open and use (above). However. Because this section is showing you how to install the FREE (Basic) version just select BASIC REALPLAYER, by clicking on its radio (circle) button, and then click on the CONTINUE button to continue.
After clicking on the CONTINUE button (Fig 1.13 above) RealPlayer will then open and be ready for use.
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