G'day birdy,

I have been wanting to make VLC my default player for several weeks and have not been able to do it.

I have followed your instructions to the letter and now when I open a video file from "My Received Files" direct from my D drive and not from Limewire, it plays on VLC. (Limewire is also on D drive) However when I open from the Limewire library it plays on Media Player Classic which has been my default player for some time. I had a problem with Windows Media Player(not playing avi files) and have no idea how Classic became my default player after downloading codecs.

It seems that VLC is the default for accessing the file outside of limewire and Classic is default accessing from within Limewire.

I am buggered if I know what is going on here.Any suggestions?

What version of LW are you using? You'll only be able to preview & launch files using VLC within LW if you're using the 4.13.1 beta For all other versions, you'll have to open the file outside of LW.

If you'd like to try the beta, there's a link at the bottom of the LW basic downloads page
http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

Or, if you're a Pro user, it's available from your personal download page.

Thanks for that birdy,I must have misunderstood other posts that I have seen.

I am using 4.12.6

I don't really wish to change to beta because at a previous update my alphabetical lists of saved files seemed to restart.When I open limewire I need to click on "name" at the top of my video or audio files each time to rearrange the complete list alphabetically.I can not do this in "my received files" and because files are all over the place, it takes too long to find anything.

It seems I just have to put up with Classic Media player as my default and access a file that it won't play directly from VCL.

Once again,thanks for your help and MERRY XMAS.

Merry Christmas!

I haven't seen the forecast for SA but here we're going for bloody hot (36). I guess you'll get that a couple of days after us.
I hear that Melbourne's going for 16 & there's a chance of snow in some parts of Vic

Yeah, Bloody ironic isnt it? Bushfires still burning after 3 weeks and they are talking snow!!!!!!!!!!!

We often get your weather a few days after you. We have had a couple of COLD low 20's days and a bit of much needed rain after 40PLUS( C for the benefit of our American friends....well over 100F),so it great to not be sweltering as usual at xmas time.

As a new forum user I congratulate those responsible for a very well run and useful medium.


Have a happy and safe Christmas everyone.