VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

vlc-0.8.6a-win32.exe (9.01MB)

http://www.videolan.org

The free RealPlayer 10.5 is the first product that integrates Real's revolutionary new Harmony technology. RealPlayer enables consumers to buy and download music that plays on more than 100 portable devices, including the Apple iPod.

NB: The file below connects to the Real website to download the actual player installation files of approximately 10MB.

RealPlayer10-5GOLD.exe (149KB)

http://www.realnetworks.com/

Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer or RealOne Player from Real Networks. Supported are: RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealMedia (.rm .ram .rmvb .rpx .smi .smil), RealText (.rt) and ReadPix (.rp). It also supports RealMedia content that is embedded in webpages. The very user-friendly installation is fully customizable, which means that you can install only those components that you want.

realalt151.exe (6.69MB)

http://www.codecpackguide.com/realalt.htm

QuickTime is a free multimedia player from Apple. You can use it to view most types of video files including QuickTime format (MOV, QT). Plus you can use it as picture and file viewer.

QuickTimeInstaller.exe (19.0MB)

http://www.apple.com

QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install QuickTime Player from Apple. It also supports QuickTime content that is embedded in webpages. The very user-friendly installation is fully customizable, which means that you can install only those components that you want.

quicktimealt178.exe (12.0MB)

http://www.codecpackguide.com/quicktimealt.htm

Winamp is a multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It is skinnable, multi-format freeware. It also now plays streamed video content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide.

winamp533_full_emusic-7plus.exe (6.4MB)

winamp505_silvertide.exe (7.87MB)

http://www.winamp.com

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Play it, view it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go or even share with devices around your homeall from one place.

wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe (24.5MB)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx

The power of multimedia in Windows, DirectX gives you the best possible experience with graphics, sound, music, and 3-D animation. DirectX improves the graphics, security, and performance of your operating system.

directx_feb2007_redist.exe (44.1MB)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx