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VLC 64bit: Network Streaming fails!
Posted: 16 January 2015, 14:18I tried to watch a video from YouTube with VLC on my Windows8.1, 64bit Computer, but got only error messages.
Watching the video on my Vista, 32bit Notbook worked all right!
I googled the problem and found out that the 64bit-Version of VLC is in beta state and *not* recommended!
The 32 bit version of VLC workes fine on all platforms; the 64bit version brings no advantages.
I have solved the problem for me by renaming the folder "Apps\VLC\App\VLC\x64" to "Dont use this___x64"; that forced VLCLKL.exe to always use the 32bit version.
My suggestion: Leave the 64bit version of VLC out of the distribution!
Greetings from Germany
Reinhold
Watching the video on my Vista, 32bit Notbook worked all right!
I googled the problem and found out that the 64bit-Version of VLC is in beta state and *not* recommended!
The 32 bit version of VLC workes fine on all platforms; the 64bit version brings no advantages.
I have solved the problem for me by renaming the folder "Apps\VLC\App\VLC\x64" to "Dont use this___x64"; that forced VLCLKL.exe to always use the 32bit version.
My suggestion: Leave the 64bit version of VLC out of the distribution!
Greetings from Germany
Reinhold
Re: VLC 64bit: Network Streaming fails!
Posted: 16 January 2015, 15:10Reinhold wrote:I tried to watch a video from YouTube with VLC on my Windows8.1, 64bit Computer, but got only error messages.
Watching the video on my Vista, 32bit Notbook worked all right!
I have solved the problem for me by renaming the folder "Apps\VLC\App\VLC\x64" to "Dont use this___x64"; that forced VLCLKL.exe to always use the 32bit version.
Nice to see you found by yourself the correct workaround
Reinhold wrote:I googled the problem and found out that the 64bit-Version of VLC is in beta state and *not* recommended!
vlc 2.1.5 x64 is not in a (official) beta state
Reinhold wrote:The 32 bit version of VLC workes fine on all platforms; the 64bit version brings no advantages.
No advantages ? Err, better perfomances for 64 bits operating systems, maybe ?
(ok, could be not perceptible)Reinhold wrote:My suggestion: Leave the 64bit version of VLC out of the distribution!
no way