VLC media Player 2.0.1

[Shinma]

Mentioned since it deals with security issues.

Click on link below for webpage.

• VLC media Player

2.0.1 specific changes

• Support for MxPEG files and streams
• New features in the Mac OS X interface for more customization.
• Numerous fixes in the Qt, the Mac OS and the skins interfaces.
• Fixes for HTTP Live Streaming, CDDB, UDP/RTP support.
• Security issues SA-1201 and SA-1202.

[Huge]

Good to know

[DanceMan]

Thanks, Shinma.

[Shinma]

You're welcome.

Rather nasty security holes,
Posted at VLC:
If successful, ... Arbitrary code execution could be possible on some systems.

[DanceMan]

Very annoying. Removed previous VLC version, installed new,, but it gave an error msg right away. Redownloaded from a different source with the same result. Looking for an older version to reinstall.

[Shinma]

OUch!
I did not encounter any error messages going from VLC media player version 2.0 to 2.0.1., using with Windows XP.

For previous versions,
You can browse their FTP archive,
Click HERE

[DanceMan]

Very frustrating. I tried three older versions going back to 1.1.10 and all gave the same error msg at the same point early in the install. I disabled the firewall and av and had no change. Running XP, fully updated.

[Shinma]

The previous version that worked no longer works?

What is the error message displayed?

[Midknyte]

What error message is that? Did you check the VLC support forum for that error?
http://forum.videolan.org/

Did you try a system restore to a previous point?

[DanceMan]

Thanks, Midknyte. Looked through the Forum posts and picked up a clue with a mention of an old process running. I think the problem was too many tabs open in FF and one might have been using VLC. Since those attempts I've closed and reopened FF. And I learned from the forum that I do not need to uninstall the previous version -- the installer handles that. New version now installed.