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I have chosen

Tools > Settings > Viewer > Viewer [BUTTON] > Multimedia [TAB] > Media > VLC Player (must be installed)
Tools > Settings > Viewer > Viewer [BUTTON] > Multimedia [TAB] > Media > Use the same settings for viewer and quick viewer

plus even then [in theory redundant]

Tools > Settings > Viewer > Quick Viewer [BUTTON] > Multimedia [TAB] > Media > Interface > VLC Player (must be installed)

but my multimedia files are not played in Quick Viewer [CTRL + Q] - instead of that I get a pup-up windows saying "Can not find installed VLC PLayer (www.videolan.org)"; and in Viewer [F3] I get the same message - plus [after closing it] also a FC crash pop-up window; which I can ignore by clicking the continue application button


And yes- I have checked:

1] that I have VLC still installed on my system

2] that the very same files are played without a sweat in VLC when dragged to it from selection in FreeCommander Panel

3] that the very same file formats are listed under the

Tools > Settings > Viewer > Viewer [BUTTON] > General [TAB] > as Media:
Tools > Settings > Viewer > Quick Viewer [BUTTON] > General [TAB] > as Media:

4] that my in VLC

Help > About > VIDEOlan

hyperlink lead to http://www.videolan.org and not some fake VLC scam site

5] that installing newest version of VLC over the previous [followed by reset of the system] did not change a thing in FC behavior




I am using FreeCommander version 861 32-bit public with VLC 3.0.17.4 on Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2 19042.746 x64; and my path to VLC is

C:\Program Files\VLC\vlc.exe

For 32 bit FC I would try to install 32 bit VLC.

Karol wrote: 22.07.2022, 10:25 For 32 bit FC I would try to install 32 bit VLC.

I will try that out


In the meantime I have notice another consistent annoyance / bug: not only

Forez wrote: 22.07.2022, 00:44 [...]
my multimedia files are not played in Quick Viewer [CTRL + Q] - instead of that I get a pup-up windows saying "Can not find installed VLC PLayer (www.videolan.org)"; and in Viewer
[...]

but I also get the same pop-up message when I turn this feature off without even changing selected file. I mean: what is the point of informing a user twice about the same error of supposedly not installed VLC? To add insult to injury?

Forez wrote: 24.07.2022, 23:25

Karol wrote: 22.07.2022, 10:25 For 32 bit FC I would try to install 32 bit VLC.

I will try that out

Yes, this takes this problem away - assuming one is willing to switch to 32-bit version of the player used in Quick View

But nevertheless this issue

Forez wrote: 24.07.2022, 23:25 [...]
what is the point of informing a user twice about the same error of supposedly not installed VLC? To add insult to injury?

is sill relevant. There is no need for FC to repeat itself

Update in 2023:
VLC is no longer available in 32 bit version.

What should we do? (I am using the 32-bit FC)

Raindrops wrote: 05.03.2023, 14:06 Update in 2023:
VLC is no longer available in 32 bit version.

What should we do? (I am using the 32-bit FC)

Just spend a small amount of money and get the Donor x64 version of FC.

In other words, is the VLC option only made accessible for the donor version, by design?

There are enough 32 bit versions in archive: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/

Raindrops wrote: 05.03.2023, 14:55 In other words, is the VLC option only made accessible for the donor version, by design?

That has nothing to do with the FC design.
The free version is a 32 bit program.
Any restriction comes from the availability of some tools also in 32bit.
Its simply your decision running a 32bit tool under an x64 Windows.
Actual Windows is only x64 and many 3rd party tools will stop to support 32bit in the future.
The x64 FC donor version is a very inexpensive tool which also does only costs once and not for any updates.
I don't see any problem here.

Forez wrote: 24.07.2022, 23:25

Karol wrote: 22.07.2022, 10:25 For 32 bit FC I would try to install 32 bit VLC.

I will try that out

Yes, this takes this problem away - assuming one is willing to switch to 32-bit version of the player used in Quick View

After switching from using Build 880 32-bit Public to Build 885 64-bit Donor Portable I can now use VLC player in Quick Viewer


However I have tested also Build 885 32-bit Donor Portable. And previously I had stated:

Forez wrote: 14.01.2023, 11:22 But nevertheless this issue

Forez wrote: 24.07.2022, 23:25 [...]
what is the point of informing a user twice about the same error of supposedly not installed VLC? To add insult to injury?

is sill relevant. There is no need for FC to repeat itself

But now I have to report that it is even worst, as I get the same message three times. What for; why repeat it? The message should appear one time and contain in it a possible cause [an info about this 32/64 duality]

Or even better: there could be no pop-up window at all but just a silent warning written on a red background within the sub-window of opened QuickViewer saying what is [not] happening - just like it does now when you use Portable version with default settings and press CTRL+Q. In other words: already if FC there is nice functioning solution to this issue and it just need to be applied to also this situation