RainyShadow Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 @Rod Steel I extracted the installer, launched d3dGear directly and got it to display the splash screen, but then got error about missing install date in registry. I had v.4.31 expired trial from some years ago, so no point in trying to install this one here. If you happen to have Cameyo packager, you could try making a package in a VM and running that on your system. If the packager captures the install timestamp, you should be able to run it for 15 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VistaLover Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Rod Steel said: So, as i understand, version from January 27, 2021 is last with win XP support. https://cafe.daum.net/pot-tool/BHPW 7 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said: Something is not right. The previous version of PotPlayer that works in my XP came out on February 09 It would appear that the Korean archive above does not hold all released versions, however, thankfully , the archive maintained by the well-known site "www.videohelp.com" does : https://www.videohelp.com/software/PotPlayer/old-versions It does, indeed, contain the version mentioned by @Sampei.Nihira : Quote PotPlayerSetup64-210209.exe 2021-02-09 29.7MB PotPlayerSetup-210209.exe 2021-02-09 29.2MB PotPlayerPortable64-210209.zip 2021-02-09 54.6MB PotPlayerPortable-210209.zip 2021-02-09 51.8MB ; BTW, I have no affiliation whatsoever with linked site, I have not tested myself the validity & well-functioning (under XP) of referenced builds/packages, use your common sense when downloading and installing... Edited March 29, 2021 by VistaLover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampei.Nihira Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, VistaLover said: It would appear that the Korean archive above does not hold all released versions, however, thankfully , the archive maintained by the well-known site "www.videohelp.com" does : https://www.videohelp.com/software/PotPlayer/old-versions It does, indeed, contain the version mentioned by @Sampei.Nihira : ; BTW, I have no affiliation whatsoever with linked site, I have not tested myself the validity & well-functioning (under XP) of referenced builds/packages, use your common sense when downloading and installing... Unfortunately, the versions you mentioned of VideoHelp are not compatible with Windows XP. You will notice that they have included the file for the latest XP compatible version (1.7.17508). I have in my HD the file below, I put it at the disposal of the members of MSFN: PotplayerSetup.exe v.1.7.21419.0 - 210209 http://www.filedropper.com/potplayersetup Edited March 30, 2021 by Sampei.Nihira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VistaLover Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Sampei.Nihira said: Unfortunately, the versions you mentioned of VideoHelp are not compatible with Windows XP. My dear @Sampei.Nihira, I beg to differ... Have you tried the 32-bit files yourself? You are usually correct 99% of the times , but this is just the 1% you're not ... I have downloaded myself the "videohelp" file https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerSetup-210209.exe and afterwards the one you uploaded yourself http://www.filedropper.com/potplayersetup and you know what? They're completely identical (with the very same digital signature) : Please, kindly check yourself the 210219 (32-bit) referenced VideoHelp archive files (setup/portable) and please retract... It's enough having been recently accused that 70% of my (5-year-long) post count is OT, I don't want to be also accused of spreading untruths... Kind regards Edited March 29, 2021 by VistaLover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrodox2001 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 1:31 AM, Sampei.Nihira said: Installation of the new version of PotPlayer 210318 (March 18, 2021) crashes with an error pop-up. If any MSFN member wants to perform a test installation please take the necessary precautions. I'm curious to what's the error popup? Is it wrt to a missing library or it's a program generated soft block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampei.Nihira Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, VistaLover said: My dear @Sampei.Nihira, I beg to differ... Have you tried the 32-bit files yourself? You are usually correct 99% of the times , but this is just the 1% you're not ... I have downloaded myself the "videohelp" file https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerSetup-210209.exe and afterwards the one you uploaded yourself http://www.filedropper.com/potplayersetup and you know what? They're completely identical (with the very same digital signature) : Please, kindly check yourself the 210219 (32-bit) referenced VideoHelp archive files (setup/portable) and please retract... It's enough having been recently accused that 70% of my (5-year-long) post count is OT, I don't want to be also accused of spreading untruths... Kind regards I have not personally verified this. Videohelp shows an old version compatible with Windows XP, so logic dictates that newer versions are incompatible. Note also that the softhouse explicitly states that the latest versions are compatible with Windows XP (while compatibility with Win 10 is not stated): http://potplayer.daum.net/?lang=en Both websites then made a mistake if only in communication. Edited March 30, 2021 by Sampei.Nihira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampei.Nihira Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, surrodox2001 said: I'm curious to what's the error popup? Is it wrt to a missing library or it's a program generated soft block? A software installation freeze. Which forced me to terminate the process via the Windows Task Manager. I don't remember the sequence of successive events that generated the error. You'll notice that these days I've been doing other things, and I'm also collaborating with the SUMO developer to try to fix some software errors in Windows XP. I hope some MSFN member will attempt the installation. Edited March 30, 2021 by Sampei.Nihira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargam Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) For video amateurs Hi everybody, MediaInfo is an excellent information tool on the files (video or audio) that we handle (no problem for me on XP, for years, with their 32bit GUI version without installer). => The recent version 21.03 (2021-03-26) is announced as the latest compatible with Windows XP ... https://mediaarea.net/MediaInfo/ChangeLog https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo Edited March 30, 2021 by Gargam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyShadow Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said: I hope some MSFN member will attempt the installation. Does it still need a system with SSE2 support? I am stuck on a version from 2015 because of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampei.Nihira Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, RainyShadow said: Does it still need a system with SSE2 support? I am stuck on a version from 2015 because of this... Do you use version 1.6.63262? It does not appear that the latest versions are compatible with non-SSE2 CPUs. Edited March 30, 2021 by Sampei.Nihira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyShadow Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Sampei.Nihira said: Do you use version 1.6.63262? The About box says v.1.6.57398, but i am not sure if this is correct. I had to use older files (PotPlayerMini.exe, maybe others too, i forgot) to make it work. PotPlayer.dll is this version, while uninstall.exe is v.1.6.63840 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampei.Nihira Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, RainyShadow said: The About box says v.1.6.57398, but i am not sure if this is correct. I had to use older files (PotPlayerMini.exe, maybe others too, i forgot) to make it work. PotPlayer.dll is this version, while uninstall.exe is v.1.6.63840 Install the version 1.6.63262: https://www.videohelp.com/software/PotPlayer The improvements with the versions following the one you installed are obvious: https://www.videohelp.com/software/PotPlayer/version-history Edited March 30, 2021 by Sampei.Nihira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyShadow Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Sampei.Nihira said: Install the version 1.6.63262: I just installed it, thanks. Seems to be running fine so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-H Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Gargam said: For video amateurs Hi everybody, MediaInfo is an excellent information tool on the files (video or audio) that we handle (no problem for me on XP, for years, with their 32bit GUI version without installer). => The recent version 21.03 (2021-03-26) is announced as the latest compatible with Windows XP ... https://mediaarea.net/MediaInfo/ChangeLog https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo Boo! I've been using that for years, it's incredibly useful if you do a lot of work with videos from many different sources, especially with its Explorer integration. It hasn't been updated that often recently though, it used to be updated at least every month, so I guess they're not finding much to add to it now so the last XP version won't become problematic anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VistaLover Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said: I have not personally verified this. ... Which was exactly the point of my post; you were quick to dismiss the info I posted here, out of pure courtesy to my XP friends , without first verifying it yourself (and making me look "bad" along the way... ). 18 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said: Videohelp shows an old version compatible with Windows XP FTR, I didn't direct XP members to a random "videohelp" URL, but specifically to https://www.videohelp.com/software/PotPlayer/old-versions and, more accurately, to Quote 32-bit https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerSetup-210209.exe https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerPortable-210209.zip 64-bit https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerSetup64-210209.exe https://www.videohelp.com/download/PotPlayerPortable64-210209.zip VideoHelp being a third party provider, I did not want initially to post direct links to packages (Forum rule 1.b), but I have now done so above, for XP-members' convenience; to the best of my knowledge, these are original/unaltered/official binaries being re-hosted (and the 21-02-09 builds not to be found on vendor's site). On 3/29/2021 at 11:49 PM, VistaLover said: Please, kindly check yourself the 210219 (32-bit) referenced VideoHelp archive files (setup/portable) and please retract... You declined my plea to test for yourself; for closure, can another kind soul that happens to use XP SP3 32-bit (SSE2) please check those builds above and verify they indeed install and work OK (so this issue could be put to rest...) ? @FranceBB (from memory I recall as being an avid PotPlayer enthusiast), would you oblige? 18 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said: Both websites then made a mistake if only in communication. Water under the bridge here , thanks for your many and valuable contributions... Edited March 31, 2021 by VistaLover Missed Sampei's retraction in the form of "strike-through" :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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