How to use VLC media player under Vista

5 June 2007

As some of you know, there are a lot of problems to make VLC run under Vista if you have Aero enabled.

UPDATE: Use VLC 0.8.6c to solve the problems and disregard the old fix.

However, there might be an easy fix:

  1. Clear your preferences and cache (remove %appdata%/vlc folder)
  2. Open VLC media player, go to preferences.
  3. Tick advanced in the bottom right,
  4. Go to Advanced > CPU on the left,
  5. Untick MMX accelerations.
  6. Restart VLC.

I hope it will work for you too :D

Jean-Baptiste Kempf

VLC Media Player
Vista

Comments

  1. On 22 May 22220, 1:09 by yadav.

    vlc player is running but after 4-5 minute picture is missing while sound is comming and one pop up window apper and show open-gl out-put

  2. On 31 May 31310, 11:27 by JBK

    Yes, you can, but it is difficult and documented.

  3. On 29 May 29290, 4:24 by bloomtime

    what are all the things vlc can do and how to do them, thanks.

  4. On 29 May 29290, 4:23 by bloomtime

    can i sync sound with vlc and then burn to disk. thanks

  5. On 29 May 29290, 12:33 by sur

    thanx…its working

  6. On 2 May 2020, 3:55 by Ahmad Jan

    Thank you

    I tryed the easy fix way and it’s working now

    looool

    thanx alot

  7. On 28 May 28280, 9:05 by racoon97

    Untick all checkboxes or only which with MMX ?

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