Windows Browser Configuration

How do I configure Internet Explorer 3.0x to work with RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

1. Open Internet Explorer after installing the RealPlayer 7.
2. From the View menu, choose Options.
3. In the Options dialog box, click the Programs tab.
4. On the Programs tab, click the File Types button. This opens the File Types dialog box.
5. Click the New Type button. This opens the New Types dialog box.
6. Complete the following information:
   Description of Type: RealMedia File
   Content Type (MIME): application/vnd.rn-realmedia
   Default extension for content type: .rm

7. Click the New button. This opens the New Action window. Complete the following information:
   Actions: Open
   Application used to perform action: Browse to the RealPlayer
   (default location is C:\Program Files\Real\Realplayer\Realplay.exe)

8. Click the OK button on each window to accept the changes.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

How do I configure Internet Explorer 4.0x and 5.0 to work with RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

1. Click the Start menu, choose Programs, and then Windows Explorer.
2. In Windows Explorer, click the View menu and choose Options (or Folder Options).
3. Click the File Types tab.
4. Scroll to see if RealMedia File is in the list. If it is listed, double-click it to open the edit dialog box. If it is not listed, click the New button.
5. In the dialog box, enter the following information:
   Description of Type: RealMedia File
   Content Type (MIME): application/vnd.rn-realmedia
   Default Extension for Content Type: .rm

6. Click the Edit button, enter the following information in the Action dialog box:
   Action: open
   Application used to perform action: browse to the location of Realplay.exe
   (default is C:\Program Files\Real\Realplayer\Realplay.exe)

7. Click OK

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

How do I manually configure Netscape Navigator 3.0x to work with RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

1. Start Netscape Navigator after installing the RealPlayer 7.
2. From the Options menu, choose General Preferences.
3. In the Preferences dialog box, click the Helpers tab.
4. Click the Create New Type button.
5. Enter the following information in the appropriate box:
   Description: RealAudio
   MIME Type: audio
   MIME SubType: vnd.rn-realaudio
   File Extensions: ra, ram

6. Click the Launch Application button and find the directory in which RealPlayer 7 was installed
   (default is C:\Program files\Real\Realplayer) and select Realplay.exe as the program to start.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

How do I manually configure Netscape Communicator 4.0x to work with RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

1. Start Netscape Communicator.
2. From the Edit choose Preferences.
3. Double-click Navigator to expand the list.
4. Select Applications.
5. Scroll to see if the RealPlay File type is listed.
   -- If the file type is listed, select it and click the Edit button.
   -- If the file type is not listed, click the New Type button.
6. Enter the following information in the appropriate fields:
   Description of Type RealAudio File
   Extension .ra, .ram
   MIME Type audio/x-pn-realaudio

7. For the Application to use, click the Browse button and locate the Realplay.exe program.
   (The default location is C:\Program Files\Real\Realplayer)
8. Click OK.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

How do I manually configure Netscape Communicator 4.5x, 4.6x, or 4.7 to work with RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

1. Start Netscape Communicator.
2. From the Edit menu choose Preferences.
3. Double-click Navigator to expand the list.
4. Select Applications.
   
5. Scroll to see if the RealPlay File type is listed
   -- If the file type is listed, select it and click the Edit button.
   -- If the file type is not listed, click the New Type button.
6. Enter the following information in the appropriate fields:
   Description of Type RealAudio File
   Extension .ra, .ram
   MIME Type audio/x-pn-realaudio

7. For the Application to use, click the Browse button and locate the Realplay.exe program.
   (The default location is C:\Program Files\Real\Realplayer)
8. Click OK.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

How do I configure the AOL 3.0 web browser to work with the RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

The AOL 3.0 browser is a customized version of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. RealPlayer 7 for Windows 95 is compatible with the 32-bit Windows 95 AOL 3.0 browser. RealPlayer 7 is not compatible with the 16-bit Windows 3.1 AOL 3.0 browser.

If you are having problems using the RealPlayer 7 for Windows 95 with your AOL 3.0 web browser, verify that you have the 32-bit version of the browser.

To verify that you are using the 32-bit version of the AOL browser:

1. Reinstall RealPlayer 7. If you no longer have the RealPlayer 7 installer, download it from the RealNetworks website.

2. During the installation, the installation program searches your hard drive for web browsers on your system. If the following browsers were found on your system dialog box does not display the AOL browser, then you have the 16-bit version of the browser.

You will need to obtain the 32-bit version of the AOL 3.0 browser for Windows 95, or upgrade to the latest version of AOL. If you are an AOL member, you can download the Windows 95 version of the AOL 3.0 browser for free. Connect to AOL, select the Keyword icon, and type the word upgrade when the dialog box appears. The screen for the AOL 3.0 browser appears and explains the steps to upgrade.

During installation, RealPlayer 7 will automatically configure your browser.

If the installer does not automatically configure your browser, you must manually configure the AOL 3.0 web browser:

1. Start AOL 3.0 after installing the RealPlayer 7.
2. Click the Globe icon on the menu bar.
3. Click the Prefs button.
4. Click the Programs button.
5. Click the File Types.
6. Select RealAudio File in the Registered file types list. Note: If a RealAudio file entry does not exist, you need to add one. Refer to the instructions below for adding a new File Type.
7. Click the Edit... button and verify that the Action is open.
8. Click the Edit... button and verify that the path name in the application used to perform action: field is correct. If it is not, browse to where the RealPlayer is located on your computer and click the OK button.

1. If a RealAudio entry does not exist in the File Types:
2. Click New Type.
3. Enter the following information in the appropriate box:
   Description: RealMedia File
   Associated Extensions: .rm
   Content Type (MIME): application/vnd.rn-realmedia

4. Click the New... button.
5. Type "open" (without the quotes) in the Action: field.
6. Type "C:\Program Files\Real\Realplayer\Realplay.exe" (without the quotes) in the Application used to perform action: field. Note: If you have installed the RealPlayer into a different directory you will need to put this path name in the Application used to perform action: field or browse and select the path to the Realplay.exe application.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

You should now be ready to test your RealPlayer. In order to use RealPlayer with AOL, you must be connected to the Internet.

To test RealPlayer 7:

1. Start AOL 3.0.
2. Once you have logged in to AOL, click the globe icon to start the web browser.
3. In the Address field at the top of the browser, enter the following web address: http://www.real.com/products/realvideo/demo/index.html to view the RealVideo Demo web site.
4. Click a RealVideo link to start your RealPlayer.
5. For more RealAudio and RealVideo clips, please visit RealGuide. It is located at http://realguide.real.com

Note: You may want to add the following sites to your Favorites menu.

Real Home Page: http://www.real.com

RealGuide: Your RealMedia Guide: http://realguide.real.com

Broadcast.com home page: http://www.broadcast.com

PlusZone: http://pluszone.real.com

How do I configure the AOL 4.0 and 5.0 web browser to work with the RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

The process for configuring helper programs (i.e., MIME types) in AOL 4.0 and 5.0 has changed since AOL 3.0. You can no longer make MIME type changes from within the AOL browser. AOL 4.0 and 5.0 now use Windows 95 File Type settings. Follow the steps below to set up AOL to automatically start RealPlayer when you click a RealMedia link.

Note: A simpler way to accomplish this is to run the RealPlayer installation program again. Make sure you choose AOL 4.0 or 5.0 as your browser. From there everything will be configured automatically.

To manually configure the AOL 4.0 or 5.0 browser to automatically start RealPlayer 7, do the following:

1. Click the Start button, choose Programs, and then Windows Explorer.
2. In Windows Explorer, click the View menu and choose Options.
3. Click the File Types tab.
4. Scroll to see if RealMedia File is in the list. If it is listed, double-click it to open the edit dialog box. If it is not listed, click the New button.
5. In the dialog box, enter the following information:
   Description of Type: RealMedia File
   Content Type (MIME): application/vnd.rn-realmedia
   Default Extension for Content Type: .rm

6. Click the Edit button, enter the following information in the Action dialog box:
   Action: open
   Application used to perform action: click the Browse button and locate the Realplay.exe program
   (The default location is C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Realplay.exe)

7. Click OK.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

How do I configure Opera 3.0 to work with RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

RealPlayer 7 is compatible with the Opera 3.0 browser. However, Opera 3.0 does not recognize the RealPlayer plug-in or RealG2 with Flash content. This affects those sites where the content is only offered in embedded or Java accessed RealPlayer format. The plug-in recognition problem does not occur with Opera 3.1.

In order to automatically start RealPlayer 7 and begin playback when a RealAudio or RealVideo link is clicked, Opera must be manually configured. Use the following instructions to configure the browser:

1. Start Opera 3.0.
2. Click the Preferences menu (press Ctrl+F11 if the menu is not visible)
3. From the Preferences menu, choose Associate.
4. In the Associate dialog box, click the New button.
5. Enter application/vnd.rn-realmedia in the Type dialog box.
6. Click OK.
7. Enter .rm in the Extensions field.
8. Click Show with Registered Application.
9. Click OK.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

How do I configure Opera 3.1 to work with RealPlayer 7 for Windows?

RealPlayer 7 is compatible with the Opera 3.1 browser. However, Opera 3.1 does not yet recognize RealG2 with Flash content.

In order to automatically start RealPlayer 7 and begin playback when a RealAudio or RealVideo link is clicked, Opera must be manually configured. Use the following instructions to configure the browser:

1. Click the Start button, choose Find, and then Files or Folders.
2. Search your computer for the file named Npra32.dll.
3. Copy Npra32.dll to the C:\Opera\Plugins folder.
4. Start Opera 3.1.
5. From the Preferences menu, choose Associate. (Press Ctrl+F11 if the menu is not visible.)
6. In the Associate dialog box, click the New button.
7. Enter application/vnd.rn-realmedia in the Type dialog box.
8. Click OK.
9. Enter .rm in the Extensions field.
10. Click Show with Registered Application.
11. Click OK.

Repeat the steps above for each of the file types whose information is listed below.

Once the browser is configured to recognize RealPlayer 7, you must configure it to recognize the RealPlayer plug-in:

1. Start Opera.
2. From the Preferences menu, choose Associate. (Press Ctrl+F11 if the menu is not visible.)
3. In the Associate dialog box, click the New button.
4. Enter audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin in the Type dialog box.
5. Click OK.
6. Enter .rpm in the Extensions field.
7. Click Show with Registered Application.
8. Click the Find Plugin button.
9. A message will appear stating that Opera has found a plug-in for this type. Click OK.
10. Click OK for each of the messages, then close the dialog box.