VLC Media Player Portable 0.8.6b Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on May 3, 2007 - 5:48pm

VLC logoVLC Media Player Portable 0.8.6b has been released. VLC Portable is the popular VLC media player packaged as a portable app, so you can take your audio and video files along with everything you need to play them on the go. This release updates VLC to the latest version. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. Get it from the VLC Media Player Portable homepage.

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As always, if you have any support questions, check the product homepage and the product support page. If you don't find an answer, search the site and then post a note in the forums.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

An installer for a portable app, is it a bad joke ?
I am using portable apps also because the come (came) as a zip file !! I hate installers, whats the point !?

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They've been using installers for nearly a year now. Many non-geek users have difficulty with zip files. And some of these apps can not legally be distributed as zips. So, they're standardized on an easy to use portable installer. It doesn't make any entries on the local PC. Assists in finding the proper install location (it will autodetect an existing suite install on a device). And assists in upgrades (some apps need files deleted on an upgrade).

If you have further questions, please post them in the forums.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

I hate installers too!

I see no points for portable apps to use installers. For those who are managed to run apps on portable devices, they should have the knowledge to handle zip.

Luckly, I find files inside installer can be extracted by 7-zip.

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As always, if you have any support questions, check the product homepage and the product support page. If you don't find an answer, search the site and then post a note in the forums.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

The new installer is awsome.
Thanks.
Leaves nothing behind.
"There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!" - Richard Feynman

"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate

Alot of you have been complimenting John on his work ( as it should be that way ), and some gripe and complain, But what you don't understand is that John and everyone involved work their Butts off for us, NO I don't work for John :-), I am a Computer Technician and I think that John and all involved should be recognized for such hard work, You go find alot of other portable app sites, and then tell me how many sites keep their apps updated like John does??. On occasion I use the Portable Apps Suite and enjoy the great features of his work, and so should you, instead of complaining about, installers, etc. We could be dealt with the option of Paying for this instead of the giving of his work, Think about it friends, John I'm sure has other things he could be doing, but he chooses to keep this updated for us.. I say - Awesome work John and Thank You So Much for your time and Effort.. Jarhead

I cannot believe the disregard of people displayed here... and elsewhere on the net with free projects... free projects as good as this should be applauded at every opportunity.

Could anybody tell me if this player supports WMA's? WMA's is pratically all I have.

I believe in a fatih that's strong. I believe in a hope that carries on. I believe in love. I believe these things and more, and most of all, I believe in Jesus Christ...

check the complete feature list here.
"There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!" - Richard Feynman

"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate

Can I use VLC Media Player to save the stream from the Internet (for example film)? Or I can use it only for watch that stream?

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John T. Haller's picture

As always, if you have any support questions, check the product homepage and the product support page. If you don't find an answer, search the site and then post a note in the forums.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

Hey, take a few seconds and try it out Blum

Yes, i think you could stream internet videos. Just enter the URL including all parameters like http or ftp in the standard file-opening window. But as I mentioned it already, try it yourself!

You guys have once again done an excellent job. Thank you for producing and maintaining such an awesome suite of apps. I love portable apps, they make switching between machines so much easier - I love OOo but got annoyed when I could open files on other peoples machines and they didn't want OOo on them. Now I have the perfect solution, take OOo with me!!! Thanks again guys - Well done!
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the feeling...
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"There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!" - Richard Feynman

"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate

it's good i use it for my notebook,now i want to try on my portable harddisk
hope i have money to donate...keep up