Re: MCSTRM service failed to start

Sorry, the resolution to this issue is NOT to install RealSpy and
Crapsody. The Typical Home User has no inclination to edit the registy in order to get Badware installed.

RealAlternative
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_alternative.htm

Original article:
http://www.stopbadware.org/reports/reportdisplay?reportname=realplayer01282008

We find that RealPlayer 10.5 is badware because it fails to accurately and completely disclose the fact that it installs advertising software on the user's computer. We additionally find that RealPlayer 11 is badware because it does not disclose the fact that it installs Rhapsody Player Engine software, and fails to remove this software when RealPlayer is uninstalled.

Real's response
http://rws-blog.rhapsody.com/realplayer/2008/02/reals-response.html

Responding to RealPlayer
http://blogs.stopbadware.org/articles/2008/02/21/responding-to-realplayer

Caveat emptor.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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Never Forgotten
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bensig wrote:

First, I wanted to clarify for everyone that the mcstrm.sys file is put
in the system32/drivers folder by Realplayer. It is a required file for
Rhapsody to work.

The problem with the file location is actually in the registry. In
order to stop getting errors in your system log about the file being
not a valid Win32 application or the path being invalid, you must:

1. Run regedit
2. Go to HKLM > SYSTEM > ControlSet001 > Services > MCSTRM (or you can
search for mcstrm in the registry until you get to a key that contains
a ImagePath string value
3. Change the ImagePath value to this EXACTLY:
System32\DRIVERS\mcstrm.sys

- This should be the location where mcstrm is installed. If this
doesn't work the first time, delete the file mcstrm.sys from
C:\Windows\System32\drivers and then reinstall Real and Rhapsody.They
will work fine. Even on Vista Home Edition.

Ben Sigman
Rent-A-Geek
'rentageekla.com' (http://www.rentageekla.com)


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