VLC 1.0.0 crash - not recoverable

[terrypin]

I just accepted the automatic invitation to upgrade VLC to version 1.0.0. Within 5 minutes it crashed (FWIW, while I was trying to work out how to customise the toolbars). On trying to restart VLC or open a new video file with it, I get the message "VLC media player just crashed. Do you want to send a bug report to the developers team?". Regardless of whether I reply Yes or No, nothing happens. At present therefore I can no longer use VLC and will presumably have to re-install. Not an impressive start...


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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[zoobie]

I'd first read the reviews here...then get an old version

[Illusionist]

Sorry your having issues with VLC. VLC is a fantastic player !! Any new program, will have issues, till all the bugs are worked out. I suggest, searching for a previous version of the player. Good luck !!

[terrypin]

Thanks. I've gone to 0.9.9. Which version do you use? Others?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Ai Haibara]

Try this: (if you're relatively sure what you're doing) Open the Start menu, and click Run. Then, type the following in the box and press Enter:

%appdata%

That should open your Application Data folder. Look for the 'vlc' folder and delete it (and ONLY that folder. Note that this will also erase your VLC settings). Then, try installing VLC 1.0 again.

OR

Install VLC 1.0 again, but this time, choose the option to delete/clear your existing preferences while installing.

[tomlee59]

I actually still use 0.8.6i. The newer versions have shown an alarming fondness for bloat and eye-candy, with an attendant bugginess. I will wait until the dust settles on v1.x before using it, since the older version successfully plays most vids that I want to watch.

[terrypin]

Thanks for the follow-ups. Darned if I can now recall what version I was using directly before the upgrade! I assumed it was 0.9.9, which is why Ii've now installed that instead until I hear good reports about 1.0. But it might well have been an earlier one. (Is there a registry entry that would tell me? If so I'll examine a recent backup.) Are there any really bad issues with 0.9.9? So far it seems OK.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Ai Haibara]

I'm not aware of a way to tell what version you were previously using, unfortunately.

The reason I suggested deleting the settings/prefs (or VLC's appdata folder) is because there seems to be an odd possibility of the setting files becoming 'corrupt' when updating to a newer version of VLC. That's probably the main reason why they added the option to delete the existing settings files in the installer. I don't know if it happens when you're going back to an earlier version, though.

[JohnnyBob]

I dumped VLC media player a long time ago after persistent problems of various kinds. It's just not reliable software, at least not on my 5 year old XP Home SP3 computer. I use Cyberlink's PowerDVD 5 (available at oldversion.com), which works much better than later versions. Like they say, the latest version is not always the best version! I've also found that to be true of Firefox 3.5 and quickly reverted to 3.0.

[bendixG15]

I made a batch of backup DVDs this morning and tried to play them with Nero ... ooops big crash, Nero could not play any.

I downloaded VLC version 1.0.0. and VLC played the disks with no problems. Nothin wrong with my old XP SP3.