Created: 2000/12/20
Updated: 2001/11/27
Program: X-Setup (XSET)

Xteq Document #40 - XPL files (XSET Plug-ins) are also sometimes used by RealPlayer

Created: 2000/12/20
Updated: 2001/11/27
Program: X-Setup (XSET)

It has been reported by some customers that *.XPL files, which are normally used X-Setup to indicate Plug-in (X-Setup PLug-in), are also associated with RealPlayer Version 8.0 and upwards. The answer of Real technical support about this issue is noted at the end of this note. 

Symptoms

• When clicking a XPL file, not XSET is launched but RealPlayer
• If WinAmp is also installed, WinAmp will refuse to play Shoutcast streams

Solution to associate XPL with X-Setup again

• Select "Do not associate media files with RP" (some installs let you choose which file extensions to associate with RP, and some are RP specific, like AU, RAM, RA, etc.) at install time (thanks to AXCEL216@aol.com)
• If XPL files were taken over by [associated with] another app: browse to the X-Setup installation folder, open the "bin" folder and double-click "xsetSYS.reg". This will associate *.XPL files with X-Setup again

Solution to associate XPL with WinAMP/RealPlayer again

• Start X-Setup, click on "X-Setup Default UI". While X-Setup is running, browse to the \bin folder (normally C:\Program Files\X-Setup\bin) and double-click the file xsetREMOVE.reg. Exit X-Setup, restart your computer and start WinAMP and/or RealPlayer. They will take over the XPL format again. 
• If you still have problems with WinAmp, get the newest WinAmp from winamp.com, 2.76 and upwards have the shoutcast bug fixed. (thanks to dj-egg@zdnetonebox.com) 

Solution to stop RealPlayer to register XPL files again

• To stop RealPlayer from "taking over" the XPL files again, download the archive 40dl.zip and execute the included REG file. This will stop RealPlayer from taking over XPL files (thanks to Neil Turner totalxs@hotmail.com)

Real Technical Support:

| > -----Original Message-----
| > From: tsplayer@support.real.com [mailto:tsplayer@support.real.com]
| > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 9:54 AM
| > To: TeXHeX@xteq.com
| > Subject: >ER#976831497.21804.1# RealPlayer and Xteq X-Setup file
| > extension conflict [#26547864]
| >
| >
| > Hi its Anil again.
| >
| > Please note that during the installation of the RealPlayer
| > customers are given an option of selecting the datatypes for
| > which they wish make RealPlayer the default. It is entirely upto
| > the user if they wish to make RealPlayer the default. This is not
| > an issue that can be resolved by us.
| >
| > You need to send a feedback to the concerned people via the URL
| > given below.
| >
| > Feedback for RealPlayer 8.0
| >
| > http://proforma.real.com/real/player/inplayer8_survey/
| >
| > They will look into the matter further.
| >
| > As a workaround you can change the default file association.
| >
| > Windows allows you to choose default programs to use for opening
| > files. You can change the associations by following these steps:
| >
| > 1. Click on your Start button, choose Programs, then Windows Explorer.
| > 2. From the Explorer Window, click on the View Menu and select Options.
| > 3. Click on the File Types tab and locate the file type that you
| > want to change on the list.
| > 4. Click once on the name of the file type to highlight it, and
| > then click the Remove button.
| > 5. Click OK and close all of the open windows.
| > 6. The next time you play a file of the type you removed, Windows
| > will display a box asking which program you would like to use to
| > open the file. You will be shown a list from which you can make
| > your selection.
| >
| >
| > ---
| >
| > After using your application I found that file association for
| > .xpl extension does not make much of a difference and
| > double-clicking on a .xpl extension is not required.
| >
| > Regards,
| >
| > Anil Shenoy