i though, recommend u use the
'RealOne' , version2, build 6.0.11.
its way too easier to use, its got the ability to play all the media types out there,
the quality of WMP sound may be better, but thats all.

-הורדתו: go get the free RealOne player, version2, latest build ...
RealOne Player 2.0 Build 6.0.11.853:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1007498278
(Release Date: December 18th, 2002 ,,, File Size: 8152 KB.
for any Windows o/s )

-התקנתו: then install it right,
-רישום: if u r asked, then do some funny/phony registration, with no real info, no real email, bcs no need to .......

-סידורו: then set it up right, be very careful to go through the options ,one by one carefully.
(mostly at: 'tools' , 'preferences'.....)
חלק מההוראות החשובות לעת סידור הריל-וואן:
some important settings to do:
-be careful on the spying options at: 'Connection' "Internet Settings'
dont allow the first 3, only 2 thereafter (4th ,5th ).
-on 'Automatic Services' , make sure no mark in the first 2 options.
-and at 'AutoUpdate', make sure there is no mark.
-on 'Content' , 'Media Types', choose 'select all' .
-on 'Connection' , mark-in the 'Enable TurboPlay'
-and select 'Assume i am online' .
-at 'Playback Settings' , 'Network Time-out', write in the max in both: 300

עדכונים:
-then go get the Updates, but u will need almost all of them, in a few downloads.
('tools', 'check for update' .....)
-u will be able to play the Windows-Media-player's files/links too.

-u will need to also remove some files, or change their names, files that dont help u , but just r heavy on the system,
(check all info below.....)


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3) LINKS (direct) to some LIVE radio from Israel:
( ציון הבעייה: * ,
כי כמה לינקים לא יעבדו בהקלקה ישירות מכאן, ולכן יש ל'העתיק' הלינק המלא מכאן, ול'הדביק' לתוך הנגן אצל: 'file', 'open' then.... )

-Reshet-Bet radio (Kol-Yisrael,95FM),(R/A):
http://www.iba.org.il/bet/reshetbet.ram
-* used to be too working for a shortwhile, (M/P):
mms://a1371.l856922155.c8569.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1371/8569/v0001/reflector:22155

-Gala'tz 1 (Galei-Tzahal), (M/P):
http://gifs.msn.co.il/media/glz.asx
-Gala'tz 2 audio-video (better), (M/P):
http://forums.glz.msn.co.il/images/video/GlzVideo.asx

-Galgala'tz, (M/P):
http://gifs.msn.co.il/media/gglz.asx

-* Radio Lelo-Hafsaka (103FM):
mms://live.103.fm/103fm-low

-* Radio Tel Aviv (102FM):
mms://212.179.112.29/102fm

-* Radius (100FM)(1=audio):
mms://192.116.196.97/audiomedia
-* Radius (100FM)(2=audio-video (better)):
mms://192.116.196.97/video


-Radio BU (99FM)(1=audio):
http://www.aquanet.co.il/radio99a.asx
-Radio BU (99FM)(2=audio-video (better)):
http://www.video.net.il/video990.asx

-* Radio Kol-Hayam-Ha'adom (102fm)(audio-video):
mms://147.tapuz.co.il/102fm

-Radio Briza (on WMP only maybe):
http://stream.msn.co.il/briza



Religious:
-Arutz 7 (heb):
http://www.a7.org/metafiles/asx/arutzlive.asx
-Arutz 7 (eng)IsraelNationalRadio
(Mostly News & Analysis)(in English,24hrs):
http://www.israelnn.com/metafiles/asx/israelnn.asx

-Radio Kol-Chai (93FM)(not pirati):
http://kolchai.moreshet.co.il/play/93fm.asx

-* Radio 10:
mms://www.radio10.co.il/liveR10_i1

-Radio 2000:
http://www.radio2000.co.il/ASX/camera.asx

-Radio Kol-Ha'neshama:
http://216.53.71.17:8080/ramgen/encoder/kolhaneshama.rm

-* Radio Mikol-Halev:
mms://212.179.35.123/mikolalev

-Radio Shofar (rabbi Amnon Yitzchak)----Internet-Radio:
http://www.shofar.net:8000/

-Radio Breslov:
http://radiobreslev.org/live.ram


VIDEO live:
-* TV1 (live-video):
mms://a1789.l856922195.c8569.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1789/8569/v0001/reflector:22195

-* TV2 (live-video), Reshet (Mon,Wed):
mms://netshow.netvision.net.il/reshet_live



Recorded-audio programs:
-Reshet-Bet: Rec. radio Programs----on demand (23):
http://bet.iba.org.il/ondemand.htm

- Radio-Walla (28 stations), Player-link:
מכאן: http://radio.walla.co.il/
-* והנגן:
http://wow.walla.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=player/player_frame&player_mode=2&item_id=&url=[mode=0^id=


Recorded Video:
-Mabat TV1 News (IBA)(nightly,9pm):
http://mabat.iba.org.il/audio/mabattv.ram

-Yoman TV1 news ----weekly (Fri.8pm):
http://mabat.iba.org.il/audio/yomantv.ram

-IBA new (in Eng.---daily,eve):
http://mabat.iba.org.il/audio/engnews.ram





* info on Files/Folders ,that are not so necessary into ur computer, or just cause excess load onto it, or are just 'spyware' :
-Programs known with such issues:
'RealAudio' (RealOne) , 'Babylon' , 'Odigo' , etc.....

-Locations:
- C:\WINDOWS ........ ( 1 file: "LoadQM" )
- C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM (or a similar name): .............

- C:\Program Files\Common Files
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB ..... (2 files: "rndal" "evntsvc" )
(+ 3-5 others on the new v.2: "realevent" "realsched" "rnathchk"
not problematic: "rnuninst" "rnxproc" )
- C:\Program Files\Babylon
C:\Program Files\Babylon\Utils .......( 1 file: "Shlhook" )
- C:\Program Files\REAL
C:\Program Files\REAL\RealOne Player ............

- any file, anywhere, called: "Adcache"


-recommended to get:
the anti-spyware program:
"Ad-aware 6.0", Build 162 (free),
download it, install it, set it up, get all updates, only then , run the all-computer scan, then remove the spy-wares it found. get it here:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=965718306
(Release Date: February 8th, 2003 ,, File Size: 1504 KB )



-Audio-Players names: רשימת הנגנים:
יש 2 בעיקר: ריל-וואן, ומדיה-פלאייר,
אך צריך גם את ה-3 הבאים אח"כ, וגם את כל התוספות המורדות כ'אפדייטס' ,הנה:
-RealOne (v.2 , build 6.0)
(as mentioned: RealOne Player 2.0 Build 6.0.11.853:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1007498278
(Release Date: December 18th, 2002 ,,, File Size: 8152 KB.
for any Windows o/s ))

-Windows-Media-Player (v. 9.0):
13.3MB, free, (link to Windows 98SE/2000/Me):
http://download.com.com/3000-2139-10180874.html
for XP (9.6MB): http://download.com.com/3000-2139-10180880.html
-or: old WMP (v. 6.4)
((both located on: C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player
new player 9.0 : "wmplayer"
old (but good) player 6.4 : "mplayer2" ))

-QuickTime Player (v. 6.0) (by Apple):
http://download.com.com/3000-2194-10128864.html
(Date added: July 15, 2002 , 525K, all Win., Free )

-(( other partially:
-Flash, Shockwave :
from: http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/

-Liquid Player Six 6.1:
(by Liquid Audio, Date added: January 9, 2002, 13.2MB,Free)
http://download.com.com/3000-2167-8256873.html ))



-Winamp (v.3: 3.0 Alpha, Build #498)(or, Full 2.9 Beta)
by Nullsoft: http://www.winamp.com/
-MusicMatch Jukebox 7.5 (converts file-types):
http://download.com.com/3000-2167-10165653.html
((by 'Musicmatch', Date added: November 7, 2002, 9.92MB
License: Free to try; $19.99 to buy, i got the codes ))

-and there r many more Players ........
ויש עוד הרבה נגנים.......

-היו היה נגן-וידיאו שניגן את השידור הישיר שהיה ממשכן-הכנסת לפעמים, אך נסגרה החברה, ונדמה לי כי הנגן כבר לא פעיל)



-DVD:
-WinDVD 4:
by InterVideo Inc.: http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Home.jsp
http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Products.jsp
http://download.com.com/3000-2194-10158695.html
-PowerDVD XP 4.0:
http://download.com.com/3000-2194-10183954.html
by Cyberlink: http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/index.jsp