> Is there no one out there who can help us remove RealPlayer
> from a PowerMac?

Dear Mr. LaTorre (and other Mac users on the MMD list),  I use both
QuickTime and RealPlayer on my PowerMac 8600/G3, and haven't had any
problems with either. I am, however, using the latest version of
RealPlayer and my OS is 9.1.

If you are working with an older Mac operating system and an old
version of RealPlayer, I can see where it might be giving you error
messages.  But I'm a Mac technical geek, so things like reformatting
hard drives and installing operating system (OS) updates and performing
"open Mac surgery" don't daunt me.

Just relax and take deep cleansing breaths while you make changes and
do upgrades, and _absolutely_ back up your important data to some sort
of removable media before you make your changes.  If you choose to
stick with RealPlayer for some reason, my best suggestion is to
download the latest version that will run on your OS.

The easiest way to remove RealPlayer from your Mac would be to use
Aladdin's "Spring Cleaning" software.  It comes bundled, _free_, right
on the newest Norton System Works CD for Mac.  You can also find it as a
standalone purchase from Aladdin's web site: http://www.aladdinsys.com/

Re-associating file types (such as .wav, .au, .mp3, etc.) to make files
open via a specific application is very easy on the Mac.  In order to
re-associate, however, you will need to install the player of your
choice _first_.  Once you've done that and restarted your Mac, you'll
have an application to re-associate to.

To re-associate formats, I'm going to assume you are using Mac 0S 9 and
not OS X.  Click on the Apple icon in the upper left of your menu, bring
your cursor down to "Control Panels" which will open a flyout menu.
Choose "File Exchange".

Click on the "PC Exchange" folder tab and you'll be presented with an
exhaustive list of PC Extensions/Applications/File Types.  Wherever you
see the RealPlayer in the Applications column for a file type, click
once on the row, click once on the Change button that will become
active, and then PC Exchange will do a search for applications on your
system that are appropriate for that file type.  You'll be presented
with a list of applications, and hopefully your new application will be
on that list.

Choose your new application by clicking on it once, and click once on
this window's Change button to accept your choice.  Continue down the
list of formats and do the same for each that is currently associated
with RealPlayer.  When you close the PC Exchange window, your changes
will be incorporated.  I would suggest a restart and rebuild of desktop
after this process.

If you are using a Mac OS earlier than 9, I believe you will look for
"File Exchange" in the list of Control Panels, and the process for
re-associating may be slightly different, but not difficult.

Good luck!  Stay calm!  Love your Mac!

Sincerely,
Diane H Kay
south central Connecticut, USA