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Message:	: (Originally posted 22:25:42 01/08/05) : Here's a more recent update: : "A new version of RealPlayer has been released, RealPlayer 10. After installing RealPlayer 10, StreamBox Ripper will no longer be able to convert files. : StreamBox Ripper may show this error message. : Decoding of the file requires external codec. : Please download & install G2 Player (www.real.com) : codec info (cook) : StreamBox Ripper needs the codec cook3260.dll Cooker G2 Audio Codec for RealAudio(tm) (32-bit). : Previous versions of RealPlayer or RealOne Player had this codec. RealPlayer 10 also has this codec, but it is named cook.dll so StreamBox Ripper cannot find it. : Solution. : Open folder. : C:\Program Files\Common\ : Files\Real\Codecs : Right click on cook.dll and select Copy. : Then right click in that same folder and select Paste. : You will then have a file named Copy of cook.dll : Right click on Copy of cook.dll and select Rename. : Rename the file cook3260.dll : You will then have this codec named both ways. : cook.dll This is the one that RealPlayer 10 will use. : cook3260.dll This is the one that StreamBox Ripper will use to convert files to .mp3, .wav, .wma. : StreamBox Ripper may also show this error message. : Decoding of the file requires external codec. : Please download & install G2 Player (www.real.com) : codec info (sipr) : StreamBox Ripper needs the codec sipr3260.dll ACELP-NET Voice Codec for RealAudio(tm). : Previous versions of RealPlayer or RealOne Player had this codec. RealPlayer 10 also has this codec, but it is named sipr.dll so StreamBox Ripper cannot find it. : Solution. : Open folder. : C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Codecs : Right click on sipr.dll and select Copy. : Then right click jõ : in that same folder and select Paste. : You will then have a file named Copy of sipr.dll : Right click on Copy of sipr.dll and select Rename. : Rename the file sipr3260.dll : You will then have this codec named both ways. : sipr.dll This is the one that RealPlayer 10 will use. : sipr3260.dll. This is the one that StreamBox Ripper will use to convert files to .mp3, .wav, .wma. : Do not drag a file that needs this codec to StreamBox Ripper or try to play the file after it is loaded as it will crash. You can Load and Convert the file as long as it is not played. " : : I've d/l'ed a couple of RA files using StreamBox VCR that were encoded @ 32k. When trying to convert them to 44.1 WAVs, I get an error saying that Streambox VCR needs a codec from the Realaudio G2 player. Is there a fix available for people using RealAudio 8 on their machine? Suggestions on what I can do?