OK - I've built a number of versions of mplayer 1.0rc1 (the version
after 1.0pre8) for Windows.  It's possible that the 1.0rc1 release has
fixed the processor issues so that is why I have included a reference
version.  They all work on  Pentium 4 on REal, AACPlus, WMA and MP3
streams.

The problem mplayer has with the VIA processor when using runtime
processor detect could be either:
1. Wrong instruction set for processor detected
2. Use of wrong extended instruction set (e.g. SSE, MMX, 2DNow!)

So I have built 3 versions of the 1.0rc1.
1. "Reference" version built using Neil's config options with runtime
detection of processor
(http://homepage.eircom.net/~altondsl/slim/mplayerrc1exe.ZIP ) .  This
should be very similar to the build on the mplayerhq site
2. Runtime processor detection but with use of extended instruction
(MMX, MMX2, 3DNow, 3DNow2, SSE,SSE2) disabled
(http://homepage.eircom.net/~altondsl/slim/mplayerautocpuexe.ZIP ) 
3. Compiled for i486 processor. Runtime processor detection disabled
and use of extended instructions disabled
(http://homepage.eircom.net/~altondsl/slim/mplayer486exe.ZIP )  

It would be great if all version could be tested and report back which
if any worked.

To install 
* download and then unzip the zip file
* save the old mplayer.exe from the slimserver Bin/MSWIN32.. directory
* rename and move the unzipped file as mplayer.exe in the slimserver
Bin/MSWIN32.. directory.
* check new Mplayer banner - for message similar to "MMX disabled" or
"Runtime processor detection to verify what version has been installed.


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