<p>Very strange...</p><p>I tried various options - 2.0.1 openlp, 2.0.3 vlc, 2.0.8vlc 64bit, changing path installs of each to Program Files rather than Program Files (x86)...</p><p>Anyway win8 with its windows update enabled decided to override my machine and install 67 updates (I just spot this machine from dell three days ago!)</p><p>Anyway after the update VLC can now be linked in. I am presuming therefore that one of the win8 updates fixed the problem.</p><p>So at the moment I have 2.0.1 openlp and 2.0.3 vlc on win8 after some initial update.</p><p>sigh</p>