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[James]

I keep getting sent to Quick Time's site to download the free version of Quick Time 5 (I think that's the version) by various sites. It appears the animation on their pages require this plug-in. Have any of you any experience with Quick Time? Is it worth the download or is it a bigger pain than its worth? If I do download it, will it take over control of all animation? Is it easy to configure and just how much lee-way do you give it? I suppose all of these questions point to the fact that I don't like to download plug-ins since I don't know what to do with them or how they'll screw up my computer.

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[Fulvio]

I keep getting sent to Quick Time's site to download the free version of Quick Time 5 (I think that's the version) by various sites. It appears the animation on their pages require this plug-in. Have any of you any experience with Quick Time? Is it worth the download or is it a bigger pain than its worth? If I do download it, will it take over control of all animation? Is it easy to configure and just how much lee-way do you give it? I suppose all of these questions point to the fact that I don't like to download plug-ins since I don't know what to do with them or how they'll screw up my computer.

I will work my way back. Plugins are, in my point of view, only .dll files which are being placed in the Netscape Plugins folder during the installation of the program, which for some reason is called a Plugin. Quicktime which has now a version 6 (there is no more v.5 at the apple.com website) can be a pain because it will try to do all it can to get into your startup, but it is less sneaky than Real One which does not show it, and goes in the Startup every time you turned it on. Quicktime has been much maligned to take over certain settings. I have not found a program which does not do it, and things can get quite interesting. I do not care which program comes up as long as it can do the job. Some come up, and then do nothing.
I rely on the Windows Open with. The Plugins or Helper Applications do only one thing. They make it possible for their programs through Netscape. After it, think that it is a jungle out there. I have just about everything there, and I got pretty good at maintaining order.
If you need help let me know, and I will guide in setting up the beast.
And, Quicktime will keep asking you to buy the Pro version. So, you say later,every time.

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[Mandrake]

Save yourself some hassles and use Real Player or Windows Media Player:D

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[Edward]

After I previously installed QuickTime, I found that it wanted to make itself the default for several graphic file types. If it is mainly used for QuickTime files, then that is all that it should default to, once it's installed.

If the end user wants to have it become the default for other file types, let the user make the changes manually.

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[James]

Hey... thanks you guys. I think I'll forego downloading it and instead I'll try and see if Real Player or Windows Media Player will do the job instead. Appreciate the assistance. You're a great bunch.

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[Fulvio]

Hey... thanks you guys. I think I'll forego downloading it and instead I'll try and see if Real Player or Windows Media Player will do the job instead. Appreciate the assistance. You're a great bunch.

It would be good to know what type of files you are dealing with. I have never been indimidated by any program, but I would not download a program, unless it fails to work with others which you may have.
I would assume that many are MIDI files, and Crescendo, from liveupdate.com would do well without any major program which will be struggling for your soul.

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