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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 10/26/07 20:34
dorayme wrote:
> In article <Xns99D570D03560Dnanopandaneredbojias@85.214.62.108>,
> Neredbojias <monstersquasher@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:45:09
>> GMT susan scribed:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I use an ëmbed src"to play mp3-files in a local html-page. Until last
>>> week it used Windows Media Player. When I visited the page today it
>>> used QuickTime. As far as I know I didn't change a thing.
>>>
>>> How can I change it back to Windows Media Player?
>> Quicktime is a heinous program that inveigles itself in your software. The
>> first thing I would do is get rid of it - "remove" it from your computer.
>> This may be necessary in some cases to remove it from browser-recognition.
>>
>> You will also (probably) have to edit your browser's mime types as well.
>> If you're still having problems in a couple of days, I will retrace my own
>> steps in exorcising it from IE on my box and let you know what I did.
>
> On a Mac one can set up what a browser should use for opening
> files. For example, in Firefox, under the Content preferences,
> there is a field where you can manage how the browser handles
> certain file types. You can open with a plugin (these can be
> inspected in their folder), open with some application, save them
> to your computer and not open them. You can set these things up
> easily. Perhaps it is more complex on Windows machines?
It is the same for FF on Windows, but you can also set file open
defaults at the OS level. Both Quicktime AND RealPlayer have a nasty
habit of commandeering media types without notice. Like Neredbojias my
recommendation is uninstall the turkey. I recommend the open source
options that are less aggressive, QuicktimeAlternative and RealAlternative
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm
Free-Codecs.com : QuickTime Alternative 1.90
and
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm
Free-Codecs.com :: Download Real Alternative 1.60
> It seems
> very drastic to remove QT completely. Perhaps someone could go
> through the procedure of how to set options for this on a Windows
> machine... on a Windows forum if not here?
>
To change and action at the OS level...
Start > My Computer
Tools > Folder Options... > File Types
Scroll to "MP3"
Click the Open with "Change..." button and reset to Windows Media player.
Just be aware that if you open the Quicktime player it will probably
grab MP3s again. I would advise using the open source player that will
allow you to play MOVs and other QT files without the fuss...
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Take care,
Jonathan
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