Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 01/24/08 18:01

Adrienne Boswell wrote:
> Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "aoksite1@gmail.com" <aoksite1
> @gmail.com> writing in news:57c08e68-a329-4cbb-9c59-0f6f3bf9b6d5
> @s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com:
>
>> You really need to stay away from Quicktime it is not used by most
>> people and requires a lengthy download to use, and it tends to take
>> over a person's computer like a nasty virus.
>
> There are ways to stop Quicktime and others from doing this. Try using
> Startup Monitor from Mike Lin [www.mlin.net/]. It sits in memory (very
> small), and stops things from trying to load on start. He also has StartUp
> Control Panel, which allows you to get to all the things that are already
> there, that you might not want. I've been using both for years, and
> recommend them highly.

Better idea, uninstall the nasty thing and install open source Quicktime
Alternative that knows how to keeps in its place...

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm

Been using it for years. While you're at it remove that even nastier
produce Real One Player and replace with Real Alternative

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm



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Take care,

Jonathan
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