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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: parker999 on May 29, 2006, 09:45:15 AM

Title: Converting Media Player
Post by: parker999 on May 29, 2006, 09:45:15 AM

Does anyone know how i convert from my default windows media player to Quicktime media player. Windows media player never seems to work properly anymore and the screen just turns yellow when i try to play something.
Tips on where to go on the computer to change the default settings for which type of media player i want would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Converting Media Player
Post by: soybean on May 29, 2006, 06:05:57 PM

Google is your friend: Default Media Player (http://www.tech-forums.net/computer/topic/15834.html)

Title: Re: Converting Media Player
Post by: homer on May 29, 2006, 06:11:05 PM

found this at another forum, i just edited it to fit this situation. i take no credit.

Go to your control panel/folder options. Click on file types and scroll down to (whatever the file extension is). Click on it once and click on the change button. Locate Quicktime in the list, if its not there click browse and navigate to Quicktime. Click apply/ok and it should remember the program.

Title: Re: Converting Media Player
Post by: Maksim on May 30, 2006, 11:29:45 AM

try this.. It is in XP.. Open Quicktime.. and go to "Edit"> Preferences> File Assosiations or something like that it might also say something else.. im trying to remeber it.. and select all of them that you want Quick time to play them..

And try this also.. Go to the file that you dont want Windows Media Player to play but Quick Time Right Click on it and select Proporties then find a buttom called "Change Application" and then find quick time and then right below the windows there is a check box it says " Always play this file with this defaults application" or something simmilar to that.. and check that and then hit OK and then APPLY and then OK.. and that is it.. now double click on and it should open with Quicktime insted of Windows Media Player...