Quicktime, STOP being default player!!! Created 18 years ago2006-07-20 15:13:56 UTC by Xyos212 Xyos212

Created 18 years ago2006-07-20 15:13:56 UTC by Xyos212 Xyos212

Posted 18 years ago2006-07-20 15:13:56 UTC Post #191031
Here's my problem:

I want to have quicktime and Windows media player both on my PC. Only problem is, when I install QT it becomes default player for ALL applications! Ive tried changing it in install clicking "DO not make default player" and changed it in quicktimes property settings. I even disabled all file formats for it to play. But somehow, magically it manages to just keep playing everything I click on!

Im out of ideas. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions?
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-20 15:23:32 UTC Post #191033
Reinstall Windows Media Player, and set it to be the default player.
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-20 22:29:07 UTC Post #191062
right click on the file go to properties and set your wmv,s wma,s mp3s whatever to ipen with the player of choice
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-21 05:40:21 UTC Post #191084
right-click on the file, go to open with, then choose WMP, and select "always use this application" at the bottom
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-21 13:25:15 UTC Post #191156
I do what Alex does and it always seems to work.

I don't see the point of having quicktime for anything though. In the 4-5 months since I've had MPC, it's worked for everything, and I've not had to use the actual Quicktime once :)

[/Apple is gay]
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-22 05:51:19 UTC Post #191242
Yeah. Ditch Quicktime and get the latest Quicktime Alternative + Media Player Classic.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-22 06:36:39 UTC Post #191245
Throw in Real Alternative and the K-Lite Codec pack while you're at it and you'll have a winning media player.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-22 09:58:26 UTC Post #191262
I use real player
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-22 10:32:34 UTC Post #191267
WMP11 FTW!!! :P
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-22 13:16:37 UTC Post #191274
I like to use winamp, once you get it set up, I feel it has a cleaner interface and uses less cpu than the others.
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-22 13:22:11 UTC Post #191276
Xyos212 doesn't seem to value our feedback?! ;)

Will, at least when he returns, he has about 20 options to choose from!
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-22 14:18:06 UTC Post #191283
I use real player
Hahaha :D.

Media Player Classic wipes the floor with everything format-wise, which makes it the best (SRSLY!) for videos. Music is more of a taste thing. I'll stick with Winamp there.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-24 13:13:33 UTC Post #191440
I use mediaplayer, VLC and media player classic.
Stay away from winamp, it's the whorst player ever.
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-24 13:19:48 UTC Post #191443
Stay away from winamp, it's the whorst player ever.
That's what all my friends say, but I've been using it since my first mp3! <tear, tear>

The free version of it works fine for everything I do with mp3's :)
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-24 13:34:58 UTC Post #191449
But winamp sucks! It's ugly, not very user friendly, lags, and rapes the cpu.
Nah, i like the more "proffesional" players better...
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-24 13:45:42 UTC Post #191451
Blasphemy!
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-24 13:51:07 UTC Post #191453
ugly, not very user friendly, lags, and rapes the cpu.
Solution: download a theme that rectifies said problems.
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-24 14:01:48 UTC Post #191457
Indeed. All you said there is "I don't like the default skin". I have about as much respect for people saying that as, er... something.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-24 19:27:39 UTC Post #191566
I dislike the player in all skins. once upon a time i downloaded winamp, i wasn't very pleased with it, but i thought "hmm... might be good for movies". So i started a movie, but winamp couldn't handle "dunderklumpen" so it died. And then i downloaded VLC, a gift from god himself. My problems went away. So now i only use stable players. windows media player for music and VLC for movies. But i got to find a better player for music, the windows mediaplayer isn't living up to my standard (oh well, it's microsoft so it can't be great) but it sure is better than winamp.
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-25 15:13:33 UTC Post #191644
Let me guess... all your music files are wmv?

They better not be, or there's no wonder why it doesn't work right in other media players.
Posted 18 years ago2006-07-25 17:28:18 UTC Post #191660
Nope, i don't have any wmv. Or yes i do, but i can't play them in the windows media player, i need a lisence for them... the one's listen to are all mp3 and mp4... And you can play wmv files in any player.
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