EVOVI

I need some help to stop mpegs opening in quicktime,I want them to open in Windows media player as you can see roughly how long is left to download.It did open just about everything in media player but then I viewed a quicktime movie and now mpegs always open with quicktime.
I have gone into windows explorer and changed the settings on the tools so mpegs open in media player but it still does opens quicktime.
Anyone have any solution??

mj

I think you can change file associations within the options for quicktime.

Mr.Cookie

easiest way is shift + right mouse button choose open with and select choose program (not media player or quick time which should already show) then select media player from list, tick the always use this program box and click ok

Si

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Top Tip Si Nice one.

Mr.Cookie

Your welcome

Si

EVOVI

I have looked in the quicktime settings and cannot see anywhere to change it.
Where do you use the shift right mouse button?
If I do that on an mpeg link I can only open the file,there is no option to choose.Should I be looking somewhere else??
Thanks

Fatman

In Quicktime (version 6.0, anyway...) the file associations are accessed via Edit\Preferences\Quicktime preferences\File Type Associations

Then deselect 'Windows File Types' (hopefully!)

If you're trying to do it via Windows' file associations, the appropriate panel is accessed via Windows Explorer. In WinXP (and 2k I think, can't remember for others) it's under Tools\Folder Options\File Types (tab)\. Then scroll down to the file extension of the movie type you're interested in (e.g .mpg/.mpeg/.mpa/.mpe/.mpv2 etc) and hit the 'Change' button. Then choose the application/executable you want to play those files with.

EVOVI

Fatman....
I`ve got version 6 and windows files was not selected...So it looks like it is something..
So I have changed to media player on explorer and windows is not selected in quicktime..Does anyone know of anything else????

Fatman

Apart from associating the file types with Media Player within Media Player (Tools\Options\File Types\...) - no, I can't think of anything else. Do you have any other media-control programs running in the background? Anything running from Startup (or similar in the registry) that could be resetting your associations?

Despite these association changes you're making, does the media file (???.mpg) itself keep a Quicktime icon and still open with Quicktime?

Mr.Cookie

on any mpg file (avi, mov, jpg etc etc) thats on pc just shift right mouse it

EVOVI

Am I just stupid cause when I shift right click on the mpeg link I get the following list
Open
Open in new window
Save target as
Print target
Cut
Copy
Copy shortcut
Paste
Add to favorites
Properties
If I click to open it opens it in quicktime,there is no mention of choosing how to play.

Fatman

It may depend on your version of Windows. The above (shift/right-click) works for XP and (from memory) Win2k. What are you using?

EVOVI

Fatman...I use windows XP...What am I doing wrong???

Mr.Cookie

sorry mate not web site links, file must be a file on your pc. but once you've done one media player will open for the web link ones.

Si

EVOVI

Cheers Si...That is where I was going wrong...

Mr.Cookie

No worries you got it sorted now

Fatman

Well spotted Mr.Cookie. I really didn't read that right-click menu properly! Glad it's sorted, EVOVI.