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QuickTime Alternative

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Richard Roseweir

Flightless Bird
Using WinXP SP3 and IE8 (in this instance)

The QuickTime Media Player has always proven problematic on my computer.
Accordingly, I now use the QuickTime Alternative software which allows me to
play streaming, web-based .mov (???) videos in my preferred Windows Media
Player 11. I am also able to play .mov files from my own hard-drive with
WMP11.

My question is then...Why am I unable to stream and play the QuickTime tour
and tutorial files regarding the newly released iPad at Apple.com? Their
website seemingly insists that I download and install QuickTime 7 in order
to view these productions. There is a persistent yellow bar across their
website that tells me the website wants to run the QuickTime add-on.

As much as I wish to watch these Apple videos, installing their QuickTime
Player is the very last thing that I want to do!

Any ideas please? In particular, if I allow IE8 to run the QuickTime
add-on, does that mean it will install the QuickTime Player on my computer
before playing the desired video footage?

Sincerely,
Richard
Surrey, BC, Canada.
 
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Hot-text

Flightless Bird
You need to ask Apple about iPad and QuickTime pug-ins for Microsoft!
Now if you need a Windows Media Player 11 Pug-ins for Apple you at the
right place!

But the only way that you can play streaming, web-based .mov on Windows
Media Player 11
is with QuickTime pug-ins for Microsoft! pug-ins for Microsoft so you have !



"Richard Roseweir" <richrose@telus.net> wrote in message
news:-OLmHJe41KHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Using WinXP SP3 and IE8 (in this instance)
>
> The QuickTime Media Player has always proven problematic on my computer.
> Accordingly, I now use the QuickTime Alternative software which allows me
> to play streaming, web-based .mov (???) videos in my preferred Windows
> Media Player 11. I am also able to play .mov files from my own hard-drive
> with WMP11.
>
> My question is then...Why am I unable to stream and play the QuickTime
> tour and tutorial files regarding the newly released iPad at Apple.com?
> Their website seemingly insists that I download and install QuickTime 7 in
> order to view these productions. There is a persistent yellow bar across
> their website that tells me the website wants to run the QuickTime add-on.
>
> As much as I wish to watch these Apple videos, installing their QuickTime
> Player is the very last thing that I want to do!
>
> Any ideas please? In particular, if I allow IE8 to run the QuickTime
> add-on, does that mean it will install the QuickTime Player on my computer
> before playing the desired video footage?
>
> Sincerely,
> Richard
> Surrey, BC, Canada.
>
 
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Bob

Flightless Bird
VLC media player

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

"Richard Roseweir" <richrose@telus.net> wrote in message
news:-OLmHJe41KHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Using WinXP SP3 and IE8 (in this instance)
>
> The QuickTime Media Player has always proven problematic on my computer.
> Accordingly, I now use the QuickTime Alternative software which allows me
> to play streaming, web-based .mov (???) videos in my preferred Windows
> Media Player 11. I am also able to play .mov files from my own hard-drive
> with WMP11.
>
> My question is then...Why am I unable to stream and play the QuickTime
> tour and tutorial files regarding the newly released iPad at Apple.com?
> Their website seemingly insists that I download and install QuickTime 7 in
> order to view these productions. There is a persistent yellow bar across
> their website that tells me the website wants to run the QuickTime add-on.
>
> As much as I wish to watch these Apple videos, installing their QuickTime
> Player is the very last thing that I want to do!
>
> Any ideas please? In particular, if I allow IE8 to run the QuickTime
> add-on, does that mean it will install the QuickTime Player on my computer
> before playing the desired video footage?
>
> Sincerely,
> Richard
> Surrey, BC, Canada.
>
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Ask Apple Support?

Richard Roseweir wrote:
> Using WinXP SP3 and IE8 (in this instance)
>
> The QuickTime Media Player has always proven problematic on my computer.
> Accordingly, I now use the QuickTime Alternative software which allows me
> to
> play streaming, web-based .mov (???) videos in my preferred Windows Media
> Player 11. I am also able to play .mov files from my own hard-drive with
> WMP11.
>
> My question is then...Why am I unable to stream and play the QuickTime
> tour
> and tutorial files regarding the newly released iPad at Apple.com? Their
> website seemingly insists that I download and install QuickTime 7 in order
> to view these productions. There is a persistent yellow bar across their
> website that tells me the website wants to run the QuickTime add-on.
>
> As much as I wish to watch these Apple videos, installing their QuickTime
> Player is the very last thing that I want to do!
>
> Any ideas please? In particular, if I allow IE8 to run the QuickTime
> add-on, does that mean it will install the QuickTime Player on my computer
> before playing the desired video footage?
>
> Sincerely,
> Richard
> Surrey, BC, Canada.
 
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Richard Roseweir

Flightless Bird
This I know thanks to others a long time ago in this Group. There are two
codec packages that allow you to play streaming content with WMP11 and MPC
1) QuickTime Alternative
2) QT-Lite (as above but without the included MPC)

Both work exceptionally well with QuickTime content embedded in webpages
other than Apple.com.

Since these are not Apple products, Apple Support are not interested in
assisting Windows users.

Sincerely,
Richard

"Hot-text" <hot-text@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> But the only way that you can play streaming, web-based .mov on Windows
> Media Player 11 is with QuickTime pug-ins for Microsoft!
 
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Richard Roseweir

Flightless Bird
I have the latest VLC Player but it does not deliver streaming QuickTime
content from any webpage, let alone Apple.com

It does however play .mov video files on my hard-drive perfectly.

"Bob" <bob@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> VLC media player
 
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Richard Roseweir

Flightless Bird
Yes...and they simply instructed me to download and install their QuickTime
Player for WindowsXP. Of course, they were unable or unwilling to assist or
explain the significant issues that QT brings to my computer. There was no
discussion about QT Alternative or QT-Lite. Not their product, not their
concern.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ask Apple Support?
 
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Tom Willett

Flightless Bird
Maybe questions could be asked in the free-codecs.com forum
http://www.downloadbar.com/forums/index.php?showforum=8

"Richard Roseweir" <richrose@telus.net> wrote in message
news:eWxpLy%231KHA.280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
: Yes...and they simply instructed me to download and install their
QuickTime
: Player for WindowsXP. Of course, they were unable or unwilling to assist
or
: explain the significant issues that QT brings to my computer. There was
no
: discussion about QT Alternative or QT-Lite. Not their product, not their
: concern.
:
: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
: news:-OkMc7361KHA.2028@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: > Ask Apple Support?
:
:
 
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Richard Roseweir

Flightless Bird
Tom,

Thanks for this new forum reference. I've just looked back at some of their
threads and will register shortly. Much appreciated.

Richard
Surrey, BC, Canada

"Tom Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message
news:ehKDD8%231KHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Maybe questions could be asked in the free-codecs.com forum
> http://www.downloadbar.com/forums/index.php?showforum=8
 
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Tom Willett

Flightless Bird
I used QT Alternative for years, but since I now use Itunes, I have to use
the real thing.

Real Alternative is also a great replacement for RealPlayer.

"Richard Roseweir" <richrose@telus.net> wrote in message
news:u3MukH$1KHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
: Tom,
:
: Thanks for this new forum reference. I've just looked back at some of
their
: threads and will register shortly. Much appreciated.
:
: Richard
: Surrey, BC, Canada
:
: "Tom Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message
: news:ehKDD8%231KHA.4688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
: > Maybe questions could be asked in the free-codecs.com forum
: > http://www.downloadbar.com/forums/index.php?showforum=8
:
:
 
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