Re: Yo!! Nerds!!

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:05:33 -0500, John H. <jherring1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:26:02 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
<email@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:21:39 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
<email@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ok, friend of mine sent me an .avi this morning of a monster striper
he caught off of Martha's yesterday.

Since I upgraded Quicktime to Quicktime Pro and installed iTunes, I
can't open .avi files. The QT player will open, but it doesn't play
the video. I took another .avi with my cellphone camera and it won't
open or play that either - just a blank screen.

It also won't play in Windows Media. It will open, but the video
won't play. However I do get sound.

WTH? This all started with the upgrade and the new version of iTunes
- avi's used to play just fine and dandy in Windows. QT won't play
mov either.

The other issue is that all .jpgs now open in QT. I can't switch it
back to the Wiindows display.

Any ideas on why that happened?

And how to fix it?

Final comment - Microsoft isn't the Devil, it's Apple.

And before anybody says it, I tried the Set Programs and Access
control and that's not changing squat. I change it, it sets itself
right back to what it was.

Find the file in Windows Explorer, right click, choose 'Open With' , select
'Choose Program', select the program you want to open the file, then click
the little box that says to use it all the time.

Here's another way, from the help files:


To associate a file name extension with a file type
Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Folder Options
..
On the File Types tab, click New.
Type a new or existing file name extension, and then click Advanced.
In Associated File Type,
Type or select New to create a file type to associate with the file name
extension.
-or-

Type or select a different file type to associate with the extension.
Notes

When you type a file extension in the Create New Extension dialog box, the
Associated File Type list displays the file type that is associated with
that extension. To select New, scroll to the top of the list.
For information about how to make modifications to the file type, click
Related Topics.
To change the program that opens a file, on the File Types tab, under
Registered file types, click the file type, and then click Change.

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