# downloading quicktime screws up windows media player.

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**Created:** [August 19, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-quicktime-screws-up-windows-media-player/196123 "2003-08-19T03:38:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-quicktime-screws-up-windows-media-player/196123/1 "2003-08-19T03:38:20Z")

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i need to download quicktime to view a clients online product movie. everytime i have tried to download quicktime in the past it has screwed up windows media player.

it takes over some of the operations of wmp and screws up a lot of the sound capability of my computer.

my program is xp and i run ie. i am told there are different methods of downloading quicktime but i never see that when downloading. i just want quicktime for the movie, nothing else.

is there an answer here?