My fiancee recently installed quicktime for windows on my computer. It seemed to be fined EXCEPT when I tried to download mp3’s from my friends FTP site. Instead of downloading them, a quicktime plugin opened in a seperate IE window and played the file. I did not like this at all!
I went to Mcafee and used uninstaller online to rid my computer of this vile quicktime program. All done. I went back to the FTP site to download a tune and BAM! Up comes the quicktime plugin! (*&#@&^$&^@&!!!
After a quick search I found more quicktime files located in the systems folder of my computer.
Is it safe to delete those quicktime files? Any suggestion?
I’m more familiar with the QuickTime for Macs, but here’s what I think you can do:
You don’t need to uninstall QuickTime to keep it from playing your MP3s.
Quicktime installed a Control Panel in the Start Menu of your PC. Choose “Browser Plug-in” and deselect the “Play movies automatically” option. You also might want to adjust the settings under “File Type Associations”.
If this is done, you will still be able to view QuickTime movies, but MP3s should download in the normal manner. I would advise you to keep QuickTime around. More movie-playing options is always better!
Or leave QuickTime alone; it’s useful to have, even on a PC. If you’re trying to download MP3s from a website (or any other file, for that matter), just right-click the download link, then choose “Save Target As…”
This is actually a good way to avoid all kinds of stupid Windows behavior, like showing Office or PDF’s in the web browser, or trying to make a ZIP file something fancy. Damn it, when I want to download, I just want to DOWNLOAD. Stop treating my like I’m stupid, Windows!
Okay, I know it’s been awhile but same problem! I now associated mp3’s with windows media player but now IT plays the songs in a seperate browser window! If I right click on files I do not get the option to save and I cant even drag them onto my desktop! Suggestions?
Some STUPID (in my opinion) websites try to autodirect the download to you, which makes Windows try to handle the file like a Windows file. This is the problem that happens when a company tries to do stupid things like “integrate” two entirely different philophies (in this case, a desktop and the internet). But by bickering won’t help you…
Answer me this: when you hover your mouse over file, what does the IE status bar show you? Is it a direct link to a file that ends in MP3, or is it a complicated looking link that takes you to another page where the file starts to download by itself?
If it’s a “real” linked file, you should DEFINITELY be able to right-click and hit “Save Target As…” to save to your hard drive.
If not, then which version of Windows did you say you’re using? Win95 and Win98 are simple to change file associations for, because they’re logical and straightforward. WindowsME, though, tries to “dummy-it-down” for certain users, thereby making it exceptionally difficult for “advanced” users to change file associations the old-fashioned way.