Quicktime....bleah

[waterwizard]

How do I get rid of Quicktime?  I downloaded it last year, but I never really liked it.  I tried to get rid of it via the "remove program" route on my Control Panel (Windows 98SE), but it won't go completely away.  All my jpg files get turned into quicktime picture files.

How do I get this thing out?

 

[Jon]

You uninstalled quicktime but your JPGs still try to open with quick time?
If this is the case then you:
right click a JPG and select properties then click the 'Change...' button and select a the program that you want your JPG s to be opened with. (I'm am using windows 2000 pro so it might be different.)

 

[S Walch]

do a search for "quicktime" and delete anything that says quicktime. something on it.

Should sort out the problem

 

[Jon]

/me wouldn't just delete files with "QuickTime" in the file name especially if they are Dynamic libraries (with DLL extension). DLL have to be registered in the registry. So if you delete a DLL then I think you will need to edit the system registry. Also some other programs like MS IE require QuickTime plugins in order to use some web features.

 

[S Walch]

4th April 2003 at 05:13 PM Jon said this in Post #4

* Jon wouldn't just delete files with "QuickTime" in the file name especially if they are Dynamic libraries (with DLL extension). DLL have to be registered in the registry. So if you delete a DLL then I think you will need to edit the system registry. Also some other programs like MS IE require QuickTime plugins in order to use some web features.

that's why I don't use IE

 

[Inspired]

you could just delete the files associated with the program but if any of your other media players where sharing the files they would not work properly, I would reinstall quicktime, then unistall it through add/remove programs. If you had an earlier version of quicktime they where problems with the unistall feature but by downloading the newest version you should correct those problems.

 

[coastie]

You have to change the file association for your media files as well when you get rid of quicktime.

To do that, go to you control panel, click the multi media icon, and for each tab choose your device and click "apply."

Quicktime sure is a pain.

 

[waterwizard]

5th April 2003 at 03:46 AM Inspired said this in Post #6

you could just delete the files associated with the program but if any of your other media players where sharing the files they would not work properly, I would reinstall quicktime, then unistall it through add/remove programs. If you had an earlier version of quicktime they where problems with the unistall feature but by downloading the newest version you should correct those problems.

I did that today.  When I hit "remove" it said something about other programs not running right if I uninstalled everything, so I chose "uninstall" instead of "uninstall everything".  Should I have hit "everything"?

 

[jko]

All you have to do and should do, is find a .jpg file, right click on it, click open with, choose program, then select whatever paint shop program you want, and check always use this program.

 

[waterwizard]

Yesterday at 05:10 PM jko said this in Post #9

All you have to do and should do, is find a .jpg file, right click on it, click open with, choose program, then select whatever paint shop program you want, and check always use this program.

I'll try that next chance I get.

But....how in the world can I get Quicktime completely out of my comupter without messing something else up?

 

[Rafael]

When installing Quicktime, you have to be careful to not give it permission to take over any files usually driven by microsoft programs. Just let it open Quicktime files. Then there is no problem with uninstalling it. Personally, I like the program better for media that I do Windows, but I still don't let it run my Windows files.
Again, the JV16 Powertools registry cleaner is good for getting rid of unwanted junk registry entry files, but you have to be careful and sorta know what your doing when running it. It's a free download.

 

[SirKenin]

Go to Start > Run

Type in "regedit" and hit ok

Press Ctrl + F.

Type in quicktime. Press ok

everytime it finds it... Delete it.

Press "F3" to find the next instance.

Keep doing that until it's done searching.

Go double click on a .JPG It should be back to Windows default. If it isn't, right click on it and select "Open With".

Quicktime is absolute junk, and second on the list of garbage installs next to Real Player.

 

[Alenci]

I did that today.  When I hit "remove" it said something about other programs not running right if I uninstalled everything, so I chose "uninstall" instead of "uninstall everything".  Should I have hit "everything"?

Uninstall everything, my guess is, would also delete DLL files. Might as well leave them...

Quicktime is absolute junk, and second on the list of garbage installs next to Real Player.

I LIKE RealPlayer!!! RealOne anyway.