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Cipher13 · Oct 16, 2000, 06:54 AM

I installed QT5... and its cool that any file named .mp3 gets converted to the appropriate file types/creators... sorta.
It can be a pain... but obviously this is a step for OSX, if you know what I mean...
I just wanted to say that... now heres the prob. I had the new QT5 icons for mp3's and stuff, and suddenly I start up and the QT4 icons are back... what gives?
The files still open in QT5... I installed QT5 right over 4. There should be no remnants of 4 unless the installer leaves them there.
I know its not much of a prob... but annoying nontheless. I tried rebuilding desktop, etc...
Any ideas?
BTW, mp3 support is still pretty crap... skips just as bad as before. I'll stick with Audion for that. Although I only tried one mp3 in QT5...
EDIT: Just noticed, the movieplayer icon has also reverted... and aliases to it. Must be an extension

Cipher13

[This message has been edited by Cipher13 (edited 10-16-2000).]

mac freak · Oct 16, 2000, 02:11 PM

I've noticed the same problem occurring with an MPEG movie on my desktop. The icon will switch back and forth between 4 and 5, although it always opens in the QT5 player.

Yes, the QT4 player is still there... could that be causing the problem?

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Cipher13 · Oct 24, 2000, 03:00 AM

Hm...
Yeah, it switches back and forth, seemingly randomly.
I just opened an mp3 and it opened in the OLD QuickTime player, which to my knowledge I deleted. Mustn't have

I quit and opened the mp3 again, and it opened in QT5.
Very strange...

Cipher13

Oct 27, 2000, 10:34 PM

Good thing I'm not the only one with this problem! Rebuilding the desktop doesn't seem to work. I noticed that when the finder quits (usually due to an installer or such) then the QT 5 icon shows up. Restart and the QT4 icon is back. As far as I know there are no longer any parts of QT4 left. The other werid thing that happens is that somehow I opened up two copies of QuickTime...yet, there is only copy of the player on my computer. Two copies show up in the application menu and in GoMac and I could switch between the two despite only one copy of the player having been launched. Weird.