Can you review Quicktime install and uninstall over google.com or such?
Might give you a clue.

Audrey Reed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Allen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 11:46 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Quicktime Takeover


> Problem:  Someone sent a file that required Quicktime to open.  We
> downloaded Quicktime and it has taken over our computer.  It somehow
changed
> the association of everyone of our jpg and gif files to Quicktime and
parked
> itself on our taskbar to sit there unless we exit out.  I am quite frankly
> "sick" of quicktime since it didn't ask, but took over all our jpg, gif
etc.
> files.
>
> Recently I was advised to find a jpg and gif file and change the
association
> "back to the preferred browser".  I tried, but then when the choices came
up
> I couldn't remember what they were originally before the invasion.  I put
> the jpg files in our Adobe Photo Deluxe program and they are working o.k.
> BUT the Quicktime icon is still on everyone of them in the file lists.
>  Also - my husband says originally all of them were in Paintbrush.
>
> I am sure it shows that I am quite confused.  I don't know what the gif
> files association should be???  I guess what I am asking is, what was the
> original default on all these files?  I am running Windows 98SE.
>
> Should I just live with the takeover of Quicktime and leave well enough
> alone? I just don't like not having any control over it and quite frankly
> wish I had never heard of Quicktime.
>
> Thoughts?  and thanks in advance.
>
> Barbara Allen
>
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