Quicktime took over my browser!

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 29 Oct 2007 8:05 pm

Windows MP used to launch when I clicked an mp3. Now it's QT and I can't find where to change it back!

thx

bob

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 29 Oct 2007 8:29 pm

Bob, right click on any mp3. choose "open with"/then "choose program"/find Windows media player in the list and click on it, then check the box below that says "always use the selected program to open this kind of file" then click on OK.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 30 Oct 2007 5:58 am

WMP is the default player for mp3's. It's only if the link is an mp3, like a browser plugin or?

thx

bob

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 30 Oct 2007 7:09 am

What browser are you using?

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 30 Oct 2007 7:13 am

b0b wrote:What browser are you using?

Sorry,

IE 7

bob

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 30 Oct 2007 7:40 am

For Bob and others affected by Quicktime hijacking the .mp3 web page file association, I offer this solution. Goto Start > Control Panel and open the Quicktime Preferences (large blue Q icon). From there open the "File Types" tab. At the bottom click on the "Use defaults" button. Make sure that "MP3 - MPEG Layer 3" in unchecked, then click "Apply," to set your preferences, then OK, to close the Preferences.

If your browser was open close it, then open it again and try playing an mp3 file. It should open in WMP. If it doesn't, you will have to open Media Player and reset it's file associations to default settings, to reclaim .mp3 files in your browser, via Tools > Options > File Types. If the menu bar is hidden you can right click on the Media Player 11 Titlebar and the menu items will be available there.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 30 Oct 2007 2:09 pm

Thanks, Wiz

You da wiz

bob

Wiz Feinberg wrote:For Bob and others affected by Quicktime hijacking the .mp3 web page file association, I offer this solution. Goto Start > Control Panel and open the Quicktime Preferences (large blue Q icon). From there open the "File Types" tab. At the bottom click on the "Use defaults" button. Make sure that "MP3 - MPEG Layer 3" in unchecked, then click "Apply," to set your preferences, then OK, to close the Preferences.

If your browser was open close it, then open it again and try playing an mp3 file. It should open in WMP. If it doesn't, you will have to open Media Player and reset it's file associations to default settings, to reclaim .mp3 files in your browser, via Tools > Options > File Types. If the menu bar is hidden you can right click on the Media Player 11 Titlebar and the menu items will be available there.

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