This help file describes how to download and install the QuickTime 6.5 player on a PC with Windows.

Before you start:

• Know your connection speed.
• Make sure your PC operating system is Windows 98 or better.
• Close all windows (exit all programs) except one browser.
• You may want to print this help page, since you can't display it on your browser while installing QuickTime.

To start:

• Go to the Apple QuickTime download page ( http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download ). This page has many buttons, links and products to buy. But if you want just the free version of QuickTime, find the "Download the free player" section.
• Select your operating system
• Select your language
• Uncheck the "I would like to receive Apple news" box.
  (Or check boxes to sign up for further promotional material and enter your name and email address.)
• Click the "Download QuickTime" button. A "Congratulations" page will appear, and download will start automatically. If it does not, click the alternate link provided on the Congratulations page.

 

To proceed with the download:

• A "Security Warning" window will open, asking "Do you want to install and run QuickTime Installer". Click "Yes".
• The Installer interface will occupy the whole screen, displaying the title "QuickTime 6 Setup" in upper left corner.
• A series of dialog boxes will appear. Follow the on-screen prompts, clicking "Next", "Agree" and "Continue" as necessary.
  • Go with the default installation location and default folder names unless you have a reason not to.
  • Select the minimum version of the QuickTime player—that should do fine.
  • Registration is not required—leave the input boxes blank if you wish.
• Download and installation may take from 5 seconds (if you have broadband) to 35 minutes or longer (if you have a 56K connection). The installer will display a progress bar showing how much of the installation has completed.
• A "QuickTime settings" window will open. It will ask for your connection speed.
  • Select your connection speed and click "Next".
  • For Browser Plugin, accept default values. Click "Next".
  • For FileType Associations, accept default values. Click "Next".
• A "Finished" window will appear. Uncheck the two checkboxes and click "Close"
• Congratulations! You have just installed the second-most downloaded software on the Internet.

Additional Notes:

• Remember, you only have to download the QuickTime player once. Each QuickTime animation begins playing as soon as the browser receives the first few frames.
• When launching QuickTime for the first time, a "MIME Type Configuration" warning box may open, as shown below. Check "Do not prompt in the future" and Click "Yes".
  
  
   
• If you don't hear sound during the animation, you can adjust the volume by clicking the volume control icon ( 
   
   ) on your taskbar. If you don't find the icon on your taskbar, you can put it there by checking a box on the sound control panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sound and Multimedia).
• If you do not have a sound card the video will play silently, but you can view a subtitled version of each animation by clicking the link underneath the standard version of the animation.
• If you have a Mac, a different operating system, an older vesion of QT installed, or a different browser, downloading and installing may involve different steps.

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