Quick Time for Windows 98 please

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Quick Time for Windows 98 please

Been online for hours trying to download something that will play this stupid little animation .mov file that is from a stopmo animator. I really am working hard for what might be only half a minute. Do you still have an older version of your Quick Time that will work on my Windows 98 computer?? Some people cannot afford new computers.

HP, Windows 98

Posted on Aug 30, 2006 10:54 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 30, 2006 11:43 AM in response to creativepaperclay

Newer Quicktime files use the newer H.264 video codec that can only be viewed on PC's (or Mac's) that can install QuickTime 7.
You could try some free players (like VLC) that may support older OS's but you may still need the inevitable OS upgrade.

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Answer 2

Mark lxl

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Aug 30, 2006 8:18 PM in response to QuickTimeKirk

Does this help?

http://download.info.apple.com/AppleSupport_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-NorthAmerican/DOS-Windows/QuickTime/

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Answer 3

varjak paw

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Aug 31, 2006 6:52 AM in response to creativepaperclay

QuickTime 6.5.2 for Windows, which will run under Windows 98, is still available here:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime652forwindows.html

As Kirk said, it doesn't have the H.264 codec included in QuickTime 7, but 6.5.2 will play most of the other QuickTime formats.

BTW, a quick search through the Downloads link above turned this up for me in about ten seconds. Just so you know for future; might save you a lot of time waiting for a response. Regards.

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Answer 4

Aug 31, 2006 8:01 AM in response to varjak paw

Just for the sake of completeness, this page has been around for at least a year and includes standalone installers for QT 5 and 6 for Mac and Windows, plus some handy tips, links etc.
http://www.info.apple.com/usen/QuickTime/

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Answer 5

Aug 31, 2006 11:19 PM in response to creativepaperclay

The link to QT 6.whatever doesn't work as in I already tried that and after downloading the file and trying to load the software I would get this message: Please insert disk two to complete installation. THERE IS NO DISK. So what I was downloading was not the software.

It is all right I will try to convert the mov files to something that WILL play.

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Answer 6

varjak paw

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Sep 1, 2006 8:00 AM in response to creativepaperclay

I just downloaded QuickTime from the link I posted and installed it, and it worked fine. So it would appear to be a problem with your Windows installation rather than the QuickTime installer.

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