QuickTime error -43 when trying to play a file on the hard drive

This error can occur when a drive is named in a way QT cannot recognize it. Try moving the file to another drive. If it opens, the other drive it was on may be named wrong.

I m getting this error while trying to view any
quicktime movie saved on my hard disk
the problem doesnt exist if i run the same movie from
a cd
please what i should do

I've gotten the error when trying to save a QT movie as source or as movie. To get the movie to be saved on disk, I reduce the number of characters in the filename (as if we're stuck using the old MS-DOS with "extended" filenames), and then try again. Shortening the filename usually works.

And if you look at the folder you tried to save the earlier files to, you'll see the filename you originally chose, with a file size of zero KB. Just delete those empty files. (I also superstitiously remove all spaces and punctuation marks in the filename, à la DOS, but have no idea if doing so makes any difference at all.)

The latest version of QuickTime Pro (7.1.5) still generates this error message when I try to save in QT (e.g., the teasers for "This American Life" on Showtime). My guess is that shortening the filename (one letter at a time, if you're scientifically bent) will get you to a filename that QT will be able to handle.

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Had the same problem. On a russian Windows Xp.
Thought QT cannot recognise russian characters, so moved file to C:/ITUNES MUSIC/
- everything worked.


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