Microsoft KB Archive/176221

= ActiveMovie May Not Play .avi, .mov, or .mpg Files =

Article ID: 176221

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

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This article was previously published under Q176221



SYMPTOMS
ActiveMovie may no longer play .avi, .mov, or .mpg files on a computer running Internet Explorer 4.0.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you install another movie player program that replaces the file association for .avi, .mov, or .mpg files.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, change the file association for .avi, .mov, and .mpg files from the other movie player program to ActiveMovie. To associate .avi, .mov, and .mpg files with ActiveMovie, follow these steps:  Double-click My Computer, and then click Options (or Folder Options) on the View menu. On the File Types tab, click Movie Clip in the Registered File Types box.

NOTE: There may be three Movie Clip entries, with one entry for each of the following file types:

 AVI MOV (which can include QT) MPEG (which can include MPG, MP2, MPA, MPE, DAT, M1V, and ENC) </li> Click Edit, and then double-click Play (or Open) in the Actions box.</li> In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type the appropriate line

Windows 95-Based Computer

\ \rundll32.exe \ \system\ amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

where is the drive on which Windows is installed and is the folder in which Windows is installed.

NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

Windows NT-Based Computer

\ \system32\rundll32.exe \ \system\ amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

where is the drive on which Windows is installed and is the folder in which Windows is installed.

NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

</li> Click OK.</li> Double-click Open in the Actions box.</li> In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type the appropriate line

Windows 95-Based Computer

\ \rundll32.exe \ \system\ amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

where is the drive on which Windows is installed and is the folder in which Windows is installed.

NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

Windows NT-Based Computer

\ \system32\rundll32.exe \ \system\ amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

where is the drive on which Windows is installed and is the folder in which Windows is installed.

NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

</li> Click OK, and then click Close.</li> Repeat steps 2-8 to change the other Move Clip types.</li> Click Close.</li></ol>

Additional query words: actmovie amov4ie active movie 4.00 mov quicktime

Keywords: kbenv KB176221

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