Microsoft KB Archive/188225

= QuickTime Does Not Play Movie Files on a Secondary Monitor =

Article ID: 188225

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q188225



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use QuickTime version 2.x or 3.0 to view a movie file on a monitor other than your primary monitor, the movie may not play correctly, it may not play at all, or your computer may stop responding (hang).



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, do not run QuickTime on a monitor other than your primary monitor, and edit the Optimize= line in the Qtw.ini file to read "Optimize=BMP" (without quotation marks). To do so, use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the Qtw.ini file, edit the Optimize= line to read "Optimize=BMP" (without quotation marks), save the file, and then restart your computer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this behavior is not caused by a problem in Windows 98, but may be caused by design changes in Windows 98. For more information about resolving this issue, contact the program's manufacturer.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbappcompatibility kbprb KB188225

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