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Q What changes does the QuickTime for Windows installer make to the WIN.INI and
SYSTEM.INI files? A These are the changes the installer makes to the .INI files: * Copies WIN.INI to WIN.QTW. * Copies SYSTEM.INI to SYSTEM.QTW. * Adds the following to the WIN.INI [Extensions] section: mov=c:\windows\player.exe ^.mov pic=c:\windows\viewer.exe ^.pic * Adds the following to the WIN.INI [MCI Extensions] section: mov=QTWVideo pic=QTWVideo jpg=QTWVideo * Adds the following to the SYSTEM.INI [MCI] section: QTWVideo=c:\windows\system\mciqtw.drv * Adds the following section and entry to SYSTEM.INI for compatibility with some video cards: [Macx] DeviceBitmap=OFF * Adds the following section and entry to WIN.INI for compatibility with some video cards: [Mach] devicebitmap=off * Runs Player and Viewer with "install" command-line parameter. * Creates QTW.INI. * Adds the following section and entry to QTW.INI: [QuickTime for Windows] Implementation=Full [Jul 01 1995] |
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