Q: I'm creating a QuickTime extension (both a .qtx data fork and a .qtr resource fork file) and I'd like to know where to place the files so QuickTime will find them on Windows 95/98/2000/NT.

A: Here's an easy way to determine where they go - use the string returned by Win32 GetSystemDirectory function concatenated with the string "\QuickTime".

On Windows NT & Windows 2000, that's the C:\Windows\System32\QuickTime directory, and on Windows 95 & Windows 98, that's the C:\Windows\System\QuickTime directory.

QuickTime will also look in the system directory itself, but we prefer you put them in the folder "QuickTime" inside the system directory.

[Sep 05 2000]