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QTW 46 - WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI Changes for QTW (1-July-95)

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

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