On Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 11:51 AM, Dale Goodvin wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to look at a video clip of VP. Chaney extolling the virtues of > Arthur > Anderson and so clicked on the icon (in Yahoo): clip downloaded, but did > not > automatically open up any application to run it. It ended up on my > desktop. I > opened QuickTime Player and tried to open the file, but the file was > grayed out so > couldn't be selected. > > Am I going to have to download RealRadio (or Player or whatever they call > it now) or > Windows Player in order to view video clips from the net, automatically or > otherwise?
You might, but it depends on what kind of file it is. does it have a 3- or 4-letter extension like ".asf" or ".mpeg" or ".rm"? -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
