QuickTime Does Not Play Movie Files on a Secondary Monitor

ID: Q188225

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98

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 appscomp win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 9, 1999