ActiveMovie May Not Play .avi, .mov, or .mpg Files

ID: Q176221

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

ActiveMovie may no longer play .avi, .mov, or .mpg files on a computer running Internet Explorer 4.0.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you install another movie player program that replaces the file association for .avi, .mov, or .mpg files.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, change the file association for .avi, .mov, and .mpg files from the other movie player program to ActiveMovie. To associate .avi, .mov, and .mpg files with ActiveMovie, follow these steps:

1. Double-click My Computer, and then click Options (or Folder Options)

   on the View  menu.

2. On the File Types tab, click Movie Clip in the Registered File Types

   box.

   NOTE: There may be three Movie Clip entries, with one entry for each of
   the following file types:

    - AVI
    - MOV (which can include QT)
    - MPEG (which can include MPG, MP2, MPA, MPE, DAT, M1V, and ENC)

3. Click Edit, and then double-click Play (or Open) in the Actions box.

4. In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type the appropriate

   line

   Windows 95-Based Computer
   -------------------------

      <drive>\<windows>\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
         amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows>
   is the folder in which Windows is installed.

   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

   Windows NT-Based Computer
   -------------------------

      <drive>\<windows>\system32\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
         amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows>
   is the folder in which Windows is installed.

   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

5. Click OK.

6. Double-click Open in the Actions box.

7. In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type the appropriate

   line

   Windows 95-Based Computer
   -------------------------

      <drive>\<windows>\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
         amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows>
   is the folder in which Windows is installed.

   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

   Windows NT-Based Computer
   -------------------------

      <drive>\<windows>\system32\rundll32.exe <drive>\<windows>\system\ 
         amovie.ocx,RunDll /play /close

   where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows>
   is the folder in which Windows is installed.

   NOTE: Type the line exactly as it appears.

8. Click OK, and then click Close.

9. Repeat steps 2-8 to change the other Move Clip types.

10. Click Close.

Additional query words: actmovie amov4ie active movie 4.00 mov quicktime

Keywords          : kbenv kbtool msiew95 msient 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: March 18, 1999