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    QuickTime for Windows: How to Uninstall W/ Windows 3.1.x (1/97)
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1/15/97
1/20/99
TOPIC

    How do I uninstall all of the QuickTime for Windows files? I am using Windows 3.1.x.

DISCUSSION

    Here are the steps you need to uninstall QuickTime for Windows.

    1) Find PLAYER.EXE and select it using File Manager.

    2) List items by date.
    All QuickTime files will cluster around the PLAYER.EXE file.

    3) Delete the following:
    {Windows}:
    \PLAYER.EXE
    \VIEWER.EXE
    \MCENU.HLP
    \PLAYENU.DLL
    \PLAYENU.HLP
    \QTINSTAL.EXE
    \READ_QTW.WRI
    \SAMPLE.MOV
    \VIEWENU.DLL
    \VIEWENU.HLP

    4) Find ATIVIDEO.QTC and select it.

    5) List items by date.

    NOTE: All QuickTime files will be write protected, list names with detail and you will see the "r" for write protection.

    6) Delete the following files:
    {Windows}:
    \SYSTEM\*.QTC
    \MCIQTENU.DLL
    \MCIQTW.DRV
    \QTHNDLR.DLL
    \QTIM.DLL
    \QTIMCMGR.DLL
    \QTMOVIE.VBX
    \QTNOTIFY.EXE
    \QTOLE.DLL
    \QTPIC.VBX
    \QTW16.CPL
    \QTWCP.HLP

    7) Launch Write.exe and open SYSTEM.INI

    Note: Removing the following items are not necessary.

    - delete this line from the [mci] section in the SYSTEM.INI
    QTWVIDEO={Windows' directory}\MCIQTW.DRV

    - delete these lines from the [Extensions] section in the WIN.INI
    mov={Windows' directory}\player.exe ^.mov
    pic={Windows' directory}\viewer.exe ^.pic

    - delete these lines from the [mci extensions] section in the WIN.INI
    mov=QTWVideo
    pic=QTWVideo
    jpg=QTWVideo

    - delete these lines from the [embedding] section in the WIN.INI
    -- PlayerFrameClass=QuickTime Movie, QuickTime Movie,
    {Windows' dir}\Player.exe,picture
    -- ViewerFrameClass=QuickTime Picture, QuickTime Picture,
    {Windows' dir}\viewer.exe,picture

    8) Delete the QuickTime for Windows Program Group:
    - select the QuickTime for Windows group icon delete it.

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: QuickTime
Sub Category: QuickTime For Windows

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