This article explains how to enter the QuickTime Pro for Windows registration key.

You must have QuickTime for Windows installed in order to upgrade to QuickTime Pro for Windows, and you must have a QuickTime Pro for Windows registration key. Follow these steps to enter your QuickTime Pro for Windows registration key:

1. Click the Start menu, choose Settings, then choose Control Panel (see Figure 1).

Figure 1 Opening the Control Panel window


2. Open the control panel named QuickTime (see Figure 2).

Figure 2 QuickTime control panel


3. Click Enter Registration; a dialog box appears (see Figure 3).

Figure 3 Registration dialog box


4. Enter the name and registration number exactly as they appear on your Confirmation of QuickTime Pro Upgrade message.

The QuickTime Pro registration number consists of five sets of characters, each separated by a hyphen (see Figure 3). You must include the hyphens when entering the QuickTime Pro registration number. If the name or registration number are not entered exactly, an alert box appears (see Figure 4).

Figure 4 Alert box

For related information on entering the QuickTime Pro registration key, please see the following articles:

Article 25220: " QuickTime: Determining Which Edition and Version is Installed "
Article 25226: " QuickTime Pro: How to Enter the Registration Key "

QuickTime software can be found at:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/