What Happens to Website Viewing Without Quicktime?
If you do not have Apple's Quicktime program installed on your computer, it will not prevent you browsing the Internet. However, you may not be able to access certain media files online unless you have an alternative program available.
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Background
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Apple's Quicktime is a media player application that allows you to view and play media files, including music and movie clips. When you visit a website with this kind of multimedia content, you are often prompted to load Quicktime to allow your computer to play the content.
Alternatives
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Other media player utilities exist, the most well known being Windows Media Player, which is included with the Windows operating system. Much of the available online media content can be played by Windows Media Player or Quicktime.
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Recommendation
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If Quicktime is installed on your machine, you have the maximum compatibility with online media when browsing the Web. In addition,the popular iTunes program that plays music files only functions if Quicktime is installed.
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