Hardware/Software Requirements

Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (or higher).
Any 486DX-based computer at 66 MHz or faster, any Pentium-based computer, or any MPC2 compliant PC.
16 MD RAM
SoundBlaster-compatible sound card.
Direct X version 3.0 or higher (recommended by Stern and Lettieri for by best performance but not required).
The latest DirectDraw and DirectSound drivers for your video and audio cards (recommended by Stern and Lettieri for best performance but not required).

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Check to see if you have QuickTime 3

To check if you have QuickTime, follow these steps:

1) Open your Control Panel(s) folder and look for a QuickTime icon.

If the icon is not there, or if you see only a QuickTime 32 or QuickTime 16 icon in the Control Panel window, you have a version of QuickTime earlier than 3. You need to get QuickTime 3.

2) If there is the required icon, double-lick it to open the QuickTime Settings Control Panel.

3) Set the pop-up menu at the top to read About QuickTime, if it is listed. The text below the pop-up menu tells you what version of QuickTime you have. If the version number is 3.0 or greater, you have QuickTime 3, but you may still need to upgrade to the Pro version.

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Check to see if you have QuickTime 3 Pro

1) If it is not already open, open the QuickTime control panel by double-clicking on the icon.

2) Choose Registration from the pop-up menu.

3) If the QuickTime line reads: Standard Edition, then you do not have QuickTime 3 Pro and you need to upgrade to it. If it reads: Pro Player Edition, then you do have QuickTime 3 Pro.

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Getting and Installing QuickTime 3 using the Internet*

1) Using the Web browser, go to Apple's QuickTime web site, http://www.apple.com/quicktime and follow the instructions for getting QuickTime 3 for free.

Note: The QuickTime 3 installer will not remove older versions of Quicktime for Windows, and nor should you as often older applications, games or other software, may still require it.

For help on installing QuickTime 3, follow the instructions provided at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/information/install.html

Stern and Lettieri recommend choosing a Full Install on the Setup Type screen and clicking Next on each subsequent screen.

* If you don't have Internet access or you're uncomfortable with purchasing over the Internet, you can call 1-800-295-0648 to acquire QuickTime 3 and to upgrade to QuickTime 3 Pro.

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Upgrading to QuickTime Pro using the Internet*

1) Check that you have not purchased the CD-ROM from Apple or some other CD-ROM that contains the Pro edition of QuickTime 3.

2) Click the Now button in the Get QuickTime Pro movie to automatically go to the Upgrade to Quicktime 3 Pro page, or

3) Using the Web browser, go to Apple's QuickTime web site, http://www.apple.com/quicktime/upgrade and follow the instructions for upgrading your QuickTime 3 to QuickTime 3 Pro. Be sure to remember exactly how you enter your Name and Organization as you will need it in step 6 below.

4) Open the QuickTime control panel, choose Registration in the pop-up menu, and in the Registration panel click the Register On-line button.

5) Once you have received this registration information, click the Enter Registration button once to enter it.

6) In the dialog box that appears, enter your registration information as was done in the web site or your registration number will not match.

* If you don't have Internet access or you're uncomfortable with purchasing over the Internet, you can call 1-800-295-0648 to acquire QuickTime 3 and to upgrade to QuickTime 3 Pro.

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Tutorial Reference:

QuickTime and MoviePlayer Pro for Windows & Macintosh (1998) by Judith Stern and Robert Lettieri, PeachPit Press.