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Quicktime versions #135015
03/15/04 08:32 PM
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Hi! I have a question about Quicktime...I know some of the older games need the earlier version to play, and I wonder, can you have more than one version of QT installed at the same time or do you have to delete each version?

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Re: Quicktime versions #135016
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In theory you can have more than one version - I've had several at the same time, but you're better off with only the version that the current game you're playing uses - especially the older games.


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Re: Quicktime versions #135017
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Thanks Syd! i was thinking that...one at a time! I guess that would be best huh?

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I believe there were major problems for running Riven if one had another version of QT on compy at the same time. I believe this was a question I asked here or TAC and that was the problem for Riven not working until I used just the one needed. I could be totally wrong about the game name. Good question.


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Re: Quicktime versions #135019
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Usually QuickTime 2 does not interfere with later versions, at least up through QuickTime 4. But I don't know if QuickTime 2 conflicts with QuickTime later than 4.

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It's been my experience that the later versions conflict with the earlier versions. Blackstone Chronicles won't run if QuickTime 6.0 is installed. And the Puzz3D games won't run if any version above 4.1 is installed.

I have found, however, that it is sometimes possible to install a more recent version of QuickTime once an older game and its preferred version have been installed. Sometimes, not always.

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Blackstone Chronicles uses QuickTime 3.
I think QuickTime 3 and later all install in the same folder.

QuickTime 2 installs in a different folder from the later QuickTimes, which is why, at least sometimes, it can exist alongside later versions.

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Quote:
Originally posted by Jenny100:
Blackstone Chronicles uses QuickTime 3.
True.
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I think QuickTime 3 and later all install in the same folder.
Not necessarily. It is possible to force installs to different directories. That's how I wound up with both QuickTime 3 and QuickTime 6 on the same system. wink

QuickTime 2 and 3 were designed to co-exist. Once 4 came along, all efforts at co-existence or backward compatibility pretty much ended. Which is why, in 2004, we're still fiddling with all the different flavors of QuickTime. laugh

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Quote:
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[QUOTE]It is possible to force installs to different directories. That's how I wound up with both QuickTime 3 and QuickTime 6 on the same system.
Which one does the Windows registry recognize and use when you run a QuickTime game?

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QuickTime 2 and 3 were designed to co-exist. Once 4 came along, all efforts at co-existence or backward compatibility pretty much ended.
I've had 2 and 4 together though, with no problems. But I've heard of people with QuickTime 2 and 5 having problems playing QuickTime 2 games.

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Quote:
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Originally posted by MrLipid:
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It is possible to force installs to different directories. That's how I wound up with both QuickTime 3 and QuickTime 6 on the same system.
Which one does the Windows registry recognize and use when you run a QuickTime game?[/b]
It has been my experience that it appears to be more closely tied to the file extension than to the Registry.

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QuickTime 2 and 3 were designed to co-exist. Once 4 came along, all efforts at co-existence or backward compatibility pretty much ended.
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I've had 2 and 4 together though, with no problems. But I've heard of people with QuickTime 2 and 5 having problems playing QuickTime 2 games.
Bottom line is that it is possible for multiple versions of QuickTime to co-exist on the same system. Problem is that newer versions of QuickTime (such as 5 or 6) are not backward compatible and can cause major problems with games that require older versions of QuickTime (such as 2, 3 or 4).

Blackstone Chronicles chokes if 6 is found and the Puzz3D games draw the line at 4.1. And the original Traitors Gate requires that both 2 & 3 be installed...but probably nothing more recent. Or not. wink

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