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Many thanks to all the replies, they have answered several other
questions I had as well.

The only one problem I seem to still have is to associate mpeg files.  I
have tried tying these up with the quicktime viewer using QuickInfo but
whereas this has worked for the .mov file extension (MooV/TVOD)
Quicktime seems to be uninterested in the mpeg (I can get it to play by
embedding the mpeg into an html doc and opening with netscape, so the
file is OK).

I have tried drag and drop on the movie player but it rejects it
outright.
Having said that, it appears to be movie player 2.5.1 / Quicktime 2.5
...
There appears to be a more recent system extension for quicktime mpeg,
maybe I just need to update to a newer version of something?

Steve Rogers wrote:
> 
> Graham Coles <graham@scitec.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > As a new mac owner, I'm trying to work out how to associate files with
> > applications.  If I transfer an mpeg or .mov file from a pc the system
> > doesn't know how to run it.  How can I associate these files with a
> > quicktime viewer?
> 
> Having read the other replies to date, I'd like to add that the
> AppleScript applet "ICtoPCExchange" would also help.
> 
> After you've installed QuickTime 3, if you run ICtoPCExchange it will
> copy all the 3-letter associations in Internet Config's Helpers section
> to your PC Exchange Preferences, so that you can enjoy the same level of
> translation & compatibility with PC disks as you do with Internet
> downloads.
> 
> If you want it, e-mail me and I'll attach a compressed copy of it (file
> size = about 68K).
> 
> --
> Steve Rogers http://www.thebeast.demon.co.uk
>     *mailto:steverogers@thebeast.demon.co.uk
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