Opening QuickTime file .mov using QT ver 10 in Snow Leopard

netzoomer · #1 (**permalink**) February 25th, 2010

I'm trying out the free version of Limewire for the MacOSX ver. 5.5.3 that I believe is a Beta version. I want to make sure that my Mac software will open files of subjects of interest.

I have already hit a problem. the .mov files cannot be opened as the error message says it requires QuickTime ver 7.0. Well, Mac OSX Snow Leopard is already up to QuickTime ver 10.0.

Another problem I see is when I request subjects of interest, such as Piano Recitals, the majority of sites I get have spam in it.

Although I was tempted to upgrade to PRO, at the moment I don't see how this will be any better with the issues I am currently facing.

I will check the forums for solutions, but if anyone has a solution please let me know. Many thanks.

Lord of the Rings · #2 (**permalink**) March 5th, 2010

Don't buy pro until you are totally happy with the version you are using. Pro's advantages are only very slight improvements in search results due to connecting to 5 ultrapeers instead of 3, and download from 10 hosts per file max instead of Basic's 8. Some people say they don't notice the difference .. it's subtle.

Beware of .mov files you find on the network, many are simply spam (generally porn spam) & usually QuickTime cannot open them. Obviously not created using standard Quicktime but some other program probably. If you wish to view .mov files from network, get this program: VLC - (click on link) as it can play many more formats than QT player can. This applies to AVI & several other formats.

The LW spam filter needs to be trained. Sometimes it makes mistakes so right-click the good search results shown with trash can & choose the option to Unmark as spam. And for results that are spam but show as good files right-click & choose mark as spam.

netzoomer · #3 (**permalink**) March 5th, 2010

LOTR Thanks for your help. I already have the latest version of VLC and even that cannot open the .mov files. When these files said it they needed QT ver 7.0, I also tried that. Did not work. So your conclusion that what I have is spam and the videos are not authentic QT movies makes sense. I'll also review the spam filter features and use them as you suggested.

Thanks for getting back to me.