Quicktime error: "file was not found"

[Defender3]

I'm running Quicktime 6 on WinXP Pro - whenever I try to open a quicktime file that is on my hard drive, I get the following error:

Couldn't open the file "whatever.mov" because the file was not found

I get this error even on the sample.mov that came with the player!

HELP

[ZUBi]

they are experts here on QT, so U will get Your reply for sure... just wait a day or so...

Moderator ZUBi.

[Equinox]

Originally posted by Defender3
I'm running Quicktime 6 on WinXP Pro - whenever I try to open a quicktime file that is on my hard drive, I get the following error:

Couldn't open the file "whatever.mov" because the file was not found

Try to open file with double-click on it. Don't use QuickTime's menu.

[Defender3]

Didn't work. Still getting same error message.

[Equinox]

Run ScanDisk

[trailergod]

edit your favorites in the QT players and delete them all...
or another options reset the settings at the control panel and and also reset the MIME settings of QT

[Defender3]

Tried both of the above. Still nothing. Also I tried reinstalling. FYI when I tried the MIME settings, I tried to open a .mpg and got the same error...

[Kn'thrak]

QT6 installed on ur computer or r u running it without an installtion ot the registry?

[Defender3]

If I'm tracking with what you mean, you're asking if QT6 is installed on my 'puter. Yes it is. Went to the QT website and followed all the directions.

I checked my registry and QT is there, right where it should be. Of course I wouldn't know if there was something wrong with the registry if it jumped out and hit me over the cranium.

[smozoma]

I had this problem for about a year, but finally figured it out:

The reason I was getting this error (hopefully we have the same reason!) was because I had labeled my hard drive partitions as "C: Windows" "D: Data" etc.. that is, my C: was actually labeled "C: Windows". When I got rid of the colon, changing it to "C Windows", quicktime started working. Very strange error. If you have non-alphanumeric characters in your hard drive labels, that's probably the problem!

To change the label on a hard drive partition, open windows explorer (windows key + E), right click on a drive, go to 'properties' and change whatever is in the top text box.

I caught on to the problem when I was able to open a MOV file that was on a digital video camera SD memory card: The only difference between the card and a hard drive partition (other than it being a card and not an internal hard drive) was that I hadn't given the card a label, it had the default "Removable Drive" (or whatever) label...

Michael Capewell

[ForbiddenPlaneT]

Thank you this problem has also been driving me nuts! No one has been able to help except you thanks again Smozoma!

[ForbiddenPlaneT]

My C drive was labelled C:\ DOS RUN by the way! Silly Idea!

[aloninet]

even after 2 years your advice helped me with a similar problem, thax.
Aloninet.