playing camera vids on my computer help please

[Freedom]

A few weeks back I seemed to have messed things up on my computer and now I don't know how to fix it.

I take vids w/ my camera. Load to computer (along w/ photos).

Now, in the past, I could click on the vids and watch them. Once I messed things up, now Real Player comes up and I get an error message that it needs to download software to play the vid.

I can upload the vids to youtube and watch it on there with no problems.

So, what did I do and how do I fix it?

I think I somehow changed my default video player? How do I change it, and what do I change it back to? I have a Canon camera.

I don't think I have deleted a thing, the stuff is on the computer, I just don't know what to do.

Any and all help welcome!

[Vette]

Im guessing your cameras like mine an likes to use QuickTime but if not try Windows Media Player instead.

try right-clicking on a video you took,, an then select 'Open with' from the drop-down menu; then select 'QuickTime' an then select the 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' check-box.

if you have Windows 7 the steps are the same except for one tiny difference. you wanna choose 'Default Program' an then check the 'Always use the selected program to open this kind of file' check-box thingy.

that is of course also assuming you have a Windows OS. if not all the above us useless LOL

[Vette]

To simply things even more heres what the steps look like:

[Freedom]

THANK YOU! Quick Time did it! Didn't know to do that right - click etc.

Tried Windows Media, nope didn't like that one either.

WOO HOO!

[Freedom]

Oh dear. Well, I can PLAY the vids and watch them.

They won't go in to the editor, which is a part of the software which came WITH the camera. They should go in there!

More help?

[Vette]

no problems.

do you know the name of the software?

[Freedom]

Good question! NOT a clue. I am a dunce!

If I just reload the software from the CD that came w/ the camera, will I lose all the photos I have on the computer? That is 3 years worth of pics!

It may be EOS, or it may be Canon Something or other.